In August, I went to your business for the first time. As I was exiting the building on my own terms, the bouncer hostilely informed me that I could not take my glass of water outside. I was visibly annoyed with his toneย but immediately complied, putting the glass down. Does this exchange warrant your employee […]
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The real public nusiance
I woke up this morning to find that last night I stepped in dog poop and tracked it all over my living room. This confirms a take that has been brewing in my mind for a while. Irresponsible dog owners are way more of a public nuisance than people living outside! “well homeless people also-” […]
You took away my favorite venue
Thanks for taking away one of my favorite venues. You say its because you were losing cash, but we all know you got a huge grant from covid, a loan from your parents, bought horses, and basically ignored your business; and whined about it. Look, give up, just fucking give up – stop bringing everything […]
Finding meaning in the mundane
I saw you today for just a bit. You were talking like you’re really feeling down and the shit weather is getting to you, but joking your way through like you do. We exchanged silly fake smiles like we’re not feeling empty inside. I wanted to just give you a hug. The truth is you […]
Names are distractions; the patterns are ossified
The reason rent is unbearable and homelessness shapes our lives now is because the same small, self-reinforcing circle of elite thinkers has had a monopoly on โserious economic ideasโ for forty years. Itโs a closed ecosystem where columnists, policymakers, think-tank economists, and university insiders circulate one anotherโs arguments until they harden into consensus. That consensus, […]
A random thought
This is purely hypothetical, but let’s say you are an unpopular, economy destroying, rapist, swindler, president, who has had a barely concealed close relationship with a know pedophile. If some desperate autocrat, in a crumbling country, had, say video evidence of your misbehavior with underage girls, would you be willing to bend to that autocrats […]
Cold on the MAX
Just have a quick minute to bitch about how cold it is on the MAX train I’m on. It’s what? 40 degrees Fahrenheit out? Why is the air conditioning on? It’s fucking freezing in here. People are visibly cold (even while dressed warm). WTF.
Misusing Using the Word ‘Breakup’
We really need, as a society, to start using the correct words to describe things. A prime example is an article in today’s Oregonian that reads, “Trump’s Breakup with Marjorie Taylor Greene Shakes Up MAGA”. When what they really mean is, ‘Trumps FALLOUT with Marjorie…’. I get it that they want to stay current and […]
Use all your well-learned politesse
Y’know, every now and then. I think you might like to hear something from us. Nice and easy. But there’s just one thing. You see, we never, ever do nothing. We always do it nice and rough. So we’re going to take the beginning of this song. And do it easy. But then we’re going […]
To whomever is tagging
“Shrimps is bugs” all over the city: Thank you for leading me to this rabbithole of scientific and taxonomic discovery. Love a good perspective flip. No, it hadn’t occurred to me before, I was stuck on how their tails look like mermaids. This is all very fun to think about, reevaluating attachment to categories and […]
Nonconsensual AI in Gmail
Google has recently started scanning and analyzing every email you receive using their Gemini AI. This ‘feature’ has been automatically enabled for all users. To disable it, go to settings in your Gmail account, scroll down to ‘smart features’ and uncheck the box. Below that, there’s also settings called ‘manage workspace smart features’. Make sure […]
