I don't want to know how many M&Ms are in a 16.9 ounce bag because then I am just two calculations away from determining the cost of a handful, and I don't need that kind of math weighing on my conscience.
A conversation on the way out of Aldi where I purchased $3.97 wine, so the only attendant working at a very busy Aldi has to come from her register, check my ID, and insert her key just so I can pay for it:
Mike: What if humans were like trees...
Me: Ok, I like where this is going.
Mike: And your fingerprint had like - just as trees have rings for age - some kind of marker to indicate age so that you could just scan your hand to buy alcohol
Me: Hmm... (thinking of nonintrusive ways to get biological information from a body...hair, maybe, or a teeth scan?)
Mike: Or, you know, just get the mark of the beast and scan your forehead.
Me: Oh no...
Mike: So you can drink the devil's juice with the devil.
Me: But he would like that.
Me: Ok, I like where this is going.
Mike: And your fingerprint had like - just as trees have rings for age - some kind of marker to indicate age so that you could just scan your hand to buy alcohol
Me: Hmm... (thinking of nonintrusive ways to get biological information from a body...hair, maybe, or a teeth scan?)
Mike: Or, you know, just get the mark of the beast and scan your forehead.
Me: Oh no...
Mike: So you can drink the devil's juice with the devil.
Me: But he would like that.
We've been watching Prehistoric Planet on Apple TV, (oh, sorry, 🍎TV, but it has become Olivia's favorite show.
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| "I want to watch dinosaurs!" |
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| The Ornithomimus' bursts of speed just give them the edge. |
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| It's been really educational for her. |
Even though mosasaurs aren't dinosaurs,
TWS
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