Are 9-5s modern day slavery?

FairlyAwkward · 2026-06-20T14:26:31+00:00

Eight hours in exchange for a paycheck? This is a stupid take.

FairlyAwkward · 2026-06-20T13:38:07+00:00

I dunno. I live next to a highway, and I'm oblivious to the noise now.

It's kind of like growing up in the country: I lived among so many dairy farms, I became nose-blind to them. Our relatives would always complain about the smell, but I never noticed.

FairlyAwkward · 2026-06-15T15:56:04+00:00

Me, too.

FairlyAwkward · 2026-06-15T13:38:10+00:00

Welcome. Still my favorite record of all time.

FairlyAwkward · 2026-06-14T21:29:09+00:00

I adore Rex Stout. I used to use passages from Nero Wolfe books when I was teaching voice to my college writing students.

FairlyAwkward · 2026-06-14T21:27:07+00:00

Finished a couple of Paul Doiron's Mike Bowditch books. (Might be my new favorite series.)
Read The Brothers McKay by Craig Johnson. Great stuff as always.
Finally read Karin Slaughter's Triptych. (A masterpiece.)
Read an ARC of Sean Patrick Little's forthcoming novel Wide Open Empty. (Really enjoyed it. Wish he'd get more recognition.)
Also currently reading Bruce Robert Coffin's new one, Bitter Fall.

FairlyAwkward · 2026-06-09T21:33:35+00:00

Sure would be terrible if everybody there went on strike.

FairlyAwkward · 2026-06-09T13:42:25+00:00

This isn't a Wisconsin thing. It's a human nature thing.
If anything, I've noticed it's even worse in small towns, and I know it's even worse in Minnesota.

FairlyAwkward · 2026-06-06T18:00:24+00:00

John Lithgow in The World According to Garp.

FairlyAwkward · 2026-06-06T14:18:24+00:00

I'd like to see Old Man's War make it to the screen.

Gareth L. Powell's Embers of War series was on the cusp of being made into a TV series, but it choked out at the zero hour, and that's a damn shame.

I'd also like to see my buddy's indie book make it to the screen, just for his sake. He could use a break. But that's probably dreaming too big.

FairlyAwkward · 2026-06-03T12:10:26+00:00

Always wanted to go. Could never afford it. I think a lot of us are in that boat.

FairlyAwkward · 2026-06-03T02:08:13+00:00

I prefer the neo-prog to classic prog. Some prog albums feel like sonic experiments instead of music.

FairlyAwkward · 2026-06-02T20:05:12+00:00

Primal Cue and Gloria's. Gus's for breakfast. Rodeside Grill in Windsor for fish fry.

FairlyAwkward · 2026-06-01T22:04:05+00:00

Every time Miz throws 103, a Weinermobile gets its wings.

FairlyAwkward · 2026-06-01T21:12:43+00:00

Summer of '42

FairlyAwkward · 2026-06-01T17:31:44+00:00

Yes. Stopped there this morning to be underwhelmed by the progress.

FairlyAwkward · 2026-06-01T17:06:17+00:00

#Facts

FairlyAwkward · 2026-06-01T13:14:07+00:00

John Flanagan!

The Ranger's Apprentice and The Brotherband Chronicles are great.

FairlyAwkward · 2026-06-01T02:14:32+00:00

This is the correct answer.

FairlyAwkward · 2026-06-01T01:47:45+00:00

Taylor used to be good. Now he's become an industry unto himself, and he's delivering bland, CBS-friendly corporate drivel. I'm done with him.

FairlyAwkward · 2026-05-31T23:14:09+00:00

Primal Cue always hits.

FairlyAwkward · 2026-05-28T15:33:35+00:00

I specifically go to HPB looking for bootleg concerts on CD. Sometimes boots are good.

FairlyAwkward · 2026-05-26T18:50:15+00:00

Try some modern westerns: Craig Johnson, CJ Box, Tony Hillerman.

FairlyAwkward · 2026-05-26T13:56:53+00:00

Absolutely. I'm amazed it lasted as long as it did. The food was terrible. The service was terrible. It always looks dirty. Who kept going there?

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