I feel slightly better knowing that the Chinese suffer from Chinesium-based products as much as we do.

Moon hummus…

Conversation in a future space Starbucks: Me: “I’d like a triple grande, soy, no foam latte in a to-go vulva.” Barista: “Yes sir…”

Conversation in my local Starbucks tomorrow: Me: “I’d like a triple grande, soy, no foam latte in a to-go vulva.” Barista: “Sir, I have a taser and pepper spray, if you leave now, I won’t call the cops.”

When I see how some women were treated in the 50’s, I get the feeling the scariest thing to many men would be a woman they couldn’t command.

Smashing Pumpkins: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

R.E.M. - Automatic for the people

From the people who brought you the Walkie Talkie, presenting the new Scooty Shooty

Had a friend borrow a large sum of money from me. Yes, I did it. Yes, I was repaid on time.

What a terrible day to have eyes

In 2020 banks charged $30,000,000,000 in fees. That’s 30 BILLION dollars! By comparison all Hollywood movies make about $11 billion total!

So, for every dollar Americans spent on going to the movies, they spent three on account fees, over draft fees etc.

Banks answer to their share holders. Share holders like money, so banks charge fees.

Bank is a four-letter word.

Do something about the problem. Take away their ability to steal money from people that don’t have it.

Switch to a credit union. Lower or zero fees. Credit unions answer to their members, I.e. account holders.

War, by its very nature is political. Probably war could be defined as “violent political disagreement”.

TLDR; Great. Better every day. Learn how to know who you can trust.

Had to cut out my wife’s brother and sister-in-law (SIL) about 18 years ago. SIL was manipulative and controlling. Brother would mostly get bad news from SIL and lies about my wife and I.

For a long time we went along with it, until after several failed attempts for my wife and her brother to reconcile, I had to draw the line.

Wife came home shattered again because her brother did something hurtful when she had already accepted the blame for something SIL did.

Wife’s other sister called (who is actually a sane, intelligent, kind human being) accusing me of preventing my wife from being in contact with her brother. I calmly asked her if she really thought I was the kind of person that would (or could) stop my wife from talking to her own family. After a few angry moments she calmed down and I asked her “why did you think I would do that?”. Her answer: “SIL said you did.” I told her “Call my wife. Ask her if I ever told her she couldn’t talk to anyone.” Then I proceeded to tell her what her brother had done and SIL’s lies. Now she’s on my side.

SIL was blowing up my phone at work, and during my drive home. I know what she wants. I ignore her while I try to calm down, spoiler alert: it doesn’t help much.

I get home before my wife and I call SIL. We have words. Loud angry words. I tell her never to call again. Ever. Loudly and with finality.

Wife comes home towards end of the call. I’m literally shaking with pure rage, which I’ve never done before or since.

It took some time for my wife to really accept that as long as SIL is alive and married to her brother, she can’t have a relationship with him. He will always, always be SIL’s meat puppet.

I didn’t have to do anything beyond reminding her of their last meeting to prevent her from trying to reach out.

Wife has been better every day since we cut ties. If you, or anyone you know is connected to one of the toxic personalities, I implore you to learn how to know who you can trust.

If someone hurts you more than helps you, cut them loose. You don’t have to do it angrily or loudly like I did, but however you do it, know that life without those people is better than life with them.

Cuth Pube