I think the Simpsons quote is:

we’ve tried nothing and we’re all out of ideas

Corporations before people. Can’t say I’m surprised.

lol: “experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly”. That’s one way to describe it!

Considering the state of the US, it’s really amazing more people don’t vote.

All I see is ears

I think those that can afford a space hotel do not worry about healthcare.

Worth noting, there is a difference between “lock” and “freeze”. See this article for the difference but I believe freezing is preferable https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/09/credit-freezes-are-free-let-the-ice-age-begin/

Freezes are free now and my experience has been they are instantaneous for freezing and thawing.

This is both sad from the perspective that it was the last time and nice from the perspective that during that last time, I wasn’t bogged down with that knowledge and was able to enjoy it for what it was at the time.

I once took my now teen daughter to the park when she was around 3-4 years old. She was on the swings and another girl of similar age walked over and gets on the swing next to her. We had never met or seen this girl before.

They simultaneously look at each other and without any words started holding hands while they both slowly swayed back and forth on the swings. To this day I still think of this fondly and think adults could learn a lot from children in the open heart category.

Result: “sorry we shared your personal data, here’s a check for 38 cents. “