Every Monopoly player knows that we do not follow the rules. What fun would that be? There is the blatant rule violation of putting all the cash from fines in a pile in the middle of the board, and somebody gets all that cash if they land on Free Parking. However, there is a very useful rule, that no one follows, even though it would speed up the game considerably. When a player lands on a property, he can either purchase it or it immediately goes up for auction to the other players who can buy it (for as low as $1.) Did you know that?
Stupid idea #3675: In 2016, when Democrats won the popular vote but Trump won the electoral college, an idea that started in Colorado and has since spread in popularity to many people in at least 21 states. They want state legislation that would require all of their states electoral votes to go to the candidate who wins the national popular vote. This is obviously an attempt to have a popular vote while keeping the constitutionally mandated electoral college in name only. Okay California, New York, New England, etc. voters, your electors would have been required to give their votes to Trump. Under your brilliant idea, your vote would go to Trump. In fact, Trump would get every vote in the country, just like Kim Jong Un.
In August we forked out the money (not cheap) for our daughter to share a dorm room for her first semester, no refunds. We wanted her to be safe in a college dorm. It was Thanksgiving before she confessed to us that she hated her roommates and, after living in the dorm for only 4 days, she moved into a house with some flighty guy and his partying friends. Somehow, she survived college, but at the cost of her mother’s hair turning gray.
We have the lawn mowed every other week, April thru October. But I only get my hair cut once every 3 months. A haircut now costs $20 + tip, and that’s with a senior and veteran discount.
The quality of higher education has declined in inverse proportion to the rising cost of higher education.