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I'm not going to tell him how to spend his money. <shrug> Then there's my 85 year old uncle who showed up at my place with his old iPad (the original) and two new ones asking for help setting them up. That's another story entirely. (Password for WHAT????) When I was 30 years old, I almost never went inside an actual bank. My boss, who was my age, absolutely never used an ATM. He always went inside to deal with a teller. Diff'rent strokes, man.

When I went to a game at Wrigley Field last year there was an uncomfortable moment where a bunch of us were standing at the entrance cursing StubHub, which had chosen to have a bad hair day. It eventually righted itself, but not before a bunch of us queued up at the ticket office. (You can show up there, show ID, and get them to print a paper ticket.) The unkindest cut there is that without a ticket you can't even get access to the plaza (and the beer vendors) outside the park. I would've been OK waiting with a cold beer in my hand. I do know people who don't own smartphones. A cousin, a few years younger than me, still uses his flip phone. He's a working contractor and not particularly flush with cash. He mostly has a cell phone in case there's a problem with one of his kids or grandkids. He just can't justify (to himself) the expense of a smartphone.

I think that was Rosanne Barr.

I knew a sraight couple both named Kelly. Why would this even be an issue?

My grandfather introduced them. He'd been buying a morning coffee at the general store near his current job site and mom was working behind the counter. He thought she was neat, so he brought dad to meet her.

I've had a mixed bag, like any set of customer experiences. I'll agree overstock.com is great, as is amazon.com. jcpenney.com not so much. (The item was found on a google search.) They accepted the order, said "you'll receive a shipping notice". Two weeks later: "We won't be able to fulfill this order. Sorry." An hour later I'd found the same item elsewhere and it was delivered in two days. My problem with most furniture buying online is that it ships knocked down and you have to assemble it, and the stuff is so flimsy it won't survive a move. (Often just from room to room!) I'm a little wary of online furniture.

Hang around here for a few decades. We can always tell when a full moon is upon us.

That's a lot like the old "How many grooves does an LP record have?" (For those of you who remember LP records....) The answer is one per side. It goes around and around and around.

Yes, and make sure YOU have read the aitline's policies, and probably printed them to carry with. Chances are good someone at check-in or a gate agent won't be familiar with them.

Yeah, when I lived in an LA exurb, at the edge of wilderness, they were a constant presence. When I'd leave for work at 4:30am I'd routinely chase one down the street. They're completely fearless about humans but those boogers have developed breed awareness of headlights.

I didn't get that. What does a google search tell you?

12 years is a good run. Mine both made it to 18 years. Both seemed happy until the end. Boogers got a little enfeebled, but could still jump up into theit happy chair. When I noticed one didn't come for breakfast I found him dead curled up under my bed. He hadn't been upstairs in several years but he went there. They're with us for a long time (to them) and then they leave. But not really. There are still times I see that big-ass black cat staring at me.

I can't have a live tree. I'm allergic. If I go to a Christmas party where they have live tree or even a wreath or garland I can tell as soon as I enter and promptly excuse myself. My earliest Christmas memories involve being huddled under a vapor tent with my dad, who was also always sick at Christmas. A doctor suggested to mom "why don't you try an artificial christmas tree?" and that ended it.

Masturbation is like garlic. Probably not good for your dating life but I'm still not giving it up.

Funny how that speed thing becomes less important. My provider recently upgraded me to 100 Mbps (at no extra charge). I didn't notice any change because, like you, I'm a single user. Families with kids using multiple devices to stream from multiple sources at the same time would probably see a big difference, but I just don't.

It was always that. In the 2000's it was a wonderful, warm spot when the landlord got miserly about running the boiler. And they had a rocking blowjob wall, too.

Yep. Off to the Geek Squad. You might get a cute one.

That almost sounds like a CPU overheating problem. Most modern CPUs automatically turn the machine off if the CPU overheats (such as when the CPU cooling fan fails). There are commonly reported situations where a computer goes into perpetual reboot mode but that doesn't sound like your situation.

Chicago's Man's Country bathhouse closed permanently following their NYE party this weekend. The building will be razed, with a condo complex named "The Renslow" taking its place.

Apple has now reduced the price for replacing the battery to $29.

This is true. The device itself isn't what's failing. It's the battery, which you can have replaced for about $70.

Some ATMs in Vegas dispensed hundreds as long as 20 years ago.

I still keep both in the house. <shrug> Use the right tool for the right job. When I was a teenager I worked in a grocery store. Mom used to leave me shopping lists of things to bring home from work and I knew the translations: Mayo (Miracle Whip) Butter (tub of Parkay) Hey, it was the 70's.

This one depends, somewhat, on where you grew up and your socioeconomic background. I was well into my teens before I ever knew that Miracle Whip is NOT mayonnaise. They are different things. Miracle Whip is a salad dressing. Says so on the label. It's great on any sandwich that includes lettuce. Mayo does not say "salad dressing" on the label. Hawaiian macaroni salad will NOT work with Miracle Whip. It's too sweet. Different things. Each is wrong in the wrong situation.

Salt is a preservative. (Kosher salt used to be known as "salt for koshering" -- the original preservative.) So SALTED butter can be left un-refrigerated for longer. But yes, all butter can go rancid if you leave it out for long enough. Un-salted butter (without the added preservative) will turn faster. At my house, there's usually a half-stick of salted butter in a crock on the counter. It's used long before any use-by date. Unsalted butter stays refrigerated until I bake something that calls for it.