On the plus side - shark fishing in the Allegheny, if things get crazy enough. Braeburn Beach could become a bonefish flat.

Sure, millions or billions will die, but the fishing!

Most places that keep horses just toss the clipped hoof pieces - we used to get them as chew toys for our dogs.

COWER BEFORE THE MIGHT OF FINTECH!

Cyber-sharkman villain bursts through the wall

WE'RE HERE TO TAKE A BITE OUT OF TRADITIONAL BANKING! ENTRUST YOUR MONEY TO THE FEARSOME FINTECH AND SEE RETURNS OF 1 JILLION PERCENT! CASH IN YOUR 401K!

Hardy was quoted as saying, "I want to die broke. For the remainder of my life, I want to enjoy and participate in the giving of money to help improve people's lives."

…well, did he?

Thank you

It was a rocky one. Plus the temp drop. The furnace replacement was a buzzer beater late Thursday afternoon lol

I came dangerously close to being an “I hate Christmas” guy this year. I didn’t fall all the way, but it feels like it gets harder every year. I think next year I need to address some things. Family is always difficult and there isn’t much I can do to reasonably change that - I’m going to have to reframe how I celebrate the holiday.

And this was just a tough one, in general. Massive expensive furnace/HW tank replacement, sister’s on-going divorce with kids stuck in the middle, parent toxicity getting ever worse, fiancée’s parents in ill health, uncle’s heart attack, family friend snuffed herself accidentally by going to sleep with the car running in her garage…just one thing after the next lol

...which is an elaboration on what I said. lol

But if we pardon them we have to 1 admit that it was a racist cash grab from the beginning 2 take money away from our partners in the law enforcement and private prison industry.

K, cool. But we can just use a chart, too.

https://www.weather.gov/media/pbz/records/hissnow.pdf

Looks pretty patchy, as usual, all the way back to 1880

I’m 38. It’s never been THAT snowy lol

On the other hand - I’ve found Pittsburgh folks GREATLY exaggerate how cold and snowy Pittsburgh is. It’s not North Dakota. It’s not even Buffalo.

For what purpose?

If you're poor, you'll get poorer.

If you're not, you'll lose your choices. That would be "freedom," the thing you claim to love so much.

The ONLY reasons to vote red are that you are 1 scared of change 2 scared of other people. And you're going to have to confront those things no matter what as time marches on.

I know one thing - when prices drop to 25-90% off that week, it will be like Mad TJ Maxx. I cannot wait.

The War College isn’t exactly Hilldale Community.

It's such an Anglo-Saxon/germanic language thing, isn't it? Obvious noun + obvious noun. Where does the fire go? The fireplace. What's a long candle? Candlestick. What's it called when cats fight? Catfight.

It’s the Kiski near Pittsburgh

Alternatively - take the profit motive OUT of the criminal justice system. Prison execs getting bonuses for their former inmates’ good behavior is another tick toward “dystopia” for me. “Prison exec” is already something that shouldn’t exist.

If it doesn't become more profitable, it'll never take off. Our (state and federal) governments are so transparently for-profit, not for-service.