I mean, I’m not imagining that because I’m a huge Lauda fan, right?Hamilton became a Zen master on the track, relative to his old persona, which I think a lot of folks have either forgotten or weren’t around from 2007-2013. Used to be Maverick, is now Iceman. Ha.

I think social media is far more powerful an influence on a person’s career than any media previously. I don’t know if he’d think, “If I crash out Lewis I’m going to lose followers, and THEN endorsements/income,” but if anything would, it might. People do all sorts of weird shit for the social media gods. I mean, who…

As I was watching this race my nerd brain concluded Max is Anakin Skywalker. An immensely gifted driver whose hotheadedness and sense of being owed success seems to undermine him at critical moments, made worse by a confused and misguided FIA, while being mentored by two of the most egotistical, ruthless men to ever…

I had the exact same thought. It’s one case where maybe the pressure of social media on one’s career MIGHT prevent that from ever happening again. Could you even imagine the negative impact on Max if he were to pull that maneuver?

So they either shut down the mom n pop through litigation, or drain them through litigation, OR cause customers to rally behind them through dismissal of the suit, then boost business to previously impossible levels. Dare I have hope in humanity?

Toyotas, man. We have a 2014 Highlander XLE that we bought new, literally the week the updated model came out, because our 15-year old Camry was done.

This is more what I was referring to:

We have interpreted the basis of our government to determine anyone can own any gun simply by the grace of God. Training and licensing are a violation of God’s will. That’s on us.

I wish I could say these kids are going to be the ones to finally do something about our gun addiction, once they’re old enough to hold office, but I saw what happened to my generation and the one after. We changed our minds. We started to believe our desires are more important than the rights (or lives) of people we…

My uncle, who was notoriously cheap, ugh... my two male cousins (one of whom was his son), little brother, and I all got components of one of those little boy outfit sets you used to be able to get at JC Penney. You know, a sweater, shirt, pants, belt, and socks all packaged together. I got the belt - a lovely…

Man, at my first job making burgers in the early 90s, we came up with so many “specials” that I still make to this day. Sweet & sour burgers, slaw burgers, fried mozzarella burgers, deep fried monte cristo burgers, land/sea/air burgers, etc. Our boss never let us put them on the official menu but we programmed a…

So much. And the bits that get crispy mixed with the unctuous fatty bits? The best tacos, right there.

The ingredients of the pork patty are potentially distressing, unless you’re Scottish.

I’m mostly joking about a Porsche. I just mean something fun and frivolous, since my next car won’t come along (knock on wood) until after both my kids are gone, or old enough to not need two family cars in the household. I mean, I’d love a Cayman, but more than likely if I decide to ditch the “project car is my fun…

Yeah, I’m not gonna lie - this car is really interesting to me. I’m not in the market yet, but my next car is either going to be a Porsche or something I can haul a teardrop, some gear, and a couple of bikes out to the Hill Country with, but also do normal car stuff.

It doesn’t even matter MTG and her allies are technically a minority of the American population. They’re the loudest bullies in the room, they drive media ratings and social media analytics, so they’re going to win. I mean, when you have TV executives saying internally they prefer Trump and the MAGA crew because they…

This was one of the best episodes of Top Gear. What could go wrong?

FWIW, most of my vegan friends don’t want to eat food that in any resembles meat. They don’t want the texture, the appearance, the smell - nothing. Why would someone who is ethically opposed to consuming animals want to try tricking themselves into thinking they’re eating animals?

I bought a 1982 Alfa Romeo GTV6 for $2,000.

Did you play it when it was released, or years later? Because if it was the former, you’d NEVER played a game like it before. It was such an evolutionary leap, even from Super Mario World, in terms of narrative, movement, style, immersion. It set a totally new standard not just for console games, but for ALL games.