My vet has a candle at the front desk. When the candle is lit, it means a family is saying goodbye to their pet. People In the waiting area are then asked to keep their voices down out of respect to that family.

Oh yes, I absolutely LOVE Christmas shopping and then watching people open the gifts. I put a lot of time and care in the gifts I buy and make.

This is sad. I don't mean it ironically or sarcastically. This makes me sad

This one actually makes a lot of sense.

No, the ventilation system being at all navigable comes before how clean it is, in terms of unrealistic, but good observation nonetheless 👍🏼

The TV manual might but the Rosetta Stone certainly doesn't.

Well, actually it's because it is easier to spot fake passports with a neutral expression on the photo. If you need to compare two photos, or a photo and a person, it is easier to replicate a neutral face than any other expression. But I still like this shower thought :)

Wagner was introduced to me by Bugs Bunny, not my grandfather, the Lutheran minister...

I think it was Caller ID that did that. If I don’t recognize the name or number of the person calling, I let it go to voicemail.

This took me a second.

I suppose it depends on the event and your role in it. Some would be awesome.

No, because over time a lot of content will also disappear because of websites that are closed down, flushing of obsolete data, migrating to new standards and means of storage et cetera. Just think of all the data on tape reels, zip drives, floppy disks and 8mm film that have become inaccesable.

That and people who say "life isn't fair." Self fulfilling prophecies.

This is both flattering and creepy at the same time.

I have thought that when reading a 'transported to the past' story. Not only would I not be able to advance their science, I wouldn't even know how to survive.

It also comes when you finish first, look around and everyone is still writing furiously...

Makes sense, this does not. The first word is still the first word.

I know. I wrote a few article's first versions like 15 years ago. To correct people.

I was very proud that I used the same text book for my classes at the college for over 20 years. The bookstore, however, never liked me.

O_°

Hey! Are you talking to me?

A lady bumped into me at a very crowded Trader Joe's (pre-pandemic) and she said a quick "sorry." I said, "No problem, we're all doing our best." She looked at me like I was crazy. LOL.

Interesting that if you look at older beloved sitcoms it seems like the "tight knit social group" was more often the family.

The cost of parking is astronomical. The average where I live costs approx $26 a day. It even costs money to park at most hospitals too.

I always imagined I would die being trampled by ponies 900' underground in a Victorian mining accident.

It works, in my area they have already taken photos several times, one of them is my daughter from 10 years ago, she is standing on our balcony. Fascinating :)