Exactly. 3K for this thing seems like a good deal to me.

Oh that’s awful. 

Houston highways are death traps, especially late at night when the drunks come out. I am so glad I never broke down on one.

This still haunts me:

One of our recently graduated medical students claimed he modeled for them. I totally believe it. The kid had a thousand-watt smile, was in fine shape, and (supposedly) had no problem taking home the ladies. 

Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!! No.

Because, despite the madness, they have HUGE clean bathrooms. Even with what seems like 20,000 cars parked outside you can get in and pee in 30 seconds or less. And given that they are usually located about halfway between the major Texas cites (Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio) that’s usually the time you need to…

I love that they tried to pretty up the crane by planting trees on it. Nope, still looks like a crane.

Meanwhile in the Caribbean, the government of St. Maarten is being very quiet about certain megayachts in Simpson Bay. But apparently the locals know which ones are owned by the Russians, and they are throwing stuff at them. I hope it escalates into not letting them refuel or restock.

Amateur.

It was for ALS (Lou Gherig’s disease). Interestingly, the charity, while grateful for the interest, had no idea how to budget for all of the money that poured in. Do they give out grants? Hire more people? What happens when the money dries up?

I think straight people all assume that lesbians drive Subarus. Lesbians assume that lesbians drive Ford Rangers or Toyota Tacomas.

We have three Miatas here on the island. One is owned by a gay couple, one by a straight guy, and the third was just purchased by a straight woman (me).

Of course we wouldn’t. Some poor minority (or worse - undocumented!) dude biking to his job gets killed by a car nearly every week in Houston, and it might get a mention in the police reports. The incident will get posted on the Houston Ghost Bike and BikeHouston FB pages (usually with a link to a GoFundMe for his…

Something something....Parkinson’s disease! too. But Parkinson’s doesn’t turn you into a racist a_hole. Just makes racist a_holes have balance issues and tremors.

The “werepyre” fight is one my favorite ever Supernatural scenes:

Because heading up the very agency that funds research into emerging viral pathogens and helping to determine the future scientific trajectory of the United States is a “nothing” job?

This would be awesome where I live. Crazy steep grades (up to 23%) and narrow twisty roads. Any hitchhikers can just hop in the back. Too bad the salt air would destroy that gorgeous paint job in a year. Also paying over 5K for a car here is just a stupid idea.

I thought she was getting into the horse riding thing? That is actually a great form of therapy (for a lot of folks). And she’s got the cash to really get into it and make it a full-time hobby. Or she could just buy a nice show jumper and give the ride to a good young rider and go hang out in the VIP area at the…

I’m also wondering if her seatbelt was unlatched because she had been hit in the face with pepper spray and was looking to move to her parents for comfort?