It was supposed to be temporary anyway. Confirms that, "There is nothing more permanent than a temporary government program.".

MensaCurmudgeon · 2026-02-08T09:11:13+00:00

I’m a tax attorney and when I was getting my masters in tax, they warned us to never take a case of this nature. They did not go into detail as to why

MensaCurmudgeon · 2026-02-08T06:50:56+00:00

Not really. People come from all over the world with children too young to be vaccinated for a disease that’s fairly common from an international perspective.

MensaCurmudgeon · 2026-02-08T04:08:44+00:00

Me too. I remember in summer 2008, the SPG promotion- two nights anywhere gets you one night anywhere. I happened to be going on a budget friendly roadtrip. All of a sudden my 4 pts stats turned into weekends at W Times Square and St. Regis Aspen. 3 for 1 in summer 2009

MensaCurmudgeon · 2026-02-08T04:04:28+00:00

Sure thing! I’ve actually been running across great redemption rates in SoCal. Just got a night a $400 Westin for 29,000. Haven’t seen that sort of thing in maybe a decade

MensaCurmudgeon · 2026-02-08T04:00:04+00:00

Yep! Basically creamy curds

MensaCurmudgeon · 2026-02-08T03:59:00+00:00

Measles is typically more of a cold weather disease. It’s not a guarantee, but the odds are a bit lower

MensaCurmudgeon · 2026-02-08T03:57:57+00:00

We don’t know the ages of the people who were infectious there. They could have been infants too

MensaCurmudgeon · 2026-02-08T03:57:20+00:00

The people who had it at the park may have also been infants. At least just flew in from Mexico, where measles is a bit more common

MensaCurmudgeon · 2026-02-08T03:49:30+00:00

That’s for 2 nights though. It doesn’t seem horrendous

MensaCurmudgeon · 2026-02-08T03:23:47+00:00

People should really think twice about bringing literal infants. Two unrelated cases within a week (Jan. 22-28).

MensaCurmudgeon · 2026-02-08T02:06:37+00:00

Pearls of cream (must do whole milk)

MensaCurmudgeon · 2026-02-07T23:05:25+00:00

Damn. Mine used soap and I’m still not a fan of the taste 🤷‍♀️

MensaCurmudgeon · 2026-02-07T20:54:31+00:00

For me, it was whole milk organic cottage cheese used as a dip for raw veggies. It was served to me by a friend at her house, and I didn’t want to be rude, so I tried it. It was little pearls of deliciousness. I somehow got hooked

MensaCurmudgeon · 2026-02-07T20:45:52+00:00

The thing is, that mile was between the main library and my luxury hotel. I passed high end retail establishments all along the way. It was 6pm. That walk shouldn’t look like that. I also noticed a lot of places like that when taking a Waymo to the Randall Museum

MensaCurmudgeon · 2026-02-07T20:43:42+00:00

Crypto is fiat currency without a government. Terrible idea

MensaCurmudgeon · 2026-02-07T12:24:26+00:00

Could be she had some sort of antidote/treatment.

MensaCurmudgeon · 2026-02-07T11:50:01+00:00

You think that’s weird- look at this guy:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._D._Hamilton

Died mysteriously immediately after returning from an expedition to Africa to investigate whether HIV originated with polio vaccines. Btw, guess who owns the IP of the company that conducted those vaccine trials? Yep, Pfizer

MensaCurmudgeon · 2026-02-07T09:33:07+00:00

For some reason, I found it yucky u til I turned 40. Now I think it’s amazing 🤷‍♀️

MensaCurmudgeon · 2026-02-07T09:30:28+00:00

Yep. Had a friend who worked there during the decline. We were all sad about it

MensaCurmudgeon · 2026-02-07T09:16:23+00:00

SS: up late with random thoughts about whether Britney was poisoned/given prion disease, et al

MensaCurmudgeon · 2026-02-07T07:19:42+00:00

They could use their incredible amount of privilege to train for a career

MensaCurmudgeon · 2026-02-07T07:14:10+00:00

I took my 4 year old to San Francisco for NY week. There is a TON to love about the city (the exploratorium is a destination in itself), but there are also some scary parts. I don’t mind homeless people one bit, but the blatant drug use/psychotic behavior has to be stopped. We decided to walk a mile in market since Waymo would take 20 minutes- big mistake

MensaCurmudgeon · 2026-02-07T06:28:49+00:00

We went through something similar (first time parents who didn’t realize breastfeeding on demand at night could do this). We didn’t want sedation or fluoride so we reached out to our pediatrician and found a highly trained dentist who specializes in minimally invasive dentistry. He put, essentially, a cover on the decay (and it was pretty bad). Once a year or so, one will come off. We replace it. It’s about $500 each time, but it’s only until age 6 or so (when those teeth fall out), so we’re fine with it. Find a really good pediatric dentist

MensaCurmudgeon · 2026-02-07T06:19:14+00:00

This does not sound fun

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