I’d go for a used EV like a Leaf or 500e. Perfect for a short commute. Charge it at home and never visit a gas station again.

Except it was a Volvo 240.

I suspect we’ll see the autonomous features subsidized by ad revenue. Google and Apple are investing in this stuff because of how valuable your eyeballs are pointed at their content rather than at the road.

When I was about 5 my parents took me to see Cheech & Chong's "Up in Smoke" at the drive-in.  The scene where the dog sniffs the van and passes out (drops dead?) made a big impression on me for some reason.  The only other thing I remember about it was my dad laughing hysterically throughout.

I wasn't even that into RHCP, but thankfully a couple of my friends talked me into going to that concert in a little 2,800 seat auditorium in Ames, Iowa.  Must have been sometime in the winter of 1991-1992.  Still amazing to look back on that show and think that we saw Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins opening for the…

I am quite concerned about attacks from super-villains with a chair where their face should be. If I am attacked by such a dastardly fellow (or his henchmen), I hope I could call upon The Tick, Arthur, Die Fledermaus, American Maid, and Sewer Urchin to come to my aid. Spoooooon!

To me, making fun of the videos was the best part of the show. This was made painfully clear to anyone who ever saw the DVD versions where all of the music videos had been taken out. Something about the royalties, I guess.

1973.

interesting pairing
I find it interesting to see this coming out the same week as the new Conor Oberst album…I saw them live when they opened for Bright Eyes at a show outside of Omaha back in 2005. Also noteworthy that both are now no longer with their label. (What's up w/Saddle Creek?)