Episode 262 - Family

I can't believe it. All our childhood wishes come true! they're real! Transformers are real! Oh boy! Sure, they're just G1 right now, but we must be getting Beast Wars soon, right? How do I get one? No, I'm not talking about Covid, who mentioned Covid, I'm talking about Transformers! Autobots! Decepticons! Maximals! Predacons! What do you mean they're not real? Everyone's talking about them, especially Omicron, he's the coolest. He's like a big planet! A transformer the size of a planet! Oh, wait. His name was Unicron. So they're not real? WELL, THEY'RE STILL REAL TO ME DAMMIT.

- Homeless People
- Not Calling Back
- Live Service Everything
- The Rush to Decorate

When you don't own anything, you own everything! The whole world is your oyster! You're free to travel as you see fit! In a boxcar train, going cross country, answering to no one! Sure seems like a great travel pitch doesn't it? Unfortunately, it's more like yell at the voices in your head at the top of your lungs at 5 AM because the devil is trying to make you eat your own leg and there's a shadowman chasing you to steal the soda can you're trying to get 10 cents for the some yahoo comes along starts talking to you, but you know he's part of the secret cabal of alien overlords, so you spit in his eyes, and he arrests you and takes you to a so-called "jail" that you really know is a holding facility for probing, but no one else believes you. And that's just your Saturday morning! Life's an adventure!

Look, we all have phone-phobia at some point. That icky feeling you get when you have to call some one back. It's not important enough that it needs your immediate attention, but it's not a robocall, there's another person on the other side. But you gotta do it. It's just a phone call. And believe it or not, one phone call can be the butterfly flapping its wings of someone's entire life. You not calling them back could create a terrorist. Ever think of that? Worst terrorist attack on the planet. Caused by you. That blood is on your hands. CALL THEM BACK.

In this world of digital connectivity, we can change things at a moment's notice. We can delete a bad tweet that no one saw. We can edit a forum post de-facto to make ourselves seem smarter than we are. And now, companies and creators have that power too. They're starting to change movies and albums long after they've been released. Whether it's Warner Bros putting in a "these cartoons were made in a different time so they're kinda racist" warning before all the Looney Tunes, or Lil Nas X removing a guest verse by Lil Pump on his new single because they have beef now. It's a dangerous slope and methinks we're just getting started. Thanks George Lucas.

What is the earliest you can decorate for Christmas without seeming tacky? These days? Probably October 1st. You know, before Halloween AND Thanksgiving. Even then, the turkey and stuffing is still piping hot when the majority of people decide to decorate their lawns the day after Thanksgiving. More than a month out. I'd like to ask these people what else they plan more than a month out. Birthdays? Do you make reservations for dinner a month before you have it? Oh boy! The season premiere of NCIS is on in 5 weeks, better start planning to watch it!

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