@RizomaSchool They should create a "Bash for Cash" program to provide rocks to juvenile delinquents (employment!) to break window in order to the stimulate the glazier economy.
@JacksonSolway@RizomaSchool I think most people would be happier with less time precision, but there are roles that do call for it.
I have my grandfather's pocket watch. He worked on line maintenance for the Cotton Belt, and it was very important that he knew when a train was coming.
@RizomaSchool Of course, our national anthem is based on the English drinking song, "To Anacreon in Heaven", so maybe I shouldn't be so stuffy about marches.
@RizomaSchool I was thinking 'Fanfare for the Common Man', but it is a) universalist and b) not bombastic (in a good way) enough.
I like marches like Stars and Stripes Forever, but I have trouble taking them seriously for some reason.
Hmmm...
@Admiral_Ragnar@Aella_Girl That's horrible.
Who knows, he might have been less of an asshole if he knew he would be dependent on her in his old age.
Anyway, I meant that as more of a general societal condition promoting family estrangement.
Of course you knew that already...
@RizomaSchool An Amish gym...
I see racks of toddlers sorted by weight. You start off with a 20 pounder on each hip, then more up to your working weight of 50 pounders.
Lugging buckets of milk, bales of hay, etc...