Fun fact: The sign actually read "I hate everyone" when they shot those scenes. They added the n-word in post production.

The numbers show that you're wrong about families still being in the hole, though. Using the same equations, which have average prices for rent, food and utilities in the US, you'll find that the break-even point is about $10/hour. (Yes, I have a spreadsheet with this data.) A family in the a city wound need about…

Monster Magnet nets you Queens of the Stone Age and Phish, because they're all "stoner rock." Well, yeah, except that 95% of the audiences for those 3 bands are mutually exclusive.

I'm going to post my standard response to questions about the minimum wage. (Yes, I have a standard response.)

I hated, hated, HATED this movie. I was actively angry from the minute they started with the stupid Melville wants older Tom Nickerson's up-until-then "secret" story of what "really happened" framing device (which not only contradicts the facts, but also contradicts the end of the movie).

I read the first part of that sentence in Aunt Beru's voice, so the second half was…weird.

When I recommended Deadwood recently, I touted it as having the best dialog of any show, with the caveat that mileage may vary, depending on your tolerance for the word 'cocksucker'.

I put it second (after Breaking Bad) because of the lack of an ending. But, yeah, before BB I told anyone that'd listen that Deadwood was the best thing that had ever been on television.

That's the most 70s nerd joke I've ever heard. Well, since the 70s anyway.

Liking Billy Joel would be a deal breaker for me.

I and my family are reasonably healthy, so we'll have relatively low out of pocket costs on the new plans if we continue that same average health. However, one broken bone and our out-of-pocket costs go up tenfold. Sure there's a cap on out of pocket costs, but it's set by the insurance company so that the most…

Yes, the ACA is a shitty, shitty, shitty system that's better than what came before, which was a shitty, shitty, shitty, shitty system.

There's a reason why Clinton was able to get so many things enacted - he used slightly warmed over Republican ideas and used his formidable political skills to convince the left to go along.

I blame Nixon. His corruption essentially made the American electorate give up. This, of course, led to Reagan being able to run on "everything the government does is bad."

Yup, I was just about to complain about that. She looks fantastic in that hair - and I complained loudly when she cut it. If I were a Satanist, I'd have left the religion because the devil made her do that.

In anticipation of The Force Awakens, we started rewatching the Star Wars movies over the weekend (in Machete Order, which is the best way to watch if you're including the prequels). When the scene with Han and Jabba came on, Mrs. Initiative said, "Why is this scene even in the movie." Not sure if I should be proud…

There should be a Talking Heads tribute concert that's followed by a very special episode of Talking Head with Chris Hardwick! (No, there shouldn't.)

I was late for work the day after that show and a couple of my coworkers were worried about me. When they mentioned it, I was like, "Do you really think that little of me that I'd go to a fucking show by Great White?"

And they somehow think Axl's going to be willing to pay TWO drummers? He can barely stand the thought that one drummer gets paid.

I'm not sure if this would work. On the one hand, Sorum isn't half the drummer Adler was in his prime, but then again Sorum kinda sounds like you'd think Adler would after years of heroin abuse and strokes.