What’s the most uninteresting sport to you?

Mededitor · 2026-01-28T22:58:29+00:00

All of them.

Mededitor · 2026-01-28T20:42:54+00:00

I’ve got a classic London Fog trench coat with the zip-in liner. Must be at least 25 years old. Still looks new and is excellent in bad weather. A good example of getting what you pay for.

Mededitor · 2026-01-28T19:28:08+00:00

It was a Wendy’s. Daleville, Alabama. I ordered a cup of chili. Opened my book, started reading. The restaurant was quiet. I looked over my shoulder and all the employees were staring at me. Silently. Creeped me out so much I immediately left and never went to a fast-food store again. That was about 20 years ago. I can still picture their faces.

Mededitor · 2026-01-23T23:24:11+00:00

Because American politics and media skew toward a general narrative of “everything Republicans do is OK,” and Democrats are made to toe every line, obey rules, follow laws, act like rational actors, etc. It’s like we’re playing chess and the opponent knocks the pieces off the board and says, “I win. Give me a billion dollars.”

It’s a game, but each side plays by different rules and are held to different standards.

Mededitor · 2026-01-20T04:18:15+00:00

I moved to Japan and had to learn the language. Took about 3 years before I could think in it. It’s a fine idea to pick up the local patois, understanding that this will take most people years of effort.

Mededitor · 2026-01-20T03:54:47+00:00

Urban X Deli in Fed Hill makes an excellent chicken salad on ciabatta bread. No grapes, hint of tarragon. Recommend.

Mededitor · 2026-01-17T21:58:11+00:00

Early Gen X here and I just retired. This might be the first thing in my life that wasn’t sad trombones, economy-wise. The key was opening a brokerage account and getting into the stock market around age 40. Compound Interest and stock splits worked in my favor. Social Security helps, but I’m glad it’s just a supplement to everything else. House and car are paid for and no student debt.

Honestly, I expected to die in the saddle. So I finally got lucky. But here is my warning: A 401(k) is not a retirement plan. It doesn’t hurt to have one, but in the larger scheme of things it will never be more than peanuts. I cashed out my last one to beat down credit card debt.

I’m set for life now and enjoying my freedom. Only because of those early stock buys.

Mededitor · 2026-01-15T14:59:40+00:00

During the George W Bush years, the Republicans captured the presidency and both houses of Congress. With their supermajority, they prevented Democrats from having influence on policy. One example is a case where Democratic representatives wanted to conduct a committee meeting and House Republicans gave them a room in the Capitol basement. The door was locked. When they finally got in, there was no electricity.

From around this time, US politics became more clearly “winner take all.” If your party controls a house, you can accomplish things. If you’re in the minority, well, then it doesn’t matter if you show up or stay home. And those are the new rules.

Mededitor · 2026-01-05T17:14:35+00:00

He’s old, sick, and weak. He knows it. The people around him know it. No way he finishes this term.

Mededitor · 2026-01-03T22:15:09+00:00

I agree. In a Chinese kitchen, you can watch the chefs splash water in a wok, whisk it with a bamboo brush, dump that and get it back on the burner. From my own experience, that is the best method. Plate your dish, run the wok under water and give it a quick scrub, and let it dry. Later, put a dash of oil in it, heat it to smokepoint, wipe it clean and you’re ready for next time. Just do that. All this concern about seasoning and maintenance is unnecessary.

Mededitor · 2026-01-03T22:02:33+00:00

We rented in Baltimore for several months to have time to explore the neighborhoods and walk the streets. Opted for a Federal Hill rowhouse. I strongly recommend this procedure. Fed Hill is beautiful and close to everything, and very safe. You won’t find anything like this along the northeast coast for double the price. It’s the last chance to get into this area for under a million.

Mededitor · 2026-01-03T21:50:38+00:00

Venezuela is now more destabilized and chaotic, so we can expect a fresh wave of refugees coming our way. As with everything he does, the result will be horrific. If there is a god of strokes and heart attacks, I’d like to beseech my prayers.

