...that to lose weight in your forties, you have to cut your meals in half. To lose weight in your fifties, you are resigned to eat grass and rocks. Wanna lose a few pounds in your sixties? Air. That’s it. Air and pictures of food (which gives Instagram a sudden pragmatic purpose).

...that in an age of being seen, social media prominance, and a preening yearn for fame, the only nonconformist position is to be as invisible as possible.

...that the question “Do you have a source for that?” is undergirded with the immediate desire to discredit that source because, you know, I’m right so you’re going to be wrong no matter what.

...that Nevada has a worse record in education than Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi which supports the conclusion that only the dumbest people gamble on the regular. We do have lots of booze and exposed boobs, so there’s a plus side, right?

...that that worst shame and guilt I feel on a daily basis is courtesy of the DuoLingo reminders. Yes, I want to learn Spanish but get off my back already!