Gen Z is Turning Out to be More Financially Strategic Than Their Stereotype Portends

Good for them. The younger they can figure that whole thing out, the better off they’ll be. Now if they can just stay off my lawn

The best winter thermostat temperature? Set your heat to this number

I assume this will be our most divisive debate. Have at it

I’m sharing some of my fiction writing as a serialized story. Paid subscribers can read the story each week, but free subscribers will be able to follow what’s happening in the story through news reports from the in-universe site “NewsGator”

The Last Four Years Ch. 6: America Reflects and Gives Thanks Amid Comet Crisis

In The Last Four Years, a comet is four years away from hitting Earth. It’s not enough time to stop it, but long enough to get bored waiting for it. It is a story about what people do with the time they have left. Families trying to stay together, scientists trying to find a way out, and leaders holding civilization together

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Also Worth A Look…

• Psychology study suggests chimpanzees might be rational thinkers - If chimps can have some self-reflection while they’re flinging poop and learn from their mistakes, maybe some adults can too. The self-reflection, not the poop-flinging

• Half of US Homes Lost Value Over Past Year: Zillow - That seems less than ideal

• ‘Superman’ No. 1 From 1939 Auctioned for a Record-Breaking $9.12M - Christmas gift idea alert

• Bus driver, 95, makes Guinness World Records for being oldest operator still behind the wheel - His turn signal is always on

• Suspect tries to fool police by running into thrift store and changing clothes - Astonishingly, that was not an effective strategy

• US judge resigns after being disciplined for wearing Elvis wig in court - If justice is blind, does it matter of it’s wearing an Elvis wig? There’s no reason court can’t be fun

• Man, 41, dies after not pooing for an entire month as family sues - I’m no doctor, but that doesn’t seem healthy

• Man poses as dead mother to collect pension for three years - Norman Bates was unavailable for comment

• Iowa Man Finds Cure For The Blahs. By Exposing Himself To Passing Cars - Maybe come up with a different hobby to brighten your life

• Scientists Say Garlic Mouthwash Works As Well as Popular Antiseptics - The nation’s vampires are concerned to say the least