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More than 1 in 4 self-checkout shoppers admit they’ve stolen: Survey [ [link removed] ]
That’s one way of dealing with the affordability crisis, I guess. It doesn’t seem like it would be any easier… or less dishonest… than stealing the old fashioned way
Psychologists have discovered a new personality type labelled ‘otrovert’ [ [link removed] ]
They’re people who have traits of both extroverts and introverts, depending on the situation. It’s almost like people don’t fit neatly into theoretical boxes
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. 8: Nation Awaits President Goldsmith’s Address on Comet Impact Survival Plan [ [link removed] ]
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
The Last Four Years Ch. 7 [ [link removed] ] | The Last Four Years Ch. 6 [ [link removed] ] | The Last Four Years Ch. 5 [ [link removed] ] | The Last Four Years Ch. 4 [ [link removed] ] | The Last Four Years Ch. 3 [ [link removed] ] | The Last Four Years Ch. 2 [ [link removed] ] | The Last Four Years Ch. 1 [ [link removed] ]
Also Worth A Look…
Taylor Swift Makes Sure Never to Do This 1 Thing. Neuroscience Says She’s Right [ [link removed] ] - She keeps social media apps off of her phone and it keeps her happy.You can’t really argue with that… except Substack, of course. How else would you read my snarky comments?
Runaway reindeer sparks major search operation after fleeing from Christmas celebration [ [link removed] ] - They wouldn’t let him play in any reindeer games, so he ran away with Hermey [ [link removed] ] and Yukon Cornelius
Researchers Figure Out How Many Buildings Are on Earth [ [link removed] ] - It’s 2.75 billion. Amaze your friends with this useful knowledge
Woman Sues Employer for Firing Her Because She Came in to Work Too Early [ [link removed] ] - It sounds like an excuse you’d give if you didn’t want to admit why you really got fired, or you were interviewing for a new job and they asked why you left your last job
Water leak at Paris Louvre Museum damages books at Egyptian antiquities department [ [link removed] ] - It probably doesn’t help that they can’t trust anyone who is dressed like they are there to do maintenance work
Netflix agrees to buy Warner Bros studio and streaming business in $83bn deal [ [link removed] ] - I hope their quaint little mom and pop operation will be able to find some success
Having a Pet Dog Boosts Teenage Mental Health by ‘Changing Microbes in Their Bodies’ [ [link removed] ] - We don’t deserve dogs
Baby fur seal wanders into New Zealand bar [ [link removed] ] - Believe it or not, that’s actually not the beginning of a joke…
Decades Later, Scientists Finally Explain Voyager 2’s Bizarre Readings at Uranus [ [link removed] ] - Strange things were observed at Uranus
S.C. man’s birthday gift to himself wins $500,000 lottery prize [ [link removed] ] - Happy birthday
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