We had a curriculum in school identifying different types of propaganda in advertising. They had us bring in ads from magazines and sort through how they were trying to sell us things. Likewise, I can’t imagine that still being taught today. Seems like it would be one of the first casualties of the modern American way of defunding education.

Weird, I just came across this while waiting for the ads to finish to start Legend, a movie about the Kray twins.

My cat would respond when my wife or I sneezed. Anthropomorphically, it was similar to how we blessed him when he sneezed. We adopted another cat who does the same when one of us coughs.

You’re right, my word choice makes it seem like I was saying fungi and humans are genetically related. Thanks for clarifying.

I was thinking, “he is a real mycologist,” before I figured out to whom you were referring.

There’s a Paul Stamets video where he talks about how mushrooms are so closely related to humans that we both fight off similar pathogens and that is why they are so useful to us for medicine (penicillin for example.)

Totally get it, if it’s not worth it, don’t buy it.

I pay right around $20/month for unlimited movies. It made it affordable and fun to be able to go see a movie whenever I like. Sometimes my wife and I see a few movies in a week, sometimes we might just see a few movies a month. The way it balances out, we still see a ton of movies super cheap. If we want a popcorn or soda, we have loyalty points built up that cover it. We might pay $1 to upgrade to the large.

I love seeing movies on the big screen. I like that it forces me to pay attention compared to distractions at home. It’s immersive. I live in a small town so the theater isn’t usually packed.

You may have more in common with people from the south than you realize. I live in WNC where plenty of people use that word regularly. Folks in the mountains have widely varying knowledge bases and depth that they often don’t reveal right away. It might seem out of place in Southern California, but you may be shutting yourself off to the possibility that someone could surprise you and offer insight from a perspective you hadn’t considered.

Interesting litmus. Thanks for explaining. I hope it continues to serve you well.

What do you feel like it tells you about them?

My wife says he sounds like Red Foreman.

From what I understand, this is a common strategy in logging large tracts. Definitely looks interesting by how precise it looks from above.

Right, it was more of a metaphor between the Fed and Apple

As an American, makes me think of real dollars backed by silver and gold and then everything else that’s been printed and printed and printed (and printed) since the 70’s. Same manufacturer.

Get it to the corners of the lips and thick, you got a Tom Selleck, just around the edge, you have a Ron Swanson, 2cm past, you’re into Fu Manchu territory

I agree. Fear mongering is a huge turn off. It’s weak, low effort, and for me, incites a sense of rebellion. There’s already sooo much low hanging fruit ripe for relation to just about anyone, why stoop to fear tactics? Let the rotten fruit lie on the ground.

I’m sure it’s at least that percentage that feels the same in our small mountain town in the southern Appalachian mountains.

Could it be that the world is beautiful and worth exploring, and the ability and means to travel has never been as accessible?

It’ll come back, has before, till then I’ve gone to the steak grilled cheese burrito

If you haven’t already, follow Jeff Jackson while he’s still in his position. He tells it how it is and gives inside info on why they make these futile plays

Love my 2nd gen Toyota. Runs well. Needs just basic maintenance. It can hold it’s own in any “Made in Murica” pissing contest. And the only annoying thing is the TPMS sensor light, if you could even call that annoying. It’s manual, 4wd, doesn’t record me, no backtalk. As loyal as a truck can be.

This is my top interest. The only representative I know that I would trust to listen is Jeff Jackson, but he’s been gerrymandered out of his House seat and is running for NC State attorney general this year. I’ve never seen anyone as transparent and understanding of what his role is supposed to be. Gives me hope that there might be others like him.