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I have always booked ahead. That seems most common. We have gotten used to doing that. On this particular occasion, that wasn't possible. That solves the waiting time issue, but it still leaves the question of why there are half empty restaurants where you have to wait for a table. The superficial ...

Here's another one that I dont know if it's just American, or if this is a global phenomenon. My wife and I went out to dinner tonight, and faced a phenomenon that has happened to us several times in the last couple of years, but never used to happen. There were lots of empty tables. We had to wait ...

Is this sort of thing a primarily American thing, or does it happen all over? Background: A guy who is really good at kicking footballs (the American sort) is also a conservative Catholic. While speaking at a commencement ceremony at a school for conservative Catholics, he said some things that were...

In North Carolina, a bill that would criminalize wearing a mask in public: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/north-carolina-lawmakers-push-bill-to-ban-most-public-mask-wearing-citing-crime/ar-BB1msIcE?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=LCTS&cvid=0516001712a4440e83c06450fe6f057f&ei=16 I don't wear a mask m...

stanky wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2024 1:26 pm Anyone think they'll do any good?

The problem with war is that one side can start it, but both sides have to agree to stop it.

No good comes out of arming the belligerents, and yet no good comes out of letting one side win, either.

"How Michael Cohen’s past lies make him a more credible witness" It's wishful thinking, people. When you have to explain why lying makes you credible, something isn't going to add up. I already read the story. Their point is that he lied to protect Trump. What's bizarre about this whole th...

neat link, thanks. interesting that, by their metrics, corruption is growing. i wonder if there's a biological analogy for what happens at max corruption? As when fermentation kills the yeast. I think there is. I fear America could fall into something like that, but not really the way you've been t...

To be perfectly frank, I would be very surprised if this sort of corruption didn't exist all over the place. I don't think Australians are uniquely virtuous, so that they never use their power to enrich themselves. If there's a way, people find it. I'm not sure America is special in this regard. No...

Jon Stewart Menendez: How Dumb Is You? 16:58 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5udtSQ-LtM0 Let's not look at American "democracy" with rose-tinted glasses. There's a couple of different sorts of corruption at play, here. This video is about corruption of people who hold office. To be perfec...

Consider: If all we did was make the vote mandatory, like Australia, and voted on a holiday...just that...we'd see very different results. That alone, if true, exposes the flimsy nature of our democratic intent. Trust me, mandatory voting is a hard sell to Americans. I've never seen someone so vehe...