We already abandoned the laws of physics at flying reindeer but more importantly, it fits. F-35, not so much.

Edit: Apparently you can still order an updated print edition of the World Book Encyclopedia for the low price of $1,259.00.

🎶Santa Clause got shot down by an A-10. Dropping gifts at our house Christmas Eve. You can say there is no war on Christmas. But all the murdered reindeer disagree.🎶

Can I up vote this more than once? Quality print journalism is absolutely vital and it will die without the support of its readers.

Personally I like a happy medium. Our 2200 sqft house is plenty big for our family of five. Any bigger and I would have a hard time maintaining it by myself. Larger houses definitely require more effort to upkeep.

We like having a little room to spread out or entertain guests. I also love having my shop in the basement. That was something I really missed when I didn’t have it for a few years.

It’s a personal preference that really depends a lot on your lifestyle, hobbies, and what you can afford.

We still have a landline (technically VoIP) phone. There’s also a list of important phone numbers written on the fridge. Good for emergencies.

There are few things more nerve wracking than frantically trying to find your cell phone and the number for poison control after your kid just swallowed something they shouldn’t have.

NGL, at first I was kind of concerned that you had a “geyser” so close to your house until I realized it was probably another term for what my American brain calls a “water heater”.

Someone else suggested a water softener which would help a lot. Aside from that, does your geyser have a sacrificial anode? If so, when was the last time you replaced it?

Friendly reminder that Eddie Lampert effectively drowned Sears Holdings (Sears & Kmart) in the bath tub. He single-handedly wiped out two major retailers, hundreds of smaller ones, and tens of thousands of jobs in one of the most successful corporate raids ever executed.

What a greedy shit bag.

Imagine being the one who has to explain that Putin died when another person burst forth from his body like an alien.

Translation: “If you guys try to move away from the US Dollar, I’m going to tax the shit out of Americans. That’ll show you.”

Mickey Mousenomics courtesy of a “very stable genius”.

Well you see son, when a man wants to rent an apartment, deliver pizza, chill with his step mom and/or step sister, interview a model, ride in a taxi, or go hiking in the woods, very very much…

The same people giving you a weird look when you say “Merry Christmas” to them on December 26th (the second day of Christmas).

Yeah. This rings of tobacco companies trying to convince everyone that cigarettes are good for them.

I can’t relate to your question since that has not been my experience.

If I could only recommend one resource for learning about interacting with others, it would be Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends and Influence People”.

You don’t have to have money or a brimming social life to go on dates or have meaningful relationships. You do have to make some effort at building those relationships though. The book I mentioned will teach you a lot of the basics.

I miss my LG Plasma. Sold that dude with the house because it was super heavy and I was too lazy to unbolt it from the wall. Still regret that decision.

Trying to figure out if your uncle has a case of MAGA or early stage dementia. Could go either way.

who in their right mind will ever trust the US again

No one and why should they? We don’t consistently honor our commitments even when doing so is to our own advantage.

And who’s ever going to stand alongside the US in future if they ever need it, they’d be crazy to.

That’s a whole separate topic. Much of the time, national alliances aren’t rooted in mutual trust so much as “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.”

Mariwhata?

You wouldn’t have to work hard. You could build a great big house with rooms by the dozen, right in the middle of the town. …if you were a wealthy man.