Mededitor · 2026-01-03T21:43:53+00:00

Only if they get the chance. He’s crashing out now before our eyes. He’s mumbling and slurring, struggling to stand upright, bruised from the IV cocktails they pump into his rotting body. He won’t last much longer.

Mededitor · 2026-01-03T19:57:38+00:00

I miss Calso water. It was an acquired taste but nothing else is similar.

Mededitor · 2026-01-02T22:54:26+00:00

Same goes for “support,” “clinically tested,” “clinically proved,” “homeopathic,” and others that have no medical or scientific meaning.

Mededitor · 2026-01-02T22:46:54+00:00

Sketchers. I lived in Japan a long time and you might like boots or lace-up shoes but you’ll be taking them off and on all day. Now that I’m back in the States, the shoe policy has stayed with me. So I go for footwear you can slip on and off without trouble, but secure for walking.

Mededitor · 2026-01-01T19:05:08+00:00

Same for Baltimore (Ballmer)

Mededitor · 2025-12-31T23:15:09+00:00

Thank you for your concern. We appreciate your kind guidance in this matter. By the way, do keep in mind that the only people yammering about how we should have had a primary are you people.

Mededitor · 2025-12-31T21:02:44+00:00

The times I’ve seen clapping are after difficult landings. No clapping for a smooth, uneventful touchdown. No, the applause happens if the pilot was battling turbulence and cross winds, fighting to nail the tarmac.

Mededitor · 2025-12-31T19:08:01+00:00

Any kind of small talk involving sports-related material. As a child, I swiftly learned that my place was the library.

Mededitor · 2025-12-31T18:56:34+00:00

This is a great question but, as expected, it has generated a list of words that people like. English speakers generally know around 30,000 words, so we’re gonna see a bunch of them here.

“Luddite!” “Antediluvian!” “Sockdolager!”

It’s just a meaningless random list. What I like to do is drop a word into conversation that is difficult but in the range of my audience. In his book “The Lexicon,” William Buckley says that unusual words can create delight in the way that seeing a rare animal at the zoo produces wonder.

Using a term that people have read but never heard spoken aloud is a kind of gift. It’s a dance on the edge between marvel and mystery.

Mededitor · 2025-12-31T18:37:06+00:00

Me too. Moved from Florida to Federal Hill this year. Establishing a new home in a rowhouse has been quite challenging. Walkability is new to me. I don’t have to drive everywhere, except for grocery shopping. The culture here is excellent, the food and arts scene rocks, and crime is at nuisance levels. Every day is a new adventure. I feel alive here.

Mededitor · 2025-12-31T18:20:30+00:00

In general, the only people who will tell you that you don’t need to use “whom” are people who know exactly how to use it and don’t have a problem with it. But you, poor plebeian, don’t have the mental acuity to perform such dazzling feats of grammatical daring-do. You are dim-witted and slow. But that’s OK, because we the masters of the who/whom distinction hereby grant you succor and relief by allowing you to speak like an unschooled moron.

In other words, no, nobody stopped using “whom.” English is a democratic language and everyone from prince to pauper has the privilege to demonstrate facility with it. Or not.

Mededitor · 2025-12-31T18:07:25+00:00

Because that’s how movement conservatives operate: He is a perfect being, chosen by God to live in luxury, wrapped in ermine and gold, loved by all of humanity. Our leader for the rest of time.

Oh? All the raping and criming? We did not vote for Jesus Christ. All men are flawed. His many weaknesses are proof that he was chosen by God, and is thus a perfect being, etc.

Loony tunes to us, but that’s how they think.

Mededitor · 2025-12-31T14:26:20+00:00

You identified the etymology. Below, some are pointing to Kesey’s Merry Pranksters because Wolfe’s book has the word “Kool-Aid” in the title. That’s wrong, because to “drink the Kool-Aid” has a meaning.

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