UPS, the shipping company, not the thing that keeps your computer running after the power goes out, is based near where I live. There is a labor dispute between the UPS drivers and UPS the company. The local news coverage is… interesting. The news visited a bunch of local stores trying to (seemingly) get them to say that a strike would hurt their business. And most did, but every one of them also said “and we think what the drivers are asking for is reasonable and we’ll find a way to get through it”
The best part is I'm sitting next to two business bros who wear big watches and they're doing some sort of interview thing where they complain about the modern work ethic. It's definitely distracting them.
Due to my own lack of executive function I had to rapidly switch from taking apart a 4 lb sockeye for the BBQ tomorrow to taking my son to piano lessons, and as I'm now sitting at the bar waiting for the lesson to end I'm *acutely* aware that I smell strongly like raw, high quality fish.
Whoever had the idea of naming the breakfast souffle a popover to disguise that you're eating a souffle with jam for breakfast was a genius.
Pics from an unexpected snowstorm
Have decided learning Italian just isn't working out, going to have to request that when I visit in March Italians simply speak English or, failing that, Spanish.
@yourmandevine welcome! Fyi this instance is strongly pro Shaedon Sharpe so we're going to need some content soon
What do you mean we ate all the pie?
Newest addition to my office decor. I've got Buck and Edgar Martinez, I need to track down a Ryne Sandberg to complete my childhood HOF
There's not nearly enough weird shit here yet, I'm down bad and if I don't see a big titty snoopy or get called gay for liking brussel sprouts I don't know what I'm going to do