Time to admit my own bias. I don’t care about a doctor’s race or gender, as long as they’re good at what they do. What I AM biased about is where they went to school. Undergrad, doesn’t really matter. Anywhere in the world. Medical school and residency, I want to have heard of the place at the very least and…

When I first learned to drive in the late 70's, I was told specifically to let it get down below 1/4 tank regularly to “blow out the sludge” that had accumulated in the tank. That has always seemed counterintuitive to me. Why would I want the “sludge” to go through the engine?

Both Jill Stein and Gary Johnson had an opportunity to step shine in the last elections, but both failed miserably. After all the years of supposedly running for office, neither could answer even fairly basic questions reliably which indicates little preparation or thought. They responded like <5% also-rans and…

“5 nannies have left the role in the last year, each citing supernatural incidents as the reason, including strange noises, broken glass and furniture moving. This has obviously been a period of great upheaval for our children. We haven’t personally experienced any supernatural happenings, as they have been reported…

“a photo of an armadillo-shaped cake that proves why you rarely see armadillo-shaped cakes”

In Northern Virginia, it’s possible that this could be a MS-13 (primarily Salvadorean gang/organized crime group) action as it is a hate crime. Neither is preferable, of course.

The northern suburbs of Detroit get their water from Lake Huron. Other parts of town, it’s the Detroit River. I think a few areas use wells.

Weren’t those three raised for several years in Czechoslovakia after their parents divorced? I have a vague recollection that Ivana took them back to Europe where the kids spent a lot of time with their grandparents. Spending formative years away like that could result in the formal way of speaking and the remains…

“Flint has been in crisis since 2014, when it was discovered that officials had switched from Lake Huron to the Detroit water system in order to save money. “

Will one of the Olympic paddle board events involve performing yoga on a board? Because judging from social media, that’s the primary use for them.

It’s because she’s “urban”.

I wondered at the time if the cameo was his way of kicking off a new part of his career. Do an unexpected role, then appear in more interesting and challenging movies. Nope.

The fat suit character seemed more loose and buoyantly over the top than Cruise’s normal rolls. Maybe it was just nice seeing him do something other than stunts and steely stares.

Closing one down, maybe, in order to tear down the building and replace it with some gaudy condos with way to much faux gilding inside and out.

You don’t have to dress in black to visit the Vatican or meet the Pope. A head covering yes, but you don’t have to look like you’re channeling some one’s great grandma sitting in the front row of Mass at the old ethnic in-town parish.

Better than that photo is the next in the series where both of the Obamas are walking Melania into the White House.

Cruise was good in that funky cameo in Tropic Thunder (an otherwise forgettable movie). He CAN act, but chooses to do that formulaic crap instead.

Cruise plays the same general character over and over again in these action movies and does so badly. When he ventures over into other kinds of roles, he can actually be good in them but those are too few and far between. I guess the big fat paychecks that are associated with the repetitive movies are too enticing. …

“I’m sorry if I got overly excited.” 

It’s common for freshmen at second or third tier schools to have to take remedial courses to bring them up to the college level.