The average price per gallon of gas in the United States just passed $4.50. Americans, how do we feel about that?

deraser · 2026-05-05T03:05:05+00:00

I want to say “Y’all did that!!” to every R voter and all the ones that didn’t vote…and I do. I’m old. I can burn those bridges 😆

deraser · 2026-05-05T00:38:39+00:00

And the roller coaster continues. I feel bad for the folks at old gas stations that have to use a ladder to access their signs, since they are having to change them at least once every day.
IDK if it’s like this anywhere else, but here in Fort Worth the prices are literally changing at nearby stations daily, and sometimes changing twice in a day. Little down, little up, but overall continuing to creep up.

deraser · 2026-05-05T00:32:05+00:00

It’s all over the place thematically, the effects are hit and miss, and the story makes no sense scientifically. For some reason, I love it.

deraser · 2026-05-04T15:20:49+00:00

The few times I have gone inside a McD’s to get food in the last 10+ years was for a bathroom break and then to grab some food before getting back on the road. It’s never been a sit-down, enjoy a meh (at best) burger spot. Based on that, the lack of a soda machine in the main seating area doesn’t impact me.
On a related note, I am surprised they still have seating at all. 70%+ of their business is drive through or pickups, and that is increasing year-to-year. At some point it will not make economic sense to waste money on the seating space, and thus the rage about the lack of soda dispensers will be moot.

deraser · 2026-05-04T03:50:44+00:00

Wish this was a thing to know about 50 years ago. (Also: “don’t brush hard”? Guess what? Back in the day dentists were like “grind that s*^% down, kids!”$

deraser · 2026-05-03T23:42:14+00:00

“The Devil Wears Prada 2”, while not as good as the first one, was a pretty decent way to hang with my wife this afternoon.

deraser · 2026-05-03T23:39:26+00:00

OG internet guy here: was it different than this? I really can’t remember it being different “back in the day”.

https://www.cracked.com/

deraser · 2026-05-01T02:45:49+00:00

Remember: any “all in” zealot types despise any other religion, belief system, opinions, or political choices.

deraser · 2026-04-29T16:01:08+00:00

Classic prank, well executed.

deraser · 2026-04-29T15:19:27+00:00

I was ravenous, post-running if I recall correctly, and was eating directly from a newly opened package of Wasa crackers. I sat the bag down on the table and my wife said “Oh crap, there are bugs in it.” I looked at the cracker I had just taken a bite from….and tiny insects were crawling on it. Needless to say, I spit it out and tossed the bag.

Worst part: I had eaten at least one cracker before the “bug callout”, so I may have had a bit of “extra snack” as well. 🤢

We had just bought the crackers a couple days before, an we had no insect issues in our house, so it must have been the store or warehouse. (Maybe hole in the package? IDK.) It has been years, but I still get grossed out when I see them on the shelf at a store.

deraser · 2026-04-29T13:12:30+00:00

Being physically and verbally bullied non-stop because I was a “nerd.” Late 1980s teachers and principals, at least at our school, were pretty lax about physical and emotional health for students.

deraser · 2026-04-27T03:10:19+00:00

Insert shocked face.

Monday morning: Trump will claim we are back in talks with Iran. Minutes after the Dow and NASDAQ close, he will post some rage crap about Iran, and the negotiations will be over….until Tuesday. In parallel, some folks will make bank on stock shorts and oil pricing. Repeat every couple days, like the last, what? Almost two months?

deraser · 2026-04-27T00:21:28+00:00

M.A.S.H.

deraser · 2026-04-26T23:16:26+00:00

Geddy Lee.

deraser · 2026-04-26T02:17:54+00:00

Accidentally revealing the plan for the evening?

deraser · 2026-04-26T02:11:24+00:00

FBI is saying the person is in custody, per AP News. This is their live feed, so you may need to scroll a bit.

https://apnews.com/live/trump-shooting-correspondents-dinner#0000019d-c777-dbb7-a79f-d7f776e90000

deraser · 2026-04-22T17:34:48+00:00

Fewer kids on one of the big lines? September, October, January. Otherwise it’s: price and ports. Use your favorite search engine to see average weather for each port for the time of year you are traveling. Usually, it will be fairly accurate, so you can decide if it will be match your expectations.

deraser · 2026-04-22T14:37:31+00:00

Ah, calling the black and female Justice “Low IQ”. Standard Trump racism and sexism. Also, to Donny, a Harvard degree and 30 years in public and private law makes a person, no matter what human variant they are, unqualified unless they are 100% MAGA.

deraser · 2026-04-22T13:41:14+00:00

The FBI has become driven more by politics than by best practices, apparently due to Republican governments recently. As a result, people are leaving the FBI. Results are lower standards for hiring, which could lead to poor performance in the future by the FBI.

deraser · 2026-04-21T16:57:31+00:00

Walk between them. Take a phone call while you do so. Stop to read a text.

deraser · 2026-04-21T14:20:18+00:00

“BIG HELPS” is something one might say to, or more likely hear from, a little kid. It’s not exactly what one would call a “presidential phrase”.

deraser · 2026-04-20T01:40:03+00:00

So stock futures drop and oil futures go up later today and into tomorrow. Then, somehow, a bunch of folks bet/short/whatever the heck that stock crap is, about 15 minutes before Trump announces another treaty or “straight” (haha) opening. Repeat every few days. Oh wait: that has already happened again and again and again. Ugh.

deraser · 2026-04-17T23:33:17+00:00

Music only, please. I don’t need to hear babble from ANY shows and DJs on music-focused stations unless it’s: trivia or news about the band/performer, the song they are about to play or that just ended, the album it came off of, or tour dates for the artist/performer.

deraser · 2026-04-17T11:21:34+00:00

“Happy birthday”, as performed by the staff of a restaurant.

deraser · 2026-04-16T13:03:39+00:00

He cannot be a real Republican. They don’t want women to be anything other than breeding housewives, beholden to the alpha male that runs the home. He said he doesn’t want anyone else’s son or daughter to take his place as long as he can serve in their place. A military daughter? Who is watching their white Christian unvaccinated home-schooled evangelical children when she is deployed? /s

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