I do what I can!

No worries, Curiousplay. A totally reasonable misunderstanding if you don't know the baseball jargon.

First of...woah, let's turn it down from 11.

I appreciate your horrible pun and share in your appreciation of MST3K.

Shhhh! :P

The card is a screen cap from the movie American Psycho. Christian Bale's character is a sociopath who becomes obsessed with minuta like rivals' business cards before he murders them in an effort to eliminate the competition. It's an excellent mind(bleep) of a movie; definitely check it out if you have any interest…

I have to disagree to you a bit here. I am out of shape, trying to fix that. For me, a jog around the block (maybe a third of a mile tops?) is grueling. It's brutal. It's a run, even though it's over in a short time. I can do it without risking harm or injury, but it's at the limit of my capabilities. I can't…

Let's play a fun game called Using the Entire Quote:
"Virtually the entire US will be affected by this storm: whether directly by rain, wind, snow, or ice, or indirectly via cascading travel delays."

Let's play a fun game called Using the Entire Quote:
"Virtually the entire US will be affected by this storm: whether directly by rain, wind, snow, or ice, or indirectly via cascading travel delays."

Sorry about that! No offense intended. I use that age as a concept rather than a literal demarcation. Not sure where you live, but 16 is the age in the US where people are generally seen as independent enough to drive, so I often use that age as a shorthand for "People of sufficient age to control themselves and…

I'll be honest: I love when nice restaurants say "No children after 6pm." And if there were an airline that was 18+ only, I would gladly pay extra to fly it for work or when I'm traveling kid-free. (There is a reason grandma gets such generous bribes to babysit kiddo on date night or if we are taking an overnight…

re: #4, the issue isn't crying kids. Kids cry and there isn't anything anyone can do about it sometimes. It just happens, and God bless the poor parents who, on top of the hell that is dealing with airports, now must deal with a screaming kid and 150 people glaring hate at them.

Actually, you're incorrect, tm3308.

Boston-based here, so Go Sox! That said, this is going to be an awesome matchup to see from a pure baseball perspective. If the Sox put in a good showing and lose, even in a sweep, I will be more than happy given their turnaround after last year and Sept 2011. Cards are a good team, and I have enough STL friends that…

The reason for that, I find, tend to depends on the road's location. If it is a street where locals are the majority, you'll see both lanes fill up quickly. If it is a street with a lot of through-traffic, however, you'll see folks avoid the far left or right lanes for fear they may be turn-only out of the logic…

I'm personally a huge fan of those laws. Cops, EMS, and other responders have been killed on the highway because of drivers barreling down at massive speed while they have no choice but to get out of their cars on the same side as traffic to do their jobs.

I absolutely get what you're saying, and I don't disagree. I think where I see the difference is that I don't think anyone is necessarily born "smart." Yeah, there are natural aptitudes and baseline capabilities, but "smart" and "clever" come from practice and effort; people who are viewed as uniquely intelligent,…

Great points! I am 100% with you on the harm that can be done with false praise. I see it as something that can be just as harmful as withholding legitimate commendation. It's about honesty.

This article seems predicated on the idea that "Good job!" is the only way parents know how to speak to a child who has completed a task. Or that they say "You're so smart!" to the point they inflate the kid's ego to near bursting.

My go-to: "Hey, I had heard that, too. Checked it out, tho, and looks like someone fed us both some bad info. Here's the Snopes link..."