Daughter’s college shut down; all online now. But what about students who went on break and left expensive textbooks behind? Oh here’s the pdf.
Literally takes a fargin' pandemic to make them admit the truth about college textbook prices.
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@Lileks
Writer, ex- columnist for @StarTribune because hey, the ash-heap waits for all, mid-century pop-culture enthusiast, hater of "quirky" last lines in online bios
- A moment, if you will, for an amazing American. It says something that he was 94, and his passing was unexpected. When he died, his Harley in the garage was still warm from his last ride. Ralph James Lileks - father, husband, businessman, veteran, aviator, and North Dakotan.
- The Netflix Dahmer series has a content warning for “smoking” but it doesn’t say when it happens, so you don’t know when the shield the child’s eyes
- I cannot water the lawn because the sprinkler cannot connect to the Wi-Fi network.
- The important thing when operating a leaf blower is to turn it off periodically, so that people may have hope
- Thanks to everyone who sent good wishes (and generous evaluations!) on this bittersweet day. I'm deeply grateful. On a normal Monday night I'd be writing my next column, but absent that, there's nothing like reading the kind words of people who will miss it.
- It’s my last day at work ever, and it feels like I’m about to perish, but also I’m 106 years old so it’s okay
- I have retrieved my stolen car. The bastard moved the driver’s seat all the way back.
- For your lunchtime enjoyment, a free link to my now-discontinued column. Note: I am not retiring! I'll still be writing about architecture and urban design. Just not the oddities-of-existence stuff.
- Having some patio repairs done, and now I have an uncontrollable urge to use the arrow keys and the spacebar
- Godspeed to my father-in-law, Dr. Lawrence DeSanto. A remarkable man - father, healer, philanthropist. It was an honor to know him.
- Today I learned which instincts kick in when one is carjacked, and apparently it is not self preservation
