If money were no object, I think i would like a place at the beach and someone to drive me back and forth. I don’t like to fly, but maybe I would find it more tolerable if I flew private and skipped commercial, if I went on a vacation. Certainly less hassle.

I drive with the windows open as often as possible — always have. I’ll even turn on the seats and heat and put the top down.

You got that right. I think there is a huge entitlement complex with a lot of wealthy people — that they should always have it “their way” and shouldn’t be inconvenienced — like the rest of us unwashed masses.

As a Panther’s season ticket holder, I was actually looking forward to seeing Rogers play in person. I think he is really good. Then he got hurt.

The security of a credit card is my first motivation for using one. The second is the rewards.

..... and Trump will claim rigged election and massive voter fraud.

Ya got that right. I am quite certain my kid was going to be weeded out at the end of the season, so that’s the point I turned her and her sister onto volleyball. They both really enjoyed it and my oldest said the biggest reason was “You don’t have to go shoulder-to-shoulder against your opponent.

I think it was last season when the Carolina Hurricanes were in a jam and needed an emergency goalie. They signed one of the equipment guys, who is quite good in his own right. With the game secured, they put him in at the very end of the 3rd period.

When my daughter played soccer with YMCA (probably 9 or 10) I will readily admit I was too vocal. I was trying to be encouraging “Get in there, get in there, kick that ball. Run, run.” Later I realized that was not encouraging.

I think there is some good advice here. I can kinda see it from both sides. I’m 51, divorced dad and have two teen girls. My oldest will be in college next year and I will miss having her around. I really enjoy having my kids around and it makes me sad that in a few years, I’ll not see them on a daily basis. The house…

Damn, when I was growing up, not folding a towel... every towel... into thirds was a CAPITAL offense. My mom would flip. She’s 80 now and I still hear about it when her cleaning ladies don’t fold the towels in thirds.

As Scooby Doo would say “Ruh row!”

I’m really hoping 2018 is better than 2017, especially for me. I’ve been out of work for a good chunk of the year.

At some point I will inherit my mom’s and also my great grandmother’s china. They are both rather flowery, as I remember, so I will see if I can unload them at Replacements.com. They are down the road from me.

Very cool video. Dumb question: How did they get it to sounds like that? That sounds much cooler than my moms Beetle back in the 70s.

Mueller must be getting close.

Yes, yes! At the very least, go back to the old colors and perhaps a slightly modified logo from back in the day. When Atlanta move to Winnipeg, I remember seeing online mock-up from hockey fans on what a new logo/uni could look like and I thought they were great.

I’m 51 with two teenagers and I have to say that it never occurred to me to say I didn’t want more kids. What is the percentage of women who are 40+ do want kids? I have seen ads that say she wants to start a family, which is good info to have, but at my age, it seems a safe assumption that more children are not part…

The larger the gathering the easier it is to inconspicuously pass a dish along without taking anything. I was always taught to take a small amount, at least try it, and if you don’t like it as expected, push it around the plate a bit so it looks like you’re eating it.

Although it’s not hokey or gimmicky, there is an ad here in Raleigh that drives me nuts. I believe it’s Capital Ford up in Wake Forest. The guys’s tag line is “Remember, don’t tell me what you WON’T do, tell me what you WILL do.”