310: Self love on Valentine's Day and four other topics

P&C drink and review an Irish Stout from Nashville, then discuss five topics in five minutes each.  * Self Love on Valentine's Day. What do you think of someone who sends her love to herself on Valentine's Day? P&C think that's ridiculous. Love is outwardly directed, not inwardly.  * Brandon and the Chinese Balloons. Was this the most embarrassing thing for the U.S. in decades? We showed the whole world that we're indecisive and incompetent and that we overreact when we're caught with our pants down. A total embarrassment.  * The non-binary soprano. Pigweed took the sprouts to an orchestral performance to expose them to some genuine art. The soprano was wonderful. But ... it was a they/them, and the program was full of all kinds of confusing gibberish.  * Liberal tells. What words or phrases immediately tell you that someone is a liberal? Undocumented immigrant. Always talking about gender. Everything is explained by hate or bigotry. Safe spaces. Decolonization. Problematic. Personal pronouns. Dog whistles. Privilege. Racist. Sexist. Homophobe. Transphobe. Triggered.  * Beer fasting. You think beer fasting means giving up beer. But P&C are traditionalists. They're going to give up everything except beer for a few days, to see what it was like for the Paulaner monks in the old days.