Most of the popular music we listened to was crap. We just look back on the past with whatever the acoustic equivalent to rose-tinted glasses could be, and forget that crap when we remember the gems. The

Our society has transitioned to a very short-term mindset. Quarterly profits and shareholder reports matter more than long-term stability. People on the left want to blame some vague idea of "late-stage

As a librarian, I had to often remind people that audiobooks were still books, and should not be looked down upon as less-than. I don't know if I would say they are better, just different. Reading and

The Silmarillion is more a history text for the world of LOTR than an adventure. It has some great stories in it, but you don't want to read it as a story for sure.

It must be amazing to get that feeling of hearing these books for the first time again by using Smallsteps as a proxy. Nothing quite matches that first time through a story.

A mythological troll is a hostile creature who attacks passers by. To "troll" is also to go fishing while rowing, sailing, or motoring slowly across a lake with bait on a line. An internet troll

I am a man of many talents I did not know I had, apparently

Only 50%? I must need therapy for some kind of latent self-hatred along with my multiple personality disorder.

I'm still not Marky. Whatever Marky, Acidyo, Blocktrades, etc. are doing has zero bearing whatsoever on the matter of whether numerous unsolicited irrelevant comments are spam. Whether their allegations

I'm not Marky. AFAIK, offgridlife isn't Marky, either. Shall I just accuse you of being kgakakillerg and bilpcoin because you're making the same absurd accusations they make?

It is I, Farkledeek Gorblesnaf, elvish sorcerer of Korzak. What do I look like? Add a portrait doodle! #drawing #art #challenge

Nephew (5) is putting on his shoes... With the left and right mixed up. Me: "they will fit better if you switch them." Him: "No, I like it this way!" Reminds me of some adults who are

Average American: "I can't go grocery shopping without a 3/4 ton pickup truck!" American military: "We need a special procurement program for a new troop transport truck!" Insurgents:

I initially intended to have the WH there, but access is still an issue. Note which side of the framing is dimensioned. The clear space between studs is 5'-1." I may actually increase this for a roll-in

Sportsmanship 101. Strive to win, but don't be a shitty person.

Reminds me of a joke that was probably making the rounds on early e-mails and bulletin boards long before social media. A driver was stuck in a traffic jam on the highway outside Washington, DC. Nothing

I heard a philosophy discussion somewhere recently, I think about the Roman satesman Cicero, contrasting a virtue-based mindset of striving for excellence while doing business or politics in a way others

Just don't carbon monoxide yourself. I've seen those diesel heaters from RV accessory dealers, and maybe a salvage yard would have one you could rip from a wreck.