I’d say earplugs because your fellow camp ground people might not be so thoughtful.

Islamics

We usually call them “Muslims”.

Realizing how spoiled my dogs are with their two giant-ass crates taking up a third of my living room.

Anyway, crates are great to have. People who have never used them tend to unfairly look down on them–dogs generally like their crates. It’s their safe space/den/bedroom. I use wire crates, but I bought canopies/curtains to make them cozy.

Yes, it does. Fresh mountain spring water is very cool and refreshing. Some of it even runs down from glaciers and is nearly ice cold.

Moral panic is unrelated to games having addictive elements.

A better comparison would be how retro games would be designed for you to die/lose over and over because they were based on arcade dynamics, where the customer has to keep putting in quarters to continue playing.

Yeah, but that’s a minority of the country.

I started off doing it like you describe, but that didn’t work, so I eventually tried making bigger holes and then taking the plastic wrap off entirely. It’s just never worked for me. Fortunately, it’s not a problem that comes up terribly often.

It’s no substitution, but for anybody who can afford $25 here or there, maybe consider giving micro loans. I use kiva.org. Over the years, I’ve lost maybe $5 or so through currency exchange rates changing, while I’ve helped a good few people/communities.

That sure is some tabloid-style headline.

It’s going to be hard for future historians to write about our times because there will just be too many sources.

Or they come from countries which don’t recognize dual citizenship, so if they have US citizenship, they no longer have it in their original country.

Making somebody stateless is a crime by UN law.

He also thinks it’s a crime to report anything negative about him.

Guess I could try kombucha next time. Apple cider vinegar does not work, I don’t care what people say. It just does not. I eventually gave in and bought some mass-produced product which attracts them to where you plug it in and it kills them. That works. Vinegar with soap? No. Useless.

I don’t see what avocado toast has to do with naming conventions.

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She is more centrist than most Republicans, but she’s still afraid of being primaried.

I think your definition of “urgent” might be off if you think that it can wait a week or so.

I’m an American, but when I lived in Japan, I needed to go to the doctor a few times. Honestly, the experience isn’t great aside from it being cheap.

For example, I herniated a disc in my neck at one point and needed to go to the emergency department. I got there just after 10:00 a.m. and was told that they stop accepting patients at 10:00. “Fortunately”, I was unable to hold my head up straight, so they decided to see me anyway. The appointment was just over the equivalent of $20 at the time. They prescribed a muscle relaxer and sent me on my way. The prescription could be filled a block or two away and was pretty quick and only cost about 10 bucks. (Edit: I should note that this was a very temporary solution. The problem lasted for years.)

Another time, I went to a clinic to try to get a sinus infection treated. I had/have a history of chronic sinus infections. Despite speaking pretty good Japanese and having a dictionary with me, I could not get them to understand the concept of a sinus infection. They put me on a nebulizer and then sent me home. Obviously not helpful. Don’t remember what it cost.

People from the US who travel and need healthcare know very well our system is the worst.

I mean, we don’t turn to witch doctors, so I guess we’re not literally the worst, but…

This method has never worked for me.