5th Gear: I suspect that by 2020, we will either see a stripped-down Pacifica with Dodge cladding, or a Pacifica with an odd makeover to make it kinda-sorta look like an SUV. Dodge Rendezvous, anyone?

The sniping! I think that’s what passed for character development in the JNT era. He was quite fond of it up until Seven and Ace showed that you can have a Doctor and companion who actually *liked* each other.

I really liked Nyssa, and thought she was criminally underserved during her time on the TARDIS. Tegan was...she fought a lot with her other companions, especially Turlough (with some justification, after all, as Turlough wanted to kill Five). I think with better writers, Tegan’s character could have been fleshed out…

I am a *tiny* bit concerned about the number of companions here. The last time this happened, it was during the Fifth Doctor’s first season (with the slight technicality of Adric, Tegan, and Nyssa being the companions for the Fourth Doctor’s last episode, but I digress)...

Wait a minute. There’s a new producer, a…

I would personally be fine with removing the National and American League, and organizing all 32 teams geographically. Teams could be divided into 4-team divisions, either under an Eastern/Western Conference setup, or simply throw them underneath an MLB umbrella without conferences. Playoffs would look a lot like the…

Neither my wife nor I are STL natives (thank bob!), even though we’ve lived in the metro area since 2005. She is originally from the NH/MA border, whereas I am from Chicagoland. Her move was for a job right out of grad school, whereas my move was to follow her and get engaged. Thirteen years later, we are still…

Another idea for a beer name that plays off of Newfoundland heritage and the brewery’s name: Jack Was Every Inch A Sailor, which would probably have to be some thick stout.

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Was_Every_Inch_a_Sailor

Perhaps they’ll get into advertising their brewery on radio or TV, and use a slammin’ 90s techno song as a soundtrack.

2nd Gear: Hyundai Denies That It Has Takeover Interest In FCA

A couple weeks ago, I learned that there were plans for a Plymouth version of the LH platform, but obviously it never came to pass. The name would have been the Plymouth Accolade, which right there is a problem as it referenced the K-car-derived Plymouth Acclaim, and would you really want to make such an association?

I…

There’s not much left of Chrysler to cut, as they’re now just the 300 and Pacifica. Fiat wouldn’t be missed too much if they left the US, as the 500 has grown stale and its variants are underwhelming. Dodge sells well, but their lineup is entirely ancient (Challenger/Charger, Grand Caravan, and Journey). My guess for…

The only addendum you can add to that Penny Arcade cartoon is that the equation still holds up when you remove anonymity.

Also, Bart Fargo is...hard to watch.

Jimmy Page has said that the follow-up to <i>In Through The Out Door</i> would have been a more hard-rocking affair. Based on the planned 1980 Eastern North America tour, there probably would have been a 1981 Western North America tour, meaning that the follow-up would have been likely released in early-mid 1982.…

Milo and friends have a lot to say about their van.

“We’re Not Detroit!”

“Christ, what an asshole.”

Markelle Fultz:2018::Michael Porter Jr:2019?

Here comes a special boy.

I’ve gotta hand it to Don’t Drink Beer, as he has really given life (HA!) to barleywine’s trendiness over the last couple years.