I rewatched Office Space a few weeks ago and realized that they were celebrating Lumbergh’s 41st birthday and I just turned 41 last year! Even though Gary Cole looked good for that age, he seemed so much older and more serious and I still feel like a kid in many ways. It really blew my mind how different and old 41…

I am in my early forties and recall playing guitar hero a few years ago with my friend and his brother-in-law who is about 10 years younger than us. I picked a Smashing Pumpkins song and the BIL asked who that was. It blew my mind as they were one of the more popular bands when I was in grade school.

Is it time to start implementing anti-car jacking flamethrowers like they invented in South Africa in the late nineties?

I thought I hit the jackpot when we bought a house that had a 2-car detached garage in addition to the 3-car garage attached to the house but this certainly takes the cake. With that said, I prefer the bare concrete floors, cobwebs, and actual ability to do work and get a bit dirty in my garage and while I don’t have…

I am not sure if you have been following the car market but $30K gets you a well equipped compact car or subcompact CUV. A Ford Explorer or Jeep GC will run you at least $50K with the same options as the EV9.

What’s crazy is that you can likely lease an Merc, Audi, or BMW electric in the midsize or full size class for about the same as this Kia.  I am seeing $125K+ EQS sedans lease for as little as $800 per month with only a few grand down. Sure, they lack the practicality and extra row of seating but I still find it a bit…

Wow, for 1% of the price of a Miura, you get roughly 60% of the style and 50% of the performance.  Nice price it is.

I recall many years ago when my parents ordered an Uber to get back to their car from my birthday party and my dad had to cram his 6'-2", 250 lbs frame into the back of a bright purple Mitsubishi Mirage hatch. It was comical but fortunately the driver was very friendly.

I saw my first one at a BMW event last year and just drove by one today on the road.  It was black which doesn’t highlight the curves and angles of the body but it still looked like a giant black blob on the road.  It actually makes the IX look somewhat decent.  I have no idea why BMW decided to release a giant…

I had a similar experience with a late model Opal Astra wagon when on holiday in Spain this past summer . Fortunately, it had a manual and I was able to wring the shit out of it to get it moving but it was a far cry from the C-class estate diesel rental we had in Portugal.

Time to go back to school and take macro/micro econ 101.  The economy is far from tanked and some say it is even recovering right now.

I have lived in the NYC area for 7+ years and prior to that, spend several NYE celebrations in the city. The closest I ever got to the ball and Time Square was seeing the top of the ball at 5 PM on NYE and then getting the fuck out of there and to a party in a much better part of town. Now, I am old and watch on TV all…

I love spending $25 on a Heineken in Clark Key!

Wow, those 12" wheels really look great on a 7' tall vehicle.  What great proportions.

The NYPD certainly takes the cake in this regard. My favorite are the traffic “officers” who allegedly are supposed to keep pedestrians safe and prevent gridlock at intersections. Ironically, they are completely incompetent at both tasks, completely ignoring red light runners who gridlock and come within inches of…

Most people this unhinged are also well beyond rehabilitation.

And it’s only a matter of time before they get smart enough to unionize. Soon enough the United Robothood of Carpenters and Joiners of America will actually exist. Fortunately, Tesla will have their own version of ED-209 to bust the picket line.

That all make sense but I wish they would just back off on the 10% of consumers who make it clear they don’t need add-ons. A good salesperson should have the experience to not only educate the undecided buyers on their options in an unbiased manner but also know when a they are not interested to back off.

“They were offered an extended warranty and turned it down, but Lupo was concerned about the way the financing manager behaved afterward.”

Which is of course THE MOST important credential for an engineer.