Hooray! Heinlein made the list and was the only Science Fiction author to make it.

Prank?

So that is where my missing yardsticks end up!

Thanks. Nice little piece.

Art is in the eye of beer holder.

Kind of Reverse Dada.

Chicharrones are great. Cooked the same way, the ear should be equally tasty. (Good for low carbohydrate diets as well)

This has to be the neatest zoo attraction ever!

The argument, as stated in the post, is incomplete and therefore is not to be believed. If it were finished, the character would have to declare which country was "greater" and give objective reason why.

I know quite a few people who have dug themselves into The Busy Trap. I look at the situation a bit differently. For something new to come into our lives, we have to have time for it. If we want our lives to improve, we must arrange for large chunks of unstructured, uncommitted time.

It also prevents disreputable pet stores from selling one variety and claiming it is another. I inherited a Maltese that was sold on the condition that it could be AKC registered. The original owner got a reimbursement.

Did we not go through this with the curve ball in 1870?

Very neat, but I am stuck thinking about Jill in platform shoes with stiletto heels.

As much as I enjoyed the article, I have to wonder when first person became acceptable for journalistic articles.

This was very generous. Good on you!