Two of my three are teenagers now, and I completely agree. Not only that, but some of the science projects that my son has inadvertently created by leaving food in places in his room (which is against the rules of course), have had their own interesting odors.

I am going out on a limb here to say you aren’t married, or have children. Once either of those happen, it’s usually that she wants you to smell meat or milk or some food to see if it’s still good. Or to share with you how preposterous something smells that one of your kids did or made.

Shunnnn. Shun the nonbeliever.

Off topic, but this gives me a craving to play Stranded Deep. Fun game.

Me too, pay $175 for a yearly subscription and read it at dinner everyday. My kids read the comics, and my wife does the crosswords. I’ve found tons of interesting things about local news, even some obits, that I never would have found online. Well worth the cost.

All great advice. Do this, and good luck!

“This ain’t a scene, it’s an arms race” by Fallout Boy. Been stuck in my head for a week now.

Naw, come on, now I want to hear it.

And maybe that is the case, but even so, I can’t comprehend that happening given the advancement in the last 100 years. Such an unknown. (Honestly, I think I’d be cool with printed announcements in the town square.)

You just know they were standing there thinking “this is incredible technology. I can’t imagine how it can get more advanced than this”. Makes me think all the time how we can’t even begin to comprehend what the next 100 years looks like.

2026 is underway!

Ask them to look at their credit card bills or grocery receipts from January 2024 and January 2026. Just compare. If they’re better off, super, vote however you want. If literally everything in their life is apples to apples more expensive in 2 years’ time, like double, let the numbers do the explaining.