Benign neglect for the win! My favorite parenting style, by far.

My rule was whether they can unbuckle and open the door to get out if they need to when it is mildly warm. When it was colder, I would leave them in once they could understand that I would return shortly. I still don’t leave them in when it’s hot . . . I know they could, bit that’s when I worry about the kid-safety…

masturbation with a toy . . . and challenge yourself to hold it to the point of uncomfortableness and then a touch beyond. Or, "practice, practice and more practice".

Check out the Spokane Indians minor league baseball club. They work with the local tribe and their logo even has Salish (the native language) on it.

Blizzaaks are great for on road driving. They scared the bejesus out of me when we would take our usual trips into the back country on roads of sheet ice. They are not meant for roads that slant sideways at all. We can put full chains on the truck, but a lot of modern SUVs can't take good chains. Never thought I…

My neighbor had one of these. He never actually drove it though. I thought it was a weird thing to spend the extra cash on.

I liked the Aztek from the day it rolled out. It was just ahead of its time (Era of the Crossovers). The tent was cool and the room was good for an active person. I never bought one because they were pretty much gone byb the time I could afford it and because I could afford a Subaru by the time I did my buying. For…

Rooting for the Seahawks and the Cougs all my life has been a bit of a rough haul. Probably why I latched on to the Niners, too, as a kid.

That's how I started. I lived in Spokane and grew up loving the Niners and liking the Seahawks second best (because when you are a kid it's really important to rank how you like teams). My one-two has been switched for about 15 years, but they are the only two teams I actively root for. Go Niners, always, unless…

My second-favorite restaurant in town is an Italian joint like you have described (best is a sushi place). However, I am a sucker for the soup, salad and bread sticks a at OG. I go there about twice a year to binge on this. I am not sure if I have ever actually ordered anything else. Anyway, for that alone I am…

Look at stores that sell hunting gear. Cabela's might be a good bet online.

Except his recent haircut is terrible . . .

Agree. Like it better than my old subaru outback, my parent's Tahoe, etc. Ours is stock 1993 and it is unstoppable.

Yeah. And those people bug me too.

We have what we refer to as a swiss army truck. Canopy in the winter for stowing gear and survival stuff, ladder rack for canoes and kayaks, empty bed for getting wood from the forest, camper for . . . camping. There are a lot of people in Idaho with similar setups. I guess it just depends where you live, and…

Can't be done with modern car seat requirements—especially rear facing and especially when the driver is 6'5".

My sister had a sunbird of that era. Went across the country three times. I think she got lucky, but it was a very reliable POS for her. She sold it for $400 about five years ago to a Norwegian who didn't want to bother with a rental car for his grand USA tour.