Volvo. If you care about comfy, this-beats-my-living-room seats, you want a Volvo.

Very short answer: when I bought my M5 I could do a lot of my own work. A couple of surgeries later, it’s not such a hot idea. I also need something reliable and more comfortable for regular 8-hour drives to help with my elderly parents. I’ve looked at the F30 3 Series and the only one I really liked was the (I think)…

North Carolina. The only dealer in the state worth a crap is in Raleigh since they have a nice customer base in the stock options crowd and people moving from way more expensive places to live.

You are planning a “moron” list, no?

Because I can’t get an M235i at Costco....

Every BMW dealer in my neighborhood charges $79.99 for nitrogen in the tires. On top of that one has a blatant “ADM” charge of $499 (that’s “Added Dealer Markup”) and another has added the following items:

Well, you need someone better in chemistry than I am (was, this was a couple of jobs ago). But it’s way past “agitated asthmatics” and a high ozone concentration really sucks to live in. A lot of large cities (LA is the poster child but Nashville and Salt Lake City are as bad if not worse) are built in geography that…

Seriously? I hope you’re kidding. Having been smacked in the face by a (steel, pre-airbag) dashboard I promise you an experience you’ll never forget. Hint: we’re not talking about “Sport” mode.

Yes, except it needs to be done with puppets (see Thunderbirds for inspriration).

You can’t make this one up...

In the end we got yet another crowded debate that was very light on facts and explanations but very high on hyperbole. Everyone wants the most powerful military in the world, and the fact of the matter is they will already have it when they step into office. Nobody even mentioned reforming the Pentagon or areas within…

Recommended viewing: District 9.

The U.S. Idea of winning is that when the dust settles, they control the resources and economy of the conquered state either overtly or covertly.

“Everyone had access to a shelter?” No, not really. As a student of nuclear weapons and the cold war that drove them I can safely tell you that in an all-out hot nuclear exchange we would have nuked several tens — if not hundreds — of Soviet citizens into the great hereafter. And they to us. A few thousand might…

<cough>Remember these?</cough>

Exactly. A RWD Maxima without a CVT. Buy one used; I came close to buying a new G37 a few years back and they have a really steep depreciation curve. I have no idea why other than they don’t have enough horsepower to hold my interest.

I gave up on Maximas when they got CVTs (don’t hate ‘em, just don’t love ‘em either).

You could have handled it worse...one of my coworkers got pulled over on the way to work and got wrote up for having a broken headlight. He gets the ticket, drives away and subsequently gets pulled over roughly four blocks later (this is a notorious speed trap in town).

Please do keep this (writing an article) in mind. My sister worked in a northeastern state’s welfare system and although she has had a new job for a couple of years now it’s totally removed any faith in humanity she had. I’ve tried to get her to write a blog post (or posts, plural) about it but now she works in for…

Just make sure and post these at 4:20 so we have some context.