U.S. budget deficit hit $316 billion in May, with annual shortfall up 14% from a year ago - CNBC
The U.S. government drifted further into red ink in May, with a burgeoning debt and deficit issue ge...
When do you feel most peaceful ever?
Many things! I’ll list them for you! When I sleep, it’s just SO fucking calm. When I talk to my sist...
Why are Christians quick to say that there are a lot the gay Christians that exist NOW and use that to pretend that Christianity is just loving to gays when the last 40 years of my life they been horrible?
Before you read my answer, read Peter Green's excellent summary on how views in Christianity have ch...
Is it okay to pay 12,000 SEK for rent 67m² furnished house for 2 people in Jönköping, Sweden? It also includes electricity, internet, heating, and water expenses.
Thanks for the A2A. It seems reasonable to me. I’m no expert on the specifics of the area, and of co...
What are some other ways to say "you're welcome" in French besides "de rien"?
In my area (SW France) business people (mostly tradesmen) typically answer with « C'est moi, » meani...
How far back into your childhood can your remember and what is your favorite memory of that time?
My very earliest memory appears to date from about the time of my first birthday. It's very clear, a...
Why is it easy to make money in the USA?
The U.S. makes it "easy" to make money because it’s a capitalist gladiator arena with unlimited cred...
Did another parent ever tell you something about your child that you didn’t know?
31 years ago, when my son was in school; there was this child who was paraplegic and had to use a mo...
What would it take for you to consider yourself a "Swiftie" like Flavor Flav?
I’d have to enjoy her music. I don’t hate her as a person. But my God! The absolute audacity of this...
Any straight men had a gay experience in the past? What was it and how did you feel?
I'm a 60 year old male now, but about 21 years ago when I was 39 and living in Southern California w...
What factors contributed to Taiwan's economic success compared to Mainland China, despite their close proximity?
When Chiang Kai Sek escaped to Taiwan to form the resistance, he looted all of China's gold and trea...
Here's what happens when quark-gluon plasma 'splashes' during the most energetic particle collisions - Phys.org
New data from particle collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), an "atom smasher" a...