Sometimes I really miss my old Toyota Sienna. It could do so much so easily.

Most recently, bringing my elder kid home from college last spring took 3 trips when the Sienna could have handled it all at once. Or maybe it’s trying to bring a Christmas tree home without losing all the needles. Or maybe it’s all the mulch I’m still buying and spreading

I used to. While most of my cars have been non-descript, recently

• Subaru forester - was close enough to niche and had strong associations with camping, hiking, dogs, so I was all in. And yes, I did all three with that car. But they’ve gotten more popular - now they let anyone buy them
• then I got a Tesla. One of the few people making the choice with my money to save the world …… but apparently now I’m a Nazi right wing MAGAt, and half my country somehow doesn’t believe that EVs are or need to be a thing. I’m no longer part of the small group leading the change but just a little ahead of than those who reject change

Coffee or tea? For me the caffeine addiction was a big part of it and I couldn’t kick both the caffeine and sugar at the same time. Coffee or tea are less problematic, as long as you don’t put too much cream or sugar.

Never buy soda bottles even though they’re much cheaper. Cans are smaller, pre-portioned. If I buy a bottle, I’m going to finish it, but if I buy a can then finishing it is a moderate amount.

Now I’m in a better spot where my caffeine comes from coffee, black, and my soda is one can of diet (except recently I’m discovering all these interesting sodas from other places.)

Yeah, late 1970s here for the family computer, where I already had to start pulling all nighters to get enough time, then my own first computer in the early 1980s …… once on a while I realize that I’ve lived the entire pc revolution and think WOW

Great scenario for an EV! You’re not losing the efficiency by accelerating hard, can accelerate harder, and you make some of it back by using regen when you slow down

There’s also the safety aspect. A lot of the habits that help you go farther on a tank of gas also make accidents less likely or less serious

Huh, I was wondering about that. I was recently building a python base image for my developers when suddenly Rust appeared

Suppose it might be easier to smuggle

It’s probably just jealousy that fashion designers compensate by giving men pockets!

I find it hard to believe that’s the same thing. It’s not that you have dangly bits that can be sat on but what you sit on.

Have you checked whether there’s still warranty coverage?

Yeah but you can’t do helicopters

But seriously, some racist stuff in there would never fly

$1.8 million in penalties against fabrication shop owners alleged to have violated the silica rule. Stop-work orders were issued to 26 shops where dry-cutting of artificial stone — a prohibited practice — or inadequate respiratory-protection measures

I don’t know enough to have a good opinion on a total ban but it seems like a good place to start is increase enforcement and fines big enough to remove the profit incentive for cheating

But doesn’t that argue against your earlier point? If our myriad of earthly problems are generally political and economic system, then Artemis does not take away from addressing them.

Damn I knew there was a reason I never play the lottery anymore. I used to throw down a buck for the dream once in a while when the payoff got big enough, but even dreams have been hit by inflation so they’re no longer affordable

I imagine prices have gone up at least 12% here as well, depending on what timeframe, and minimum wage hasn’t changed

Yeah, corn syrup doesn’t count. I never willingly use that.

Buying real maple syrup by the gallon is not in groceries. You can get it that size but need to seek it out. I don’t use it enough to bother, plus then you need a separate pitcher and need to refill that all the time

Always looking for a good birch beer …. 27 flavors ?!?! ROAD TRIP!

Edit: DAMMIT

• https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026-03-26/squamscot-soda-newfields-nh-for-sale

Great idea - I’ll look for them.

I’ll have to track down the link but I had a great one for Chicago - but it’s a damn expensive pizza to have delivered from there

Nice. I do remember liking those but totally forgot until you mentioned since I haven’t been down there in years