Holberg

Holberg, 21 days ago to random

I need to internalize—finally—that I’m ALWAYS going to want a drink if I’m ever near the Strip doing something else and just—finally—start always dressing for it haha.

Now for the Venn diagram. Somewhere I want to drink AND somewhere I’d feel least like a schlub showing up like this haha.

Holberg, 22 days ago to random

I’m always friendly with any restaurant’s staff—setting a tone for the informal vibe I enjoy wherever I’m a regular.

(The classic line: ‘But it’s only Mats’ as a bartender reacted to a note he’d been surreptitiously handed alerting him to the presence of a VIP at his bar.)

Anyway, they’re usually less guarded with me and tell me a lot. But even in that context this stunning indiscretion would shock me.

SF Chronicle: The problem with San Francisco’s oldest restaurant

https://apple.news/AQkSavxqjToysBhRDIgDoOQ

RickiTarr, 23 days ago to random

Sometimes the way people phrase things is so telling. For instance, telling women they should be "taking care of" their husband and children. Another adult doesn't need taken care of like a child, what you want is for women to be a Sex Mom.

Holberg, 23 days ago to random

This is crazy. Even with 20% down, that’s still $4500 a month. And exclusive of property tax—around $1000 a month?—or any HOA fee. And insurance is becoming prohibitively expensive as a lot of the big players either pull out of California altogether or severely restrict what they’ll cover.

Holberg, 24 days ago to random

I dunno, I kinda think if I can say something like ‘I hope the thousands of children killed by Netanyahu’s relentless and indiscriminate assault on Gaza haunt him until the end of time’ there might just be non-‘outrageous’ reasons to charge the man with crimes.

Holberg, 24 days ago to random

This is a HUGE deal in a lot of ritzy LA zip codes. Either not being able to get fire insurance at all or being presented with annual premiums like $200,000.

Really wondering what kind of effect this will have on valuations.

Bloomberg: Beverly Hills 90210 Mansions Lose Fire Coverage as Insurers Flee

State Farm is discontinuing fire insurance policies in wealthy California areas. It’s part of a nationwide trend fueled by climate change.

https://apple.news/AJwqcU6tRRCqgB3Z21ykl8g

Holberg, 24 days ago to random

Fucking conventioneers have become my greatest nemesis. All I want is a martini on a Monday and it’s not just my regular joints—literally anywhere you’d want to have a drink is either bought out or packed.

Just call me Grumpy Smurf.

Holberg, 25 days ago to random

The phrase ‘President Trump’—and, indeed, the entire MAGA culture—still seems so much like an IDIOCRACY gag.

A gag-me-with-a-spoon gag.

RickiTarr, 26 days ago to random

What is your dream road trip? Where would you start? Where would you end up? What stops would you make along the way? It can be short or long, whatever interests you!

Holberg, 27 days ago to random

You sort of start to forget Jaguars were a thing.

Holberg, 27 days ago to random

Dabney Coleman! So many references when you're Gen X.

RIP

Holberg, 27 days ago to random

It’s sickening to know what the Resnicks are trying to do not only to workers on their own farms but on every farm in California.

Look at their house on Sunset Boulevard sometime and tell me if you think they can’t afford unions.

LA Times:
Column: Inside the effort by two Beverly Hills billionaires to kill a state law protecting farmworkers

The billionaire owners of Wonderful Co. — grower of almonds and pistachios — say a California farm labor law is unconstitutional

https://apple.news/AziewxzjfTfiPsiXce42P_A

grammargirl, 27 days ago to random

We only smelled gas in the basement, but they wanted to inspect the whole house, and I swear there was a brief moment where I thought “My house is so messy, I’d rather die in a fire than have them traipse through my whole house!” I console myself that they’ve probably seen worse.

Holberg, 28 days ago to random

The notion that diners are more okay with added service charges—in some cases so large they exceed a decent tip—than with menu prices that reflect the actual cost of doing business seems completely insane to me. At the end of the meal, I’m paying the same amount AND it feels like a ripoff.

And it’s not like anyone’s comparing menus on Expedia to see which have the lowest prices—where moving a lot of the cost into fees calculated later on means they’d look like a better deal at first glance.

billyjoebowers, 28 days ago to random

I sometimes hear people talk about "The Monoculture" of the past, and I don't think they know what they're talking about.

Lots of the past gets retro modded to fit the narrative of now. Always has.

When people talk about music of the 80s they rarely mention any of the music my friends and I listened to. And it was mostly not super obscure, most of it was on major labels. Back when major labels did that sort of thing.

RickiTarr, 28 days ago to random

Y'all I just made myself feel so old, hubs looked up top 100 music from 2001, 2011, 2021, and today and the amount of music I could recognize decreased by significantly. I recognized probably 70% of 2001 and decreasing as I went on. BUT I blame the internet, I can listen to exactly the kind of music I want with no dependence on the radio, but also I'm old!

Holberg, 29 days ago to random

As someone who has to work like hell to lose every single pound, I was gobsmacked when a friend said he’s dropped seven pounds in a week.

Me: How do you even do that?
He: I go to the gym a lot.
Me: I go to the gym a lot.
He: I barely eat.
Me: I barely eat.
He: Oh, yeah, well, and I’m taking Ozympic.