Borna looks like Alex Trebek. I’ll take wypipo’s cousins for $1000 Alex. 

Tomato needs a new home. Lock the doors.

There has always been a small contingent of federal judges that are idealogues who don’t care about the rule of law, are not so bright, and are senile or corrupt. But if things went bad in District Court you could usually count on getting a fair shake at the Court of Appeals (except maybe in the 5th Circuit). That all…

When everyone drives CUVs and SUVs the only way to see over them will be to have a brodozer. It’s like an arms race of lifted vehicles. Then maybe some vehicles that can see under the brodozers experience a resurgence.

My Impreza head gasket went out under 70K miles. I wouldn’t take another Subaru if they gave me one.

I knew we (as a society) had entered uncharted waters when I was at a friend’s house and she was whispering so Alexa wouldn’t hear her. 

The State of Alaska appoints state Supreme Court justices for life (basically). But they got sick of these old people hanging on and changed the law to require retirement at 70. The Feds should do the same. 

After age 50 you can contribute an extra $19K a year to your 401K under the “catchup” rules. It saved my 401K after a divorce. A woman in my office borrowed a hefty sum out of her 401K to pay for a breast enhancement procedure. She’s my age and still working, I’m not. 

It’s like playing roulette for billionaires. Only there’s no way to cover 4 candidates with one bet. 

Vishinata (100 proof) and tsuica (plum brandy) from Romania. And Euro chocolate bars. Although why bother when the local Bosnian grocery has them all here. 

I went to a ski area one thanksgiving with my spouse and child. Stayed at the lodge and ate at the buffet. Not too many people were around because the skiing had not ramped up that time of year. Best Thanksgiving ever.

Splinter refugee trolls. 

Magnets for the plate switching. They don’t leave forensics in the form of glue and Velcro fibres they can trace to the Home Depot where you bought it and bring up the security camera showing your face. 

Joe would be happiest as one of those airport masseurs. As long as you let him smell your hair. 

But maybe starting with a clean slate in Alaska will allow him to get some perspective and ultimately find some peace.

I inevitably came home with pens that were the property of the United States Government. Retaining them would have required me to confess these multiple thefts to the FBI contractor guy (it was always a guy) who did my security clearance every five years. Although theft is a specific intent crime, so the retention was…

That’s what they get for the Tomato purge that did nothing to purge the Tomato and everything to purge loyal left-wing commenters.

There’s places in most airports where you can sleep that nobody knows about. Takes years to find them. Hallways, maintenance alcoves, upstairs level business office atriums that are abandoned at night, and end-of-terminal gates with no flights scheduled until the next day. I’ve got a list of them all the way from FAI…

There’s a game farm south of Melbourne on Phillip Island. They let you hand feed the roos including the big reds (six footers) down to the wallabies. The wallabies are especially endearing. I couldn’t eat roo. Yes I know they’re pests and they’re all over the place as roadkill. I just personally couldn’t eat one…

I freeze oil and grease in a plastic container. On trash day I pull out the container and run a little warm water to free it from the plastic then dump it in a compostable bag with the rest of my compost. Out it goes in the compost bin for pickup (I’m lucky to live in a city with a robust recycling program which…