Read up on the issue before blaming the unions ... they play a part in this, but are far from the sole cause, the strike may have been the last straw, but this was a long time coming ... from bad management decisions, to sketchy hedge fund practices, to the fact that there isn't as much demand for their crappy food:

(American) Facebook friends of mine also post pics of themselves in uniform / combat zones and looking like they're having a good time. Not defending it, but also not unique to the IDF.

Just got my first skis w/ a powder rocker ... now we just need some powder so I can play with them.

$5000 ... damn. For less than half you can get 3 pairs of beautiful skis handmade in Colorado, and you'll have a ski for every occasion:

Hot Pockets are never the answer, my friend.

This would go nicely with the collapsible coffee mug bong.

Hells no. I work from home full time, and have a spare room that is dedicated as my office. Keeping work separate from the rest of the house (especially the bedroom) is key to my sanity.

My Thinkpad was ~$1700 when I bought it in 2008 ... that included the full version of Office & a warranty though.

"the city" as in NYC, are any reasonably large city?

My wife has a 4S, she never bothers to update anything so I usually end up doing it for her: I haven't updated it to 6 yet, is it worth doing at this point? Or should I wait until they get their maps shit sorted out.

If by young girls you mean my 30 year old wife (and a bunch of her friends) ...

Was he wearing a yarmulke?

Scott Brown will probably run for that one. MA doesn't really hate him yet, even though he lost.

I prefer six sigmas.

By all accounts Obama's data-management and GOTV efforts were far more sophisticated; Romney relied on existing state Republican party machinery (which still uses the Bush/Rove tactics that were state of the art in 2004, but not so much now - just look at Rove melting down at Fox News last night when he realized his…

Bonus from parking under trees : massive amounts of pollen blanketing my car.

Hmm my street runs North-South. Do you think my neighbors would mind if I just parked facing East with my car sticking halfway into the road?

Essential in Colorado : some premium bud, if Amendment 64 passes.

We have mail voting too, but you can just drop it off at early voting stations instead of having to pay for postage.

"Also, I'd like to point out that very few, if any, pro-life advocates also want to ban condoms."