I did a similar thing when I finished paying off my credit cards. I paid off my car about three years early. Now the money is going in my 401K.

I wonder what would happen if I were to drill a 1/2 inch hole right above where the soap goes in the flimsy little drawer on my machine. My guess is, there isn't anything in that particular spot other than enameled metal. Drill holes corresponding to the soap, bleach, and fabric softener, install grommets and…

Something that green should have the steering wheel on the other side.

I once made a joke that a sure-fire way to kill your husband in broad daylight in front of hundreds of witnesses and get away with it is to feed him whatever he wants. I even suggested publishing a cookbook with that title.

Please elaborate. Do you write code, or do you man the help desk?

Not the whole party, just the part south of the Mason-Dixon line. That was the other neat feature of the Democratic Party prior to the Johnson administration - it was really two parties in one. You had the northern liberals (like famously "wet" Al Smith of New York, and of course FDR, also of New York, and the…

I commandeer my wife's Corolla on a regular basis for this very reason. She'll run the thing with bad brakes/belts/whatever to the point of catastrophic failure if I let her.

A work of art, it is, but not worth 78 large.

Yeah, this is probably something Andrew Cuomo did for us back when we all still loved him. Hooray for New York State!

Back then. When the dinosaurs ruled the Earth. I didn't have the tailfin era in mind when I posted that (a bit before my time), but you're right.

Perhaps. Most postings say "or related field" without specifying what that means. If you did decide to go back to school, might I suggest going for a MS in computer science? You'll likely be required to take a few "bridge" courses, but you'll probably still save time over getting yet another BS.

You need the high-strength stuff, the kind they use to make countertops. They sell it at Lowe's.

A/C usually isn't needed in Germany. It just doesn't get as hot and sticky over there.

Well, (some) people were once convinced that Oldsmobile > Chevrolet, when in fact Olds == Chevy in every respect apart from the nameplate.

Probably called him a c***sucker.

That's some pretty fine baseketball.

Good point - make sure you get a real job when you join the Army or whichever. Helpful hint - human resources (or any other office job they might offer) is not a real job; that'll get you maybe $30K/yr. when you get out, assuming you rise to the top of the stack of people with business B.A.'s.

No way, Jose. Turbo or not, I have bad memories of the Ford 2.3 liter, and I wouldn't have another one if someone paid me to drive it. The fact that it's in a completely ratted-out old Bug does nothing to change my mind on this.

Too true. While the current administration seems reluctant to get started with any more unnecessary wars and such, the next administration may not be so committed to the idea. If we're really unfortunate, we might end up with another of Poppy Bush's offspring, and you know what happens after that - (1) a banking…

(rim shot) LOL