I’m going to defend that automatic transmission for a minute here. I drove a beater ‘69 GTO with an automatic as a teenager, and the transmission was incredibly responsive. I could choose when to shift by changing the pressure on the gas pedal, and it responded instantly. You just had to practice and get the feel of…

That railing on the stairs thing can get complicated. Technically you have to have a railing directly above the vertical part of each step. During our recent renovation we installed a pocket door on the first step of our stairs, and if we followed that rule to the letter the required railing would have blocked the…

It’s nothing that a few coats of white primer couldn’t fix.

If you play piano while she is talking, you will find out.

John Williams worked as a jazz pianist with Henry Mancini for a while, most notably on the Peter Gunn theme. His nickname was “Curly”. I really wish I could find the article proving this. 

Induction cooktops are so very easy to clean. Even if it is splattered with oil, just wipe off the oil with a paper towel and then go over it with a wet rag. Use a little dish soap once a month. If you neglect cleaning it, then you’ll get build-up that requires special cleaning compounds, so don’t neglect it.

I recommend The Good Place: The Podcast if you liked the show. Hosted by Marc Evan Jackson (Shawn) who has a great podcast voice, it features all the actors and writers from the show. It’s one podcast per episode, and there were only about 50 episodes of the show, so it’s easy to complete.

The Genuine Bag Fumble is my new band name.

I think this is the biggest barrier towards washlet acceptance in the US. It’s perfectly safe to install an outlet behind the toilet because of GFCI outlets, but they aren’t installed in new homes unless they are specifically requested.

I think this is the biggest barrier towards washlet acceptance in the US. It’s perfectly safe to install an outlet…

Casey Kasem voiced Shaggy into his 70s. Matthew Lillard is voicing Shaggy now in his 50s.

Why can’t New Yorkers be happy with vending machines in iron cages like the rest of us?

This guy is one haircut away from looking like Uncle Fester.

I recommend everyone click that link and see what a PistenBully looks like. Those treads look like they could chop you up.

I had no desire to pirate any Looney Tunes cartoons before today. Now I must have them all.

Spiders like to hang out in dark, cluttered spaces, so vacuuming under your bed—and storing stuff in sealed containers—won’t make it very appealing to them.

Simon Cowell is looking more and more like a muppet with each passing year.

I will not be coerced into esoteric Scandinavian concepts any more!

But the guy did indeed have a ferret face.

I got this:

As a wise man once said, Cosby should have a coke and a smile and shut the fuck up.