Teaching the basics of money does nothing to help people who are desperate. They are poor, they aren’t fucking stupid. Most of them know what’s up, but they don’t feel they have a choice. They are grasping at straws with the hope that somehow they can pay it off in time. Allowing people to prey on that desperation is…

Or here’s a thought: Have a federal, nationwide inflation-based limit on the interest banks can charge. Period.

Dark green = best color.

I don't even expect our terrible healthcare system to cover a converted van....but I would expect our system to actually cover healthcare stuff, which is sometimes a challenge. This is the only modern country where you have to buy extra insurance for your insurance...and even then they can decide not to pay for…

Seen from Europe, the way Americans treat themselves in regard to the truths you spill here remain baffling. I just can't get my head around how people can repeatedly vote against their interests.

You’re not getting political. You’re revealing a fundamental compassion/moral compass.

Thanks to Tom for letting us into this, I’d never have thought about this issue otherwise and I like to think I try to consider the struggles others may face.

Yup. Call me a commie all day long if you like, but in a country as rich as this one every single person should have access to the basic necessities of life. That means food, water, shelter, education, healthcare, and mobility. Doesn’t have to be fancy, but nobody should be hungry, thirsty, homeless, ignorant, sick,…

Bravo on the new purchase, the past few years of Honda’s are finally edging out the Siennas in overall quality and styling IMHO (I own a 07 and 11 Sienna.. jury is out on my next van). I feel for you and your wife- the added expense of the conversion is no small thing.

Congratulations. Not sure if it’s on Netflix, too, but the End of Evangelion movie should be considered the series finale (even though it’s just what is happening during the last couple of episodes, you’ll see) and, personally, I think that should be watched before going into the modern Rebuild movies.

Netflix version at least avoids the 4Kids intro, but you are missing the 50 different Fly Me to the Moon outro songs.

My Parents bought a 1994 s-10 Blazer 4x4 with the 4.3l and the towing package. It was a great little truck and was able to tow 2 horses in a trailer without any trouble, though it was a slow ride up the bigger hills.

I’ve owned two of them. They are great trucks. I really want an older squarebody S-10 to build into a rallycross vehicle.

100% agree. We went through a few dozen of the things for delivery vehicles over the course of about 20 years. The only thing that would kill them was accidents or eventually the rust got so extensive we retired them because they simply looked bad. Our mileage champ went 535,000 without ever having the head off.

As a previous owner of a ‘94 s10 and a ‘98 Sonoma, I love these blazers. My two trucks performed pretty much flawlessly for the 10+ years I owned them. Had the a/c go out in both and a sensor or two quit, but nothing major. My Sonoma was and still is probably my favorite car I’ve owned. 4.3L, manual trans, “ZQ8 Sport…

I actually love the S-series truck platform, and everything that was built on it. They're sturdy little cockroaches.

“Hit by morons,” at first I though you lived in Utah until re-read.

Can I just say, that USPS does amazing job considering how much mails and packages they handle every single day, and general reliability is probably way better than Lexus. When one considers every small bit that goes through their system, UPS and FedEx can’t hold a candle to it.

Erik, good read, thanks.

Up until a few years ago, I was pretty set on not liking Hamilton because he didn’t get across the best impression when he came into F1. I saw him as a bit of a bratty whiner that could drive the wheels off of the car but couldn’t handle things not quite going his way.

I dont usually respect Lewis that much for his personality and tendency to complain whenever hes not winning, but god damn if he didnt pull back all those respect points for this.