Alright, just to take a step back: I do appreciate efforts to have a conversation on issues. Too often the most-celebrated comments are smarmy one-liners, even for serious stories. But (at least to me) you did come across as condescending, even if that was not your intention. I’m willing to call it quits if you are.

As…

I don’t know why you are reshaping my words in a negative light: I am pro-employee benefits but think they should be covered in the base price, not through surcharges. If a restaurant finds it necessary to raise the price of a burger by $2 to cover employee benefits, I will tip 20% on that new price. I’m not going to…

If I’m having hamburger patties, eggs, a starch, and some kind of gravy for breakfast, I’ll take a loco moco ahead of this ulceric monstrosity, thank you very much.

Given how bad Rosenthal was, it’s a travesty that he was brought back ahead of Kaepernick.

$2.50 is the portion you are being charged for ALL of the employees benefit. If you want to deduct your server’s portion from your tip, divide $2.50 by the number of employees participating in the benefits program and subtract that number from the tip.

Yankees should re-assign their Traveling Secretary to Giannis and improve his hitting.

Salty is nuts if she thinks the question is: “should I tip 20% on the pre- or post-surcharge figure?” The correct answer is to calculate the tip and then deducting this fee.

I support employees getting paid benefits and a good wage and am happy to pay more (and have done so) to patronize establishments that look out…

Nothing has been snuck in. These surcharges are always clearly marked.

Next year, Russ and Harden will be shouting at Capela for the inbound like families fighting over an adopted dog.

I think this needs to be a 3D (X/Y/Z-axis) chart to incorporate “texture.” I love Sour Patch Kids in general, but those that have sat in the store for too long harden and inevitably lose their sour grains and get stuck in my teeth.

If we’re counting texture as an axis, Haribo Sour Bears are the best, though I tried…

Magic, in 1351

“I just witnessed the most dangerous plague in Western history! The Black Death set death records for Europe, wiping out 30-60% of Europe’s population and reducing the world population from 450M to 350-375M.

Exciting times!”

Wrote this in a different post, but had a TLX for 24 hours as a dealer service loaner. It was a 2.4L I4, so different from the V6 in this one, but the interior felt cheap—especially the steering wheel—and the rear/blind spot visibilities were poor.  Unless A-Spec and the Advanced Packages offer serious improvements, I…

Ah, you’re right on the turbo: looks like the dealership guy didn’t know what he was talking about. When I see him later today, I’m sure he’ll just tell me, “At least, there’s no turbo lag!”

If given the choice, I would definitely take a current gen Accord or probably a Civic Si before this car at MSRP.

Just drove a 2019 Acura TLX a dealership service loaner:

As a proud 3rd-gen Acura TL owner, I wasn’t quite sure what people were on about re. the decline in Acura until I got in the TLX today.

What you notice immediately is the cheap interior:everything is hard/hollow plastic, the split infotainment system makes zero…

Mirotic just signed a contract with Barcelona; NYC-area airports offer the most number of direct flights from the US to Barcelona.

I see two great houses...feuding.

Beware the red-headed one:

Since there’s nothing left to add to this ghostwritten feel-good, out-of-touch Davos internationalism:

One of my seminar professors in undergrad scored a “class meeting” with Kissinger at 7:30am on a Friday. So we all had to wake up at 3am just so we can get on the coach bus at 4am to get into New York in time for the…

I would never have pegged Kissinger at Burning Man.

Go home Darryl you’re drunk.

If that first fact is relevant, let it be known that the Buffalo Bills finished Top 2 in football playing in 1991-1994 and deserved the Lombardi trophy.