Angela Merkel for Team Mom.

That as well. basically, Japanese and reliable. Haven’t had the privilege of meeting too many Indian gearheads.

Team Cat is watching.

True that. Luxury item taxation does not make me weep for the misfortunes of the mildly inconvenienced super rich. No sir, not at all.

You have it wrong, most Indians in the US are Camry owners. Not the other way around. And that is not because they all grew up loving Camrys in India. That is because Indians are EXTREMELY conservative when it comes to making big purchases like cars. Tried and tested reliability is what they all want. Hence Corollas…

A Camry is going be a chauffeur driven car in India. Why bother with an automatic (which, I believe are pricier than the manuals) when you can hire a guy to drive you around. Also, the road congestion being what it is (and again, I believe there is a tax on high displacement engines), what really sells in India is the…

But isn’t it actually not even a Mercedes, but something else entirely? Perhaps a Karmann?

Double negatives are bad. Mizunos are good.

That is quite interesting. I have heard the opposite said by a female co-worker.

Say it with me. Mizuno. Mizuno. Mizuno.

I see. Onwards to google!

For everyone who had the same burning question as I did, yes - Ms. Chin DOES artwork for our feline overlords. Here you go, let us send some business her way!

“sanctimommies”. TIL a new word. Thank you, anonymous stranger.

This one. It was this one:

I keep hearing that there is a cottage industry springing up of people who specialize in negotiating with hospitals to get such ridiculous charges reduced. Did your family try any such option? I am sure I read a very informative article about that some time ago... if I can remember the source, I’ll try to post it.

Excellent article!

This sort of obsequious fawning is unbecoming of the NYT.

I came here to say that this is great news and reason for celebration. When it is time to vote, in whichever country you happen to live in, please pay attention to whether your candidate has a plan in place to fund basic science. If you live in the US, please keep in mind that that most of your leaders have zero or…

Guys, ‘cmon - Honda took a page out of Lockheed’s Nighthawk design book. They designed a stealth car.