Ooo, I’ve got one!

Last Saturday, I was knocked off my feet with a stomach virus.

Because the meds slow down your digestion, it was difficult to, um, expel the illness in the usual, fast manner. I started feeling slightly better on Wednesday, but the issue wasn’t really resolved until Friday morning.

Where is here? Are you taking about terrorist cells?

I’d argue that the surgeon general should have a medical license and at least a decade of two of clinical work, ideally with some administrative experience as well.

However, that would work against the number one requirement for anyone to get a job in this administration: be dumber than President Pedophile.

Am I the only person who puts glasses in the cabinet upside down?

Also: left side, but flipped.

I considered making a “Meet the Parents” reference, but I’m not happy with what I’ve come up with.

Well, what the hell.

“I have nuts, Greg. Can you milk me?”

For me personally, I wish Latin had been an option for me, as it’s used extensively in biology and it would have been incredibly helpful.

My wife and I studied Latin in middle school and high school.

My kids were also able to take Latin in school.

Rather than list all the benefits of learning Latin, I found this, Top 10 Reasons For Studying Latin, which says it better than I could.

I would struggle to translate anything today (although I still know that all of Gaul is divided into three parts), but I know I have benefited from an improved understanding of English grammar and vocabulary.

Fight for Latin in your schools!

You can say that if you wish, but it makes you sound like you just don’t want to admit you were wrong.

There’s plenty to blame the U.S. for, but it’s important to be honest if you want to be taken seriously.

That’s what I was thinking.

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first known use of the term, “Western Hemisphere”, is from the writings of Sir Thomas Browne in 1646.

It doesn’t really make sense to blame its creation on the U.S, as it predates us by more than 100 years.

There is no question that I’m definitely one of the luckiest wage slaves you’ll ever find.

I only have 40 yrs to go - if I’m realistic

Probably far less if society breaks down to the point that libraries cease to exist.

Well, I probably won’t. My employer has been around longer than the United States. Unless the bubble takes out civilization as we know it, we will probably ride it out.

They went through a pretty devastating financial loss about a quarter century ago. That was their existential crisis. It refocused management pretty forcefully on making sure they never have to have layoffs again. They may forget the lessons eventually, but I see no signs of it so far. They were still paying bonuses through the pandemic.

We also don’t have shareholders to appease which makes it easier.

I’m hoping the bubble bursts soon so I can get some cheap drives.

We’ve been married for 32 years, together for 39, and we raised three kids.

She suffers from severe depression and ADHD, but I don’t think she has bipolar disorder. Her sister died due to bipolar disorder, which might be what you’re thinking of.

She is, apparently, still on Reddit occasionally. I saw a post from a few days ago in which someone was saying that she’s working on a new book (no idea if that is true or not).

That seems like an incredibly Han Solo response to me.