Most people know that in his time Babe Ruth was the homerun king. What most people don’t know is that he was also the king of striking out. Which just goes to show that in order to score you have to keep on swinging. Keep swinging Dean.
The trick to getting back home through the quantum foam is in finding the right wormhole. Since they tend to be unstable the one that brought you to that point in the past may not be the one to return in. This is where super-computers are needed. RJ must have a really tiny one.
Years ago, while sitting in the food court at the mall I overheard a skinny teen girl make a snide comment to her friends about a young woman’s weight who was nearby. Well, the woman also heard it and turned to them saying “I may not be your ideal, but I am exactly your dad’s type.”. The young woman was quite beautiful and only slightly voluptuous. I very nearly snorted my coffee in laughter.
I went into one of their stores once and realized pretty quickly how overpriced they were on stuff that seemed cheaply made. I have to admit however that I did purchase a multi-charger for small electronics I happened to need but only because it was on closeout for about 60% off.
Minimalizing things in my old age has actually been rather satisfying. You don’t realize how much stuff you’ve accumulated over the years that you no longer need.
He’ll discover soon that he’s drinking a mix of coffee and mushroom mud. My neighbor had me try a cup when I was over. It did not go down well. He said he followed the directions, but it still wasn’t anything he would buy again. I think I’ll take my chances with mental decline as well. So far, so good.
There is just something satisfying about leafing through a print encyclopedia or even a coffee table book with a unique view of the world out there that a search engine can’t match. I heard a “Whoa, look at this!” from behind me at the library one day last year. It was from a couple of kids going through a big encyclopedia at the table. Nice.
Funny thing is that landline phone sales has been increasing for the last 8 years especially among younger people who have also been turning away from smart phones and buying flip phones to carry outside the home. It seems instant gratification isn’t as important to many of them. They also seem to be leading the way as cord cutters so while still well informed they are not glued to the 24hr cable news like the previous generations were. I’m pretty hopeful about these kids for our future.
At my age I still get plenty of great ideas, I just can’t remember what they were 10 seconds later.