Is the Smithsonian haunted?
Does Linus really think it would be good to meet the Great Pumpkin?
“Stupid, am I??”
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How Much is Free Advice Worth?
I don’t follow personal finance gurus, like PBS favorite Suze Orman, and not because her sales pitch is directed mostly at women. The inspirational self-help tone, with its “pay yourself first” catchphrase advice, isn’t for me. Here’s an Orman podcast with another cutesy slogan.
The Freakonomics podcast has a related discussion. What do academic economists think about personal financial advice? After all, the spending decisions made by consumers, in the aggregate, are what drive 70% the economy.
Joe Pera Keeps You Awake
Joe Pera the person talks about Joe Pera the character in this interview.
Like the Charlie Brown holiday specials are just endlessly re-watchable every year. – Joe Pera
https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/joe-pera-talked-with-you-interview/
Cuphead’s Underwater Ad-venture
Hold your breath for Downloadable Content that isn’t downloaded.
Getting Boosted
It’s been exactly eleven months since my last Covid shot. Tomorrow I will receive the new booster. I assume we should expect that Covid shots, like flu vaccines, are now an annual ritual.
Parade’s Personality Change
Parade magazine will cease print publication on November 6.
https://news.yahoo.com/parade-magazine-digital-only-035900562.html
The end of the once-ubiquitous Sunday newspaper insert will come within a couple of weeks of the 59th anniversary of my peak Boomer-era family being featured in its pages. We had the unfortunate timing of appearing during the weekend after JFK’s assasination.
That’s me leaning over the tail light.
