We Had Better Be Getting A Universal Basic Income Out Of This

I can’t imagine that I’m the first one to have this thought or to say it out loud, but I am a little surprised that I haven’t really heard it expressed yet. When all of this coronavirus business blows over and things get back to normal (whatever that means), we need to think long and …

Got Your Nose! But You Can’t Touch It!

And now, the story of Dr. Daniel Reardon, a presumably smart person (he’s an astrophysicist) who nevertheless managed to get a bunch of magnets stuck up his nose while trying to help humanity remember not to touch its face. “I have some electronic equipment but really no experience or expertise in building circuits or things,” …

Stacy’s Mom Has Come To Say So Long

The damn Coronavirus has come for another one. Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger Dies from Coronavirus He was only 52. I liked Fountains of Wayne from the first time I heard Radiation Vibe. I think I pretty much wore out my copies of that self-titled album and Utopia Parkway back in the day. I was …

I Hear NO Brain A Comin’

I’m just spitballing here, but I feel like this was done during a break between rounds of posting conspiracy theories on Facebook. A train engineer told police in Los Angeles that he intentionally crashed his locomotive at high speed near the USNS Mercy hospital ship in what seems to be a bizarre attempt to expose …

The Hardest Part Of Our New Reality

Carin talked a bit about how it’s been for us being at home 99 percent of the time, and she’s right. For us, it’s been easy. We like each other, so that helps. And we’re each pretty decent at not annoying the other person, so that’s also solid. We also know each other very well …

SiriusXM Is Free Until May 15th If you’re Not Already Paying For It

This is a pretty cool thing that SiriusXM is doing, but I may not take advantage of it. I know if I get myself hooked on it I’m going to want to pay for it. I realize that’s kind of the point, but I ought not make myself want to spend money on more things …

Quarantine Song, A Thank You

Brad sent along this tune by the Reklaws. It’s catchy. But does running out of TP this much qualify as some sort of underlying health condition? Lyrics: written by: Stuart Walker, Callum Maudsley, & Nate Hall Funny how life can change in a minute Out on the lake minding my own business Came back into …

Rogers Has Decided To Rogers

If we’re going to take Bell to task for raising rates during a massive global disease outbreak, it’s only fair that we do the same when Rogers follows suit. Yesterday I cracked open our latest bill and was greeted by the news that, starting in May, the monthly price for our internet service would be …