Wow, it's so beautiful and lush there! I'm glad you're a step closer to your new home, Lizelle! Sorry to hear your faith in humanity took a dent.

It's getting tougher and tougher to discern. I like the community notes feature on X. More often than not, if a story or post is dis/misinformation a note gets attached to the post letting the readers

I share that fondness. I've owned mostly Hondas and Toyotas up until the Tesla. As much as I like the sportiness of my sedan I'm looking forward to the flexibility of an SUV. The tech in cars today is

I'm glad it's working out for you!

I love a good IPA! I have to be careful sometimes because some of them here in America can really pack a wallop (approaching 10% abv). They'll make you forget about a lot of things. : ) We have a kind

Lol, they have it all.

Thanks again, you've piqued my interest! Amazon is telling me Simulacra and Simulations will arrive tomorrow. : )

Thanks for the link. This gives me something new to dig into and I'm excited about that. I bought the paperback version of Simulacra and Simulations on Amazon. He totally predicted our current time. It

EVs are expensive but you can get some insane deals on used ones. I'll probably go that route for the Y. My '22 Model 3 is worth $30k and I paid $60K for it three years ago. I just saw a two year old Model

It's usually the candidates who say they've dreamed of being in power their whole lives that you have to be the most fearful of. I've heard a few guests on the Joe Rogan podcast say they key to fixing

I really hope more people question absolutely everything they read or see in the media. I think we have to now. Decades ago I trusted the public radio and television news here in the US but it's been proven

It's tough to sort out the truth sometimes. There are entire companies built around using bots to try to influence peoples' opinions one way or another on social media. A US Congress person just admitted

Unfortunately, the summit appears to have been a failure for Ukraine. It sounds like any peace deal on the table, palatable to Putin, will involve Ukraine giving up the land Russia has already taken (20%

I've never read Baudrillard but it sounds like I need to. Where do you recommend I begin? Respect is, indeed, important when it comes to trust. I've heard, time and time again, that a lot of people running

AI is going to make everything trickier in regard to truth. I hope people are shoring up their critical thinking skills now so we have a chance.

I believe it to be the best system ever devised too, if we could just get a handle on the corruption. Age limits, term limits, and an end to lobbying are the only ways I can think of to help. I feel like

What you said is true! They know how to trigger emotions as well. Yes, I'm not sure trust will be fully regained any time soon.

You're welcome! That seven is soon to be eight. : ) I've been working on the next chapter here and there but we were down at the Mayo last week. It gelled for me completely at the end. That's a challenge

This one is heavy! I like how at first it seems oblique, and then all comes into focus. That's how it worked for me anyway. to resent, or to be the resented, that is the question That line can sometimes

For some reason I imagined Tam from Still Game inspecting that car on the lot as I read. : ) I'm trading in my beloved Tesla (for another Tesla.) The wife is having a hard time getting in/out of the 3