Same here. I’m in my early forties and retired. Small house, no kids, and we don’t carry debt beyond our mortgage, which will be paid off in 3 months. Not a fancy or flashy lifestyle by any means. It’s possible, it just takes sacrifice and living well below your means during your earning years.

Oh snap

Then he hit me with a surprise left

Uttar fucking Pradesh. I swear to god you guys need to get your shit together.

You need to start harvesting soon you jabroni

Yep it’s insane. Healthcare shouldn’t be a for-profit business FFS.

Goddammit this meme will not die

I got J&J the first time around and it made me sleep the rest of the day, just absolutely walloped me. But every booster I’ve had since then was super easy - no side-effects whatsoever except mild injection site soreness which went away in a day. I got the latest booster on Tuesday and by the end of the day I’d forgotten I even got it until I undressed for bed and saw the bandaid.

Digital is the way to go - who knows how long DVD will be a viable format. Hard media formats come and go.

Welp I don’t know why that never occurred to me, I feel like a moran.

Yeah greyhounds be awkward like that

Or throw batteries at it

(Who knows if we’ll ever get enough snow for snowballs again)

You mean Convicted Rapist Brock Turner, now going by the name of Convicted Rapist Allen Turner, who was sentenced to six months but only served three for what his father called (and I quote) “twenty minutes of action”? That Convicted Rapist Brock Allen Turner?

Here in Philly soft pretzels are everywhere, they’re a staple. I think usually those little hard ones are just a snack for kids?

Three friends???

I hear you, but no need to feel bad for her. I visit her plenty, and even if I find them a drag, I still do have long phone calls with her. As does my sister, as do my aunts, etc. She just has a pretty limitless appetite for idle phone chats and I don’t always have the time or patience.

I’m Gen X. I grew up with a landline and no caller ID, and if the phone rang you mostly just answered it, unless you were screening calls. Could be your best friend asking if you want to go to the mall, could be your least favorite aunt calling to whine at your mom for whatever her latest minor ailment is. In which case you’re stuck making polite small talk until your mom is done drying her hair or whatever.

It sucked a lot.

Now I’ve got a cell and caller ID. Unless I’m expecting a call, I never answer the phone. If it’s important, they’ll leave a message. Usually it’s not even a little bit important.

And my boomer mom just loves to call for a long pointless chat. If I see her name on the caller ID, I have to decide whether I have an hour minimum to waste because it’s never shorter than that. 🙄

I guess I mean I wish it would come from the pension.

I hope it comes from the police pension fund!

That woman is nuttier than squirrel shit.