Frightening yet fascinating

Frankel showed this in Economics this morning. It's pretty freaky.

Humanity is spiraling, but I'm not sure in which direction we're heading, up or down.

The day in which we attempt to give thanks for what we have

Happy Turkey day, Americans!

This year, instead of going to Gladys's high school English teacher's house in Staten Island with the teacher's family, we spent the day (my brothers, my mom, and Beth) having a 'game day', in which we have played a multitude of board games, watched Gabe kill lots of people in Assassin's Creed, and ate a Boston Market dinner. We're still here for a good chunk of time, before going back to dad's for eighteen hours or so, then coming back here for the week. (Don't get me started on the amount of car trips this is requiring.)

It's been fun, though Gabe's occasionally a poor sport. Lots of sales tomorrow which I will not be attending, since I'll be at my dad's, and not with my mom and Beth for Black Friday.

I need Hannukah gift tips/requests for basically everybody, by the way. So feel free to contribute.

On a national level

Today is Veterans Day.

I was debating whether or not I was going to acknowledge it, but I've decided that I should.

I am, though I was not always, a patriotic American.

My patriotism might not lead me to agree with the present administration, or with a lot of what some prominent individuals say, but I do love my country and what it was founded on.

I respect the sacrifice of every veteran and every soldier, even if I don't necessarily agree with the war they fought in. They fought, they died or they survived, all for their country.

My salutes to you, members of the armed forces.