Not to get too Jalopnik, but wrenching and baseball on the radio go hand in hand.

3/5 star for you!

Rasho Nesterović was a functional NBA center and one of the better players the Wolves drafted to try and help out Garnett (yeah, “functional” is usually the best you can hope for out of Wolves draft pick). Won a title with the Spurs and had some good years with the Raptors. Solid pick at #17.

Exactly what the Twins are doing right now. If they are lucky they are pretty good once a decade. Their offense is legit, but they probably lack pitching in the post-season. They wouldn’t spend the money to get either (or both) of the pitchers that were free agents until midseason, and they won’t part with the…

SuperSonics was going to be my suggestion. Stick that knife into Seattle a third (or is it fourth?) time.

Good call on the Bonneville. Later in that scene, when Will is out of the shot, you can see the trapezoidal C-pillar window, which was GM. On Mopars it was triangular.

I’m pretty sure you’ll get your wish. This show seems designed to dig into all the details of the various types of vampires eventually.

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Depends on how often and directly you interact with your phone. According to my phone I’m only looking at it about 30-40 minutes a day. The rest of the time it is in a pocket or on a shelf somewhere. My smartish watch tells me a key bit of what’s going on on my phone. Time, yes, but also texts (along with heart-rate,…

I was in a job like that for a while, tracking everything down to 15 minutes, with a horribly complex time tracking system. I’d spend close to two hours every week attempting to fill out my time sheet; my manager would spend at least an hour on Monday detailing how I messed up last week’s sheet; I’d then spend at…

Check the seams, especially at the corners. Make sure all the welds are clean and straight. Look for overspray in hidden spots, like firewalls and door sills. Body work without an explanation is a red flag; body work at the corners is more likely to be covering up frame problems.

On a related note, it bugs me when people put an indefinite article in front of a person’s name even when they are talking about that person in a definite sense. It happens most often in sports commentary; I guess it serves to reinforce the interchangeability / disposability of players.

Studebaker Wagonaire, my Dad had a ‘63 that he wanted to be buried in (he found some casket handles he’d bring out at car shows to joke around with). It didn’t have the big camper attached to it, but it did have the sliding rear roof. Also, backward-facing third-row seats that folded into the floor. Fun car to be a…

Batman’s motorcycle makes no sense whatsoever. OK, not a car, but it yanked me out of the movie so hard.

The more you drive, the less intelligent you are.

I’ve thought that “loves football” is a euphemism for “doesn’t worry about the long-term consequences that playing the game will have on their brain/body.” “Plays with abandon” is another.

I’m glad I went to a Greek-free university.

This man has the truth of it. Even though relatively reliable, the Toyotas and Hondas of the 70s were hard, spartan cars. Growing up with them, I have an affinity for hard, spartan cars. Small, cramped, and in salt regions rust-prone. They were miserable cars that always started. Just compare (overall) a ‘78 Civic to…

Remember, too, that if you get in trouble in the wilderness that other people will risk their lives to rescue you. And sometimes they die so you don’t, wouldn’t that feel shitty?

My retired neighbor had an AMC Hornet in the late ‘70s. He took really good care of it; I remember helping him sand out and repaint the rust spots. I know I rode in it, but all I really remember is thinking that Hornet was (is) a pretty cool name for a car.