Then skip the donuts and get some BBQ at the bowling alley!

But it has the wow factor if you don’t get into the details. Saying “I’m a graduate of MIT.” and “I ate at McCormick & Schmick’s last night.” provides enough info to sound impressive, and the listener fills in the details themselves in their mind automatically.

That’s absolutely crushing to not get to see your loved ones in person or even give them a simple hug. I’m sure they’re all really sad about not getting to see you, too. The mental and emotional toll from this crisis is very real. 

Well said! There are a handful of success stories where people found amazing wealth through grit and sheer determination, but those are exceptions rather than the norm.

I don’t know why I never thought to use a cookie cutter for that - my wife has probably 1,000 of them - but I always use a shot glass like my dad taught me.

Go buy some donuts at Hole in One! :-)

I find myself playing it a lot before bed. My wife goes to sleep relatively early but I’ve always been kind of a night owl, so I generally have a couple of hours every night to myself. So far this game reliably takes my mind off of work and whatever else I’m thinking about that day - I get totally absorbed in it until…

I’m thoroughly enjoying this game. It’s calming in sense - just you and the road or task ahead of you. No other distractions in the game, no relationships to manage with people, no traffic, and a slow, steady pace.

I strongly disagree about the not-being-economically-devastated part.

I live a couple of towns over from this ice cream shop and I’ve met the owner a few times over the years. Super nice people with a loyal following, the ice cream is great, and they are involved in some local charity organizations as well. I’m not surprised one bit that he set up that page to help his employee - that’s…

Also this will work for lightweight cargo but not everything that needs to ship. Not only because of having to load through passenger doors, but also the cabin floor may not be strong enough to hold a lot of larger/heavier items. 

KLM actually abruptly retired all of their passenger and combi 747s due to this crisis, then a couple of days later brought the combis back into service. If it weren’t for that unique capability, they’d all be bound for the scrapyard right now.

Moxie Crimefighter is a strong name. My wife and I are like a week away from having a baby and I’m totally going to suggest this when I get home today. 

The idea that hospitals are raking in money from COVID is insane and completely out of touch with reality. As the article says, the $13,000 paid by Medicare is the going rate for COVID treatment (and probably still doesn’t cover the hospital’s costs). Then let’s look at all of the income hospitals are losing because…

It’s especially good with black raspberry or strawberry ice cream - like PB&J in a bowl without the bread!

This is neat and all, but I’m far too lazy to give it a try myself. I think I’ll continue consuming copious amounts of peanut butter and dairy together the old fashioned way - ice cream! Sometimes I even warm up some peanut butter (Skippy!) to pour over the top of it.

I just can NOT fathom how Uber continues to lose money so reliably, quarter after quarter.

They essentially own no vehicles, pushing all of the capital and maintenance expense off onto their drivers. They take somewhere around half of every fare, sometimes more. They typically don’t have to provide health insurance or…

I’ve always thought it would be interesting for IIHS to purchase a 5 or 10 year old version of a car they previously tested (or possibly several of them to have a larger sample size) to see what kind of difference there is after fatigue and rust have worked their magic. My gut says it would not be pretty. 

Man, I wish I had known about this a few years ago. My wife and I spent a couple of days around Modena on our honeymoon and visited the Enzo Ferrari museum as well as Maserati HQ but this would have been a fun add-on. Something to add to the list for when we get back there.

Hopefully the building is restored someday.…

And for light commercial use they are GREAT. We’ve had them in our delivery fleet since the year they came out in the US and they’re awesome to live with. Very low maintenance, very few stupid design decisions. The CVT actually holds up well, too - our oldest vans regularly saw 160-170k miles without any issue.