Both mother and daughter have the same first, middle, and last names. That's uncommon. I usually see it skip a generation, where a daughter is named after her grandmother.

Someone who was arrested for embezzlement of $25K last year got another job from which she was arrested for embezzlement of $15K this year. White-collar criminals certainly get treated differently.

If I still had my old commute, I'd be paying an extra $30/week for gas right now. While not a huge sum, it's certainly money I'd prefer to spend on something else.

I think Facebook messed up the friend dynamic by convincing us that a bunch of folks who are actually acquaintances are our friends. No, they're people we know and are generally friendly with, but they are not friends.

I'm looking at a photo of our state legislators sitting in session and of the 27 legislators visible, only 6 have their phones visible and only 1 has a laptop. I would think they would be more connected than that.

It's not that I'm a scofflaw in the company, but I find it hard to follow rules that either don't make sense or that aren't clearly articulated. If you can't explain the policy and the reasoning for it, I doubt you understand it.

If you're a business and you allowed your web domain name to expire, I have zero confidence in your business. How do you let your domain expire?!

I'm a Gmail first-gen too, when it was invitation-only. I got my original account within the first week of Gmail going live, but forgot my password and had to start using my backup account as my main account, so it's about 3 weeks younger than my original account.

I tried to email a client back today and received a server error that their inbox was full. Do y'all know how rare it is for someone to FILL their inbox these days? My dude, delete some stuff!

"MAGA consists of 2 oil & water cults, the isolationists who don't want US involvement in policing anything outside our borders, & the hawks who want the US to win harder everywhere."

Both of these coalitions are somehow held together by one man who is slowly losing his mind.

I've known 3 people who died from head injuries sustained in falls. All were under the age of 50. Two of them fell on stairs in their home. One fell on stairs at their church. You don't have to be old & feeble to fall.

I'm sure quite a few cards get declined due to that pre-auth amount. The workaround is to go inside and pre-pay for the gas, but how many people know that?

The gas station nearest my home has changed their pre-authorization amount from $75 to $150. I suppose $75 doesn't go far enough when gas prices have risen by more than $1/gallon.

"Everyone's pimping or hoeing these days. No one is doing it for the joy of doing it."

Getting paid for what you enjoy doing isn't selling out. Doing it only for the money is a different story.

Sci-Fi Retro-Watch: Colony (2016-2018) A show that certainly deserved better

Sci-Fi Retro-Watch: Colony (2016-2018) This is the start of my new feature in which I rewatch sci-fi TV shows & movies that are at least 5 years old, which you may not have seen. Most will be spoiler-free. #scifi #tvshows #sfretrowatch

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I would think so.

When you support a party that fervently goes against your own self-interest, you deserve what you get. You can catch that bus when it arrives.

Trump wakes up this morning attacking his long time supporters again.

The money private schools receive through a statewide tax-credit program is mostly being spent outside of the classroom, according to a report. Education reporter Devna Bose explains what you should know. https://ow.ly/A53Q50YK61N

As an adult, you learn why you weren't allowed to use the "good scissors" as a kid.

July 21 1935: The Führer orders a new reception hall and ballroom to "entertain foreign diplomats" at the Chancellery. Underneath the dance floor is an air raid shelter. A 2nd deeper bunker is built next to this in 1944, where he would spend his last days as the Reich collapsed.

If you need a favor from me, I shouldn't be the one trying to hunt you down. You should be the one calling, texting, and emailing to make arrangements. Otherwise, I'm going to assume you really don't need my assistance.

"They were so rude I got nervous and hung up on them."

Folks, when you call a business and you're speaking with an agent, being rude is not going to help your case. This poor agent was in tears after dealing with a caller who was abusive to her. They're not there for your abuse.

You have to know who you can share an NSFW comment or joke with, but my usual prerequisite is that they have already shared something inappropriate with me. I'm not the one who makes the first move.

Once again, our longest hold time of the day has been 3 minutes and 45 seconds, yet I just spoke with someone who claimed to have been on hold for 15 minutes. Her credibility was shot before she even told me what the issue was. People are strange.

The neighbor asked if I know anything about computers. That seems like a loaded question.

Regular gasoline in my area is exactly $1 more per gallon than the last time I got gas. I don't think we'll see a significant decrease for a long time. I feel for those who have a daily commute in an SUV or pickup truck.

His name was spelled "Ahron" and I have to wonder why his parents decided to torture him for life.

He claims that 92% of the drugs coming into the US by boat have been stopped, yet the boats we blew up were not coming to the US. Those drugs were headed to Europe. Again, he lies.

Charlotte Clymer: In the past week, Donald Trump has threatened nuclear war against Iran, called for the genocide of 93 million Iranians, publicly attacked the Pope, and compared himself to Jesus Christ. Recall July of 2024 when every pundit and reporter in American media were urging President Biden to step down due to concerns over his cognitive health. Where are those voices now? Where are the demands for Trump to be removed? Where is the flood of op-eds and cable news panels and social media posts calling for the 25th Amendment to be triggered? Why are you all so silent on this?