“If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.”

I’ve never had a problem with security in Denver.  I do have Pre-check, though, and wouldn’t fly without it.

Do not anger Blue Mustang:

I’m surprised DEN is as low as it is. I regularly fly there, either directly or to make a connection, and have rarely had issues, even weather related. Easy to get into the city by train, shuttle, car, etc., and easy to get around. They have some nice shops, too.

Is there some kind of muppet over his right shoulder?

It just seems like one party in the story was being responsible and professional, and another was having a tantrum worthy of a two-year-old.

“Keep moving the mean”. It's a way of reminding myself that just because something sucks today I should still keep focused on the long term of making things better overall over time. And also that when good days happen to try to repeat it as much as possible to keep that average up. 

“In fact, having any out-of-state alcohol delivered to Utah is a felony crime. Why?”

Kaitlin Bennett so desperately wants people to see her as a sex symbol, the guns are just an excuse to post pics of herself. She wants to be a Toby Lammeran, so...so bad.

Fair point on the teens...once my 8-year-old hits 13-14, the van should be nearing the end of its reliable service life and we’ll reassess our needs. We’ve had a full 8 people in the car, but the more likely scenario is just 6 people (2 in each row). Thankfully one saving grace of the bit, fat-assed van is that the…

Hey, that’s a valid critique and one that I should have caught on my read-through before posting. Let me run a little correction. 

Jack,

Sounds hilarious. But I think I needed to be there.

Their defense sucks? They looked pretty damn good last night, when they only gave up 6 points against the...oh, Bills, with...jesus, Derek Anderson is still in the league...?

We actually like the “three independent seat” bench in the Odyssey. The center seat serves as sort of a DMZ for the kids, holding snacks, crafts, activities, chargers, etc. That’s a lifesaver because they’re too small to go digging through bags on their own — it’s all right there. And if we have to grab an extra kid…

Also, so many parasites come from drinking random fresh water. If you’ve had to resort to that, see a doctor and get yourself de-wormed or whatever.

Everyone should have one of those, a small towel and a small first aid kit in their backpack.  If you need to carry water for your hike, you should just carry those lightweight things as well.

May I recommend the Life Straw? Doesn’t get simpler or lighter weight than that.

What about “Gattaca”?