Nothing ever just works. You must make it work, and keep it working. If you aren’t making it work yourself, then someone else is doing that for you.

Chuck Norris doesn’t lift weights. They rise out of respect.

Light doesn’t travel faster than Chuck Norris - he gives light a head start.

Chuck Norris made his cowboy boots himself from real cowboys.

Chuck Norris once killed two stones with one bird.

Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door.

When Chuck Norris walks into a bar, the bar says “Ouch.”

This is how it starts. Denny’s is slowly dying. Its revenue in 2025 is half what it was 20 years ago. Denny’s is trying to stop the bleeding by scaling back, but it’s too little too late. Private equity smells blood in the water. This will end just like Toys R Us, Sears, and so many others.

So long, Denny’s. Soon you will be gutted and sold for scrap, and your name will be added to the list:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_private_equity_owned_companies_that_have_filed_for_bankruptcy

The European mind can scarcely comprehend the soul-crushing sadness of suburban America.

It’s 100% done, but I need you to keep waiting…

Still 100% done. Keep waiting…

Okay, actually done now.

I used to hate Illinois Nazis. I still do, but I used to, too.

I don’t know. Maybe? The picture is from here:

That’s a rad-ish horse.

Levis makes a huge range of quality. The stuff at shopping mall department stores is crap. But the made-in-Mexico shrink-to-fit 501s you can find at hardware stores are phenomenal. And they are still only like US$50.

Boomers hold over 50% of all wealth in the US, while Gen Z and Millennials together hold 10%.

Also, the median age of first-time homebuyers in the US is now 40..

Boomers pulled up the ladder behind them.

OMFG BANNED

^j/k

I have been enjoying sparkling water flavored with hops. It’s distinctly different from non-alcoholic beer, and much better IMO.

Unsweetened iced tea and cold brew coffee are also standards in my kitchen during summer. My significant other likes kombucha enough to make it at home sometimes, but I never liked the stuff myself.

Articles of Interest. It’s nominally a fashion podcast, but they tie it into lots of other topics: history, culture, identity, religion…