This is such a unique machine, I’m curious what buyers are cross-shopping. Are they looking at small roadsters (like the Miata mentioned in the title)? Or are they looking at motorcycles? Or maybe trikes?

I think autonomous vehicles should focus on driving instead of filming videos or texting or whatever else they’re doing. Distracted driving is dangerous.

Right you are!  I believe it has to do with the passenger-side mirror being made ever so slightly convex (to allow a wider view).

I’d say only slightly below this:

Muppet Family Christmas is one of my all-time favorites.  I saw that it is available on DVD and bought a copy to replace the well-worn VHS that my dad had recorded from TV for me when I was a kid, but I realized that something was missing from it (and it wasn’t the retro commercials) -- I suspect it had to do with the…

I always liked it as well, but it’s possible that I’m just distracted by the cute surfer girls in the TV ad.

Pushing leather as a premium luxury component has likely improved automakers’ margins, but I think it has made cars less comfortable.

Mind the initials as well.

See also: The Presidential Test

I have a friend who raised chickens from eggs for a while. When they started to hatch, she solicited names from her kids. Their suggestions included: Marsala, Piccata, Parmesan, and McNugget.

Ok.

I read the spacecraft’s name “Chang’e” and initially thought that someone had sent your electric car to the moon.

Sounds like a bit of an exaggeration. I’ve heard some dealership horror stories but nothing that reached the point of strangulation — even when holiday stress is a factor.

You know?

One of the trickier aspects of running a virtual race is mapping out your route. You can monitor your progress with a tracker like Strava as you go, but it’s nice to just know where you have to go and run.

You can always tell a Milford man.

As a northerner who isn’t into country music, I never knew much about Dolly Parton or Dollywood. I assumed that the park was a simple celebrity vanity project.

Oh, I LIKE this list!