I always pay the attendant.  Most of the time they’re in one of those locked, glass boxes.  The rest of the time, they take my card and scan it behind the counter.  Or...I use cash which can’t be hacked.

...by going on vacation without your kids.

Yup, all very true. I’ve lived in the Midwestern farm country, Southwestern desert, and various and sundry suburbs. I’ve only lived in one place that has actual mass transit options, but the state has allowed the system to go completely to shit over the past 30-40 years so now there are huge sections of the population…

Fortunately, the coal thing is essentially irrelevant because coal is still more expensive than natural gas.  Coal isn’t coming back any time soon.

This was our experience. In fact, we only focused on the cheap fix-ups (new paint inside and out, refinished hardwood flooring, new carpet, that kind of thing) and left the really expensive shit (hello, kitchen and bathrooms) for the next person to deal with after we sold our house for about 75k profit.

it’s typically a code word for older white man

Has anyone on the cable TV talking head circuit actually mentioned that the new poll which shows Warren challenging Biden for the lead is based on the fact that they removed the bullshit qualifier of “electability” from the equation? Because I wish everyone would simply stop using that stupid word. I mean, no shit…

Granted, but do you really think Cuomo was thinking that deeply about it?

Is Buckingham still out of the band? 

I’m not seeing it as taking a shot at her or even simply dismissing her based on her gender or age.  Cuomo asked why people are looking at her as a better option, when their positions are almost identical.

Um...he’s the fucking MAYOR of SOUTH FUCKING BEND INDIANA.  I ain’t about to elect him to anything more challenging than President of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners.

Neutral:  isn’t this why they were previously only allowed over the ocean?  If you assume a cruising altitude of 42,000 ft (which is high, I know, but bear with me) the inverse square law calculates that a sonic boom (typically rated at 200db) would still be over the threshold of pain (120db) by the time the shock…

Um...

Yes. If Third Way and DNC start providing her with support during the primaries—either through connections to bundlers and other donors not typically considered part of Warren’s sphere, or through strong media support to get her more in the minds of voters—then she may find herself less willing to tell them to go…

Read more to me like he was attacking Third Way and the DLC.  Either way, I’m fine with either Warren or Sanders.  My only concern now is that Warren may wind up compromising herself if she starts relying on support from the corporate wing of the party.

My grandmother used to do this as well.  Too bad it skipped a generation because my parents couldn’t handle money for shit.

Bingo.  We’ve used the envelope system for ages now and it works quite well.  When I need to go grocery shopping and get my hair cut and pick up something from a home improvement store, I simply pull the cash that I’ll need from each of those envelopes and head out.  Then, when I get home, I PUT THE CHANGE BACK.  Just…

Yup, when I finally came to the recognition that there will always be work that needs to get done and that the place won’t burn down if I don’t get to some of it today, my peace of mind and quality of life improved almost immediately.