Gloom Ponderer Gifts

'Uh oh, not good: There's a light at the end of the tunnel...'

Sun Flower.

"Today we'll examine that age old question of robot accomplishment: programming or processor?"

How do you fell about buying your own health insurance?

"I'll give you my unconditional love - on one condition."

"What's with kids nowadays? Walking upright's not good enough for you?"

'Just one God? - But won't he be outnumbered?'

"Sure, but what have you invented lately?"

The Depressing Economic Crisis

"Well, for starters, Matt has been showing definite improvement in risk-taking."

'Though we must innovate, and though we must grow, we must never lose sight of our core mediocrities.'

"I'm basically happy but I'd like a most cost-effective personality."

Dorothy finds the Yellow brick road is now a 6-lane expressway.

'No, I'm not into astronomy. That telescope is for you to see your new parking spot.'

'We don't have a health plan, but we have a very nice cemetery right out in the churchyard.'

A tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it.

"Have they no shame?"

Progress

'I love the smell of spring!'

'Are you sure we want to evolve? Remember what happened last time.'

When this is buildings we can say we remember when all this was fields.

'All these heads are kind of gross aren't they? What if we collected pottery or something?'

The Daisy: 2005

Hmmingbirds.

Santa Amazon and the Christmas slaves were diligent again.

Sin and Doubt Boxes in Hell.

Remainders Shop

"What are your policies regarding the collection and use of children's data?"

"If we go vegan, can we eat pollen, but not nectar or vice versa or both or neither?"

I'm with biped.

"Any New Year's resolutions?" "I'm going to do better." "That's a nice sentiment but a little vague. Without a specific benchmark how'll you know you've met it?" "How'll I know I haven't?" "That's oddly logical." "And achievable."

Bored Angels: 'Now what?'

Information and thoughtful analysis.

"We're working our way up to 1G."

Pessimism Quiz.