In my room

Millennials, the 18-to-34-year-old generation, are increasingly living in their parents’ homes, according to a new survey.

Since 2010, the percentage of millennials moving back in with their folks has increased from 24 percent to 26 percent — with a corresponding rise in the frequency of Sallie Mae student loan collection calls during the dinner hour.

Don’t forget the lingonberry jam: There’s big news at Ikea. Along with its longtime standby, Kottbullar (Swedish meatballs of beef and pork), the Swedish retailer now offers Kycklingkottbullar (dairy and gluten-free chicken meatballs) and Gronsaksbullar (vegetable balls).

Having sampled a few meatless meatballs, The Buzz assumes “Gronsakbullar” is Swedish for “prison loaf.”

Don’t know much about history: On this day in 2005, President George W. Bush was pronounced “fit for duty” after his annual physical.

It is simply not true that the words “fit for duty” were followed by “if by ‘duty’ you mean riding a mountain bike, clearing brush at your vacation home, and bestowing nicknames on fellow world leaders.”

— Mark Carlson, Herald staff

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