But that is the fascinating point here — Sessions, et.al., is using the Bible to justify policies toward illegal immigration, but there was no such thing in either the Old or New Testament eras. The concept of “illegal” immigration did not exist in that culture; quite the opposite, since the very Old Testament law…

My family had a calico when I was growing up which was none too bright — we ended up calling it “dumb cat” when we first got it until we came up with something better, but the name stuck. It was not very smart, but it was strong (it could jump on top of full sized dressers from a standing start) and it held a grudge…

I once owned a ‘77 T-Bird with a non-stock engine, straight pipes, and glass packs, and to date it sounded better than any car that I have driven (certainly better than the fake interior noise in my current RS, though I do love them them pops & bangs!) It sounded exactly like the rumble of the Batmobile in the…

Just had a lengthy & fruitless conversation on Facebook with a friend of a friend. I was vainly making the point that not only was the union of Christianity with worldly politics harmful to the political process and the country as a whole, but more importantly it is extremely harmful to Christianity itself. I also…

I took my RS to a radar run at the local airport last year, and I was determined to do it right. So I practiced, practiced, practiced. Got to the line, the lights went down, and I executed it perfectly. But it felt like there was a boat anchor tied to my rear bumper. I looked down and realized to my dismay that I was…

The author got pawned.

I have a Focus RS that I bought about a year ago. That resulted in one of the single most difficult things that I have ever done while driving a car, all thanks to muscle memory. For the best possible launch, you are supposed to keep the gas on the floor when shifting from 1st to 2nd — and I have three DECADES of…

Thank you. My God, I hate it when the Adjusted for Inflationers inevitably chime in. The reality is that there is no way to do an apples-to-apples box office comparison, and adjusting for inflation without adjusting for other factors arguably makes things worse.

Some of my favorite movies in the last several years have received the coveted “F” from Cinemascore. Killing Them Softly, Bug, Mother!, Wolf Creek. . . If anything, seeing a movie get an “F” makes me want to put it on my list.

Don’t forget the ras el hanout & berbere spice mixes. . .

That is the only answer to the eternal question of whether or not to add sugar to your tomato sauce: it depends. As in, it depends on the tomatoes. Good quality, ripe tomatoes should not need it (though even those may be acidic enough to need some counterbalancing.). Questionable tomatoes need. . . Help.

Nah, one bad apple don’t spoil the whole bunch, girl.

Well, they got off scott-free with that one, so why would they feel reason not to beat an unarmed man as well?

Even a Godzilla facepalm is not enough to cover that one. . .

Boy, that room sure is filled with whole lot of just a few bad apples. . .

He touched many, many diverse lives — pretty much all of us who watched him as a child. But your own experience is especially poignant. Thank you for sharing it.

I saw the trailer for the first time before Tully. Different kind of dissonance, but no less strange.

It’s a fair cop, but society is to blame.

My favorite (in the ironic sense) is when a car rushes to get in front of you, only to immediately make a right hand turn and cut you off in the process, forcing you to slam on the brakes. That is especially egregious when had they simply driven the speed limit, your bike would have been past the turn off when they…

It’s been kind of funny when I am bicycling and pull out ahead (due to paying better attention to the light mostly). Some dufus, engine roaring in response to guy on a bicycle. Ok, cool man, you beat a bicyclist with a car.