True, but my mindset has always been that I hate wasting even small amounts of money on something that provides literally zero value to me. If unplugging useless items will save me a quarter on electricity, it’s worth it.

I’m sorry, I must have missed when LeSean McCoy was convicted of a felony and sent to federal prison.

I don’t know if you are the only one who thinks it, but you’re also technically wrong. He pled guilty to, and was sentenced to prison for, “conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of unlawful activities and to sponsor a dog in an animal fighting venture”. He has never served time for the torture and…

I’ve heard that the standards for what makes a legal ball are pretty loose, so there can be potentially significant variations between two balls that are legal. MLB keeps trying to defuse everything by saying that all the balls they’ve tested are within the limits for size, weight, etc, which is technically true. But…

Yeah, I only see it as ridiculous if he was someone who claimed to (or should) know a lot about sports. If he was a sportswriter by profession, that would be a ridiculous guess. Or if he mentioned in the interview that he loved baseball.

Yeah, the bottom line is that for McGregor to be equally bad as Mayweather, he would have had to commit actual crimes against black people, as opposed to saying some racist things.

Plus, none of the players who really matter for the future are even on the big league team yet.

We live in a world where guys playing video games gets televised; poker is at least more interesting and requires more talent than that.

Yup. I know he wasn’t in the league long enough to make a ton of money, but even if that $10M is all he has, he could spend $200k a year (probably more) and never go broke if he invests very conservatively. That’s 4x what the average worker has to spend 1/3 of their life or more working for in a year.

Yes, it’s really a shame that he’s prohibited from using some of the $10 million from his insurance policy to go back and finish his degree if he wants. Oh wait, he’s not.

Huh, can’t say that I noticed that about the headrests. I don’t have strong feelings about the interior and am surprised that you think it’s a downgrade, but then, my 2000 was bought used in 2011 so it was pretty worn when I got it.

I don’t think it’s possible to actually love a dog and also think that it’s okay for people to get rid of their dogs when they “just get tired of them.”

I disagree; assuming the existence of basic shelter like we have today It’s much easier to live in the cold than the heat. You can put on more layers if it’s cold.

My in-laws live in suburban Chicago in a house built in the 1940s. They don’t have air conditioning. I refuse to visit in the summer.

To be fair, $13,000 in 2000 is the equivalent of $18,600 or so in 2017, just adjusting for inflation.

I do see the merit to your argument, but I would counter with: if you can afford to piss away $500 on a single bottle, you can afford another $75 for a 15% tip.

I’m never sure if what’s expected here. I usually tip something but never more than 15% for takeout.

Even a practice squad player makes more than 2X the average American’s salary, so they can afford to tip customary amounts (15-20%).

I can’t fathom it either. I’m a liberal and I support single-payer healthcare and oppose everything the Republicans are trying to do, including gutting Medicaid. But I read this story and I think, maybe try not having more kids when you can’t afford to support yourself as it is?

Employer-provided plans can run anywhere from really great to lousy; unfortunately it sounds like yours is the latter. If your deductible is so high that an ER visit doesn’t even reach it, that sucks.