One of the things that's definitely fishy to me is the notion that 10 years ago I could buy an iPhone for $600 that perhaps had $150 worth of technology and labor in it, and now I have to spend $1000 on

Actually, I have considered looking for gold, at a couple of points in my life. Not at all related, let me know when you have those LIST tokens unstaked; still interested, if you're a seller!

Ah, but that's the key. "If nobody's moved them." Alas, stuff often gets moved, and then you have to try to put yourself inside another person's headspace to find them!

I wasn't even good at math, but I liked that numbers were somehow constant and reliable in some way. A 7 could be counted on to be a 7, it wouldn't suddenly become a 4.

Thanks for the support, I appreciate it!

Not so sure about "global warming," but "climate change" is definitely a thing... and has been for millions of years.

Congratulations... and welcome to Hive! I was only homeless for a few months (Austin, Texas) in my early 20s; can't even imagine what you've had to endure.

Ah, yes... the ways of all the good little sheeple of the world!

Thank you!

I find it both annoying and scary... not sure where the world is heading. Pretty ridiculous what your daughter had to deal with, too. Seems to be the "new way" for banks... I suddenly will experience

Happy Birthday, Silver Bloggers! What a great success story! And I'm happy and honored to be part of this lovely community!

The small things do make a difference. Sad thing is, we often don't even notice or appreciate them until they suddenly aren't there, one day. And yes, I did notice the various phrases on Threads, and that's

I think what I have mostly realized as I age is that there are remarkably few things that I feel a need for or want of. Certainly, there are some things that would be nice to have but I'm quite content

I remember when I was a kid my parents worried a lot about my lack of social interest and would tell people I was "shy" but I really wasn't... I just didn't like how tired I felt after a lot

Living among that 70%, I can attest to that "financial stress" being something that just saps your energy and sucks most of the joy out of being alive. There is something seriously out of balance

Good on you for getting the taxes in early! Being self-employed with several "microbusinesses," I'm not a diligent enough bookkeeper to have everything ready until we approach tax day... We really

Wow, 1991! That's really early... sounds like the times of "text only" web sites and 7200 baud dial-up connections!

My first email that I used was actually "[email protected]" so the name has stuck! I did have a Compuserve email before that but the (lack of) usability was so horrible I just gave up on it.

Thank for your kind words!

I guess I first noticed that pushing the mower around during the summer months doesn't really feel any different... but how I feel the day after certainly does!