This is the best thing I've seen all day.

. . . and the most humane.

This reminds me of an old joke I saw as a child . . . ask someone what "r-u-s-t-y b-e-d" spells, and they'll correctly say "rusty bed." Then you say, "Ok, so what is 'r-e-s-t-y l-e-d" and people will often say "resty led" instead of "re-styled" (I put the hyphen in there for ease of reading!).

No one is forcing people to buy stuff all the time--what happened to the idea of "enough"? I'm glad they mentioned fast fashion, which creates a huge problem with waste; a lot of that stuff ends up in landfills. Just . . . buy less crap? Isn't that easier?

I highly recommend the book "Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics" by Greg Gbur which discusses the physics of how cats always land on their feet. https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300231298/falling-felines-and-fundamental-physics/

i'm going to start saying that I need to use the sleep.

We only got ABC and CBS way out east on Long Island when I was a kid. We didn't even get the NY stations--we got the Connecticut affiliates instead, for some reason. My friends in the next town over got those two plus NBC so if I wanted to see that new TV show "Saturday Night Live" I had to go to a friend's house for a sleepover (it was on so late!). Took a long time before my mom's house got cable.

I'm glad this story had a happy ending. But I wonder how many other people are feeling this way and we don't know about it. So many lonely older people who would love to have someone to chat with but who don't reach out (shy? scared? depressed?). Maybe we should all reach out to neighbors. Just a thought.

Thanks. Needed this today,

I love this sound, and I love the fact that this traditional song and style are being passed along to the next generation.

Yes, the Liberty Bell is interesting and historically important, but if you get a chance to visit Falling Water in western PA, you'll love it. A beautiful location!

How thoughtful of Ms. Jandresevits to do this for these kids!

Two Pittsburgh stories in one day! The movie star and the fake BK. Pittsburgh is indeed a magical place. I love my adopted city!

Au revoir to Bob, sweet boy. i loved the stories about them together.

My immediate thought: Doesn't it make everything soggy? And second thought: the "bubbles" are just gluey, chewy tapioca balls. Does a burger need that?