came here to say this.

They were building on property that they owned until the city ordered them to stop for not filing for any building permits.

1st Gear: When the pickup truck in front of you blocks out the sun, it is time to ban them from the left lane. I agree that pickup trucks in USA are too big to not be reclassified as a Truck.

The only reason that the FBI or NSA would be bugging Colbert would be to hear all the jokes that never make it on the show.

I have to say that is some petty shit. Everyone (from CEO to peon) deserves a comfortable seat at their desk.. Why did the “culprit” have a broken POS chair in the first place? Since you just moved offices how cheap is your company to have to move a broken chair to a new office and make someone use it?

GPS is notorious for not working in dense forests...like a rain forest in Hawaii....just like being inside a house.

“jumping on the opportunity to shit on someone without knowing anything.” - do you mean like the entire tone of this article?

Many bars that I have patronized had a 2 drink minimum. I think this would be an appropriate compromise.

This is horrifying. I remember when Monks were doing this in Vietnam. That was a very dark time in our history.

Dogs don’t care about politics.

Ignorant means uneducated. If you are uneducated on a topic, you are ignorant of that topic.

The Sopranos left you a voicemail.

Thank you. I enjoyed the essay. It makes one think how fortunate we can be. I hope your recovery continues.

Who was arrested in the police department for falsifying evidence?

In England, back in the 70's, my Grandfather asked for ice and the manager arrived to ask him if he had a bee sting.

This story is just sad for everyone involved.

I spent a career in the US Coast Guard and most of it was patrolling the Caribbean. Crime exists everywhere. Over the years on a few different ships, I wont say when or where because I do not have any right to “out” anyone involved: one of our crewmembers was raped at a “small” island resort. One of our crewmembers…

The “ability to make stupid shit up whenever you want” is literally one of the best job descriptions of a fiction writer that I know. Pick another hill to die on.

no, that is bad writing. Using it as a crutch because you wrote yourself into a corner is lazy. Using it to add mystery to a story or as a device to move the plot is common enough in good stories. Demanding that all stories must follow your rules is arrogance.

no, that’s science... the whole point of magic is that you do not know how it works and you don’t have to, to believe. Faith is what you need to believe in an imaginary friend in the sky....