We came joint top.

I’ll be watching that.

Very nice but no longer true. Drinking a lot less wine these days. More Luzianne.

Not getting any younger.

@axtremus said in Hours Worked:

Many more “exempt” workers are paid “salaries” rather than hourly wages. Then you have “gig workers” and freelancers paid by the task rather than by the hour. Estimating the actual “hours worked” using only payroll data in this day and age would be very inaccurate.

This 👆

I don't mind spending. I do mind wasting.

Those two should cover every event. That was more entertaining than the usual stuff.

@copper said in Oz locks down:

It depends on your goal.

If you want zero virus transmissions.

Shut down your country.

Close all businesses.

Put everyone out of work.

Allow starvation to kill everyone.

Simple, no more virus transmission.

That would kill the virus as well. The virus is a living organism with as much of a right to life as any other. There are ethical and environmental considerations here beyond our selfish fixation on humans.

@mik said in Delta variant among the vaccinated:

We are a fairly well informed bunch, for the most part.

Very much so.

That was great, thanks! The evocative music made me want to cry.

You got a little glimpse into what a ginormous production that movie was.

Was that Bette Davis in the car with Vivien Leigh?

Is he reacting to the composer or maybe to familiarity?

There could be a lot of reasons, it doesn't seem like just Bach v Beethoven

Remember the good old days, like in 2001, when Maher was cancelled because of his comments about the 9/11 hijackers?

Of course they would be in Rubio's state.....

They'll take anything if the government pays for it


After sniffing your seat, they do.

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@george-k said in Joe on Crack:

@89th and just now you say "Wow?"

Would this video have changed your vote last year?

Trump advocating for sexual assault didn't change many of his supporters, so whatever.