On top of this, you can add another 6 months to your free year via this offer. I'm enrolled through February 2016!

Aww, c'mon, I'm just joshin' ya. I heard Steve Inskeep make a joke on the radio this morning about "the Facebook" and "the Twitter", I suppose it's been on my mind. And of course people drive 95 every day! I meant that I've never heard someone who drives it every day call it "the 95."

I don't know a single person who's ever referred to 95 as "the I-95," let alone someone who drives it every day. Do you also use "the Google" to do your web searching?

You're absolutely correct—the system is fucked. Unfortunately, what's called a gratuity at restaurants doesn't function that way. It shouldn't be assumed that a gratuity will be paid, but at restaurants in this country it is. My point is: Until that changes, tip your waiter or stay home.

My understanding from service industry friends is that whatever is written down as the total trumps everything else. So, no, you probably shouldn't do this.

This sense of entitlment is disgusting, I'm sorry.

Well in that case you could go to Costco or...yup, that's it.

Are you buying premium? Because Gasbuddy lists >60 stations in the District selling regular for <$4 (lowest being $3.59).

I've heard this before as well. On a semi-related note, I swear I get crappier tables when I book my reservation through OpenTable vs. calling it in.

Not to mention intimate. "Would you like to sit in this booth, where you and your dining companion can enjoy a little privacy? Or shall we put you on display in the middle of this noisy crowded room?" That said, if I have a preference for a booth I try to say so up front and I expect to wait longer.

The government needs to get out of Uber's way.

Speaking of red light behavior: People in DC have a tendency to move to change lanes at a red light if it'll mean they're first in line. Anecdotally speaking, this doesn't happen nearly as often in Ohio.

The day I realize you're tracking whether or not I open your emails is the last day I ever read any of your emails.

It's not. There are plenty of examples of someone with little responsibility having little freedom (8-year-olds) and people with lots of responsibility having lots of freedom (I'm rich as fuck so I can do whatever the fuck I want). In the case of college students, at that point in life, your lack of responsibility in…

According to Cooks Illustrated, their taste testers can't tell the difference between real and imitation vanilla in baked goods.

Read that again. "You had more freedom back then because you didn't have as much responsibility."

When you say "phone fee" — I assume you got a new/upgraded phone and are paying an extra fee on top of your regular bill for a set period of time? This is so the company can recoup the cost of that hardware.

Renumber them.

OMG. What is this from??

Just sold my parents' house and the first thing we did before putting it on the market was taking down all the wallpaper. I didn't think it was possible to have anything uglier until I saw the shades of yellow, green and pink underneath. *shudder*