Yes, it’s an investment. Long term return has been 3-5%, which is somewhat less than stock market long-term returns of 7-10%, but remember, your home is REAL ESTATE, as in, a REAL, PHYSICAL ASSET that has intrinsic value. Your paycheck, your savings, and your stock investments are all paper representations of wealth…

Of course. The ability to sense transmissions and signals form all over the world was caused by trace amounts of Snowdenium in the Kryptonite bath.

Again, real-life events and circumstances (i.e., the Hundred Years War) have to be toned down to make good story-telling. And even then, GoT is so over-the-top fatalistic that I can’t bear to re-watch any episodes, knowing how badly it’s going to end.

I love the shot at 2:13 - it looks like the F-15 Eagles are edging away as the F-22 Raptor taxis by...yeah, I guess that’s about right.

I take an anti-histamine. I have chronic sinus issues, and a 50 mg Diphenhydramine (generic Benadryl) both dries out/clears up my sinuses, and makes me nice and drowzy if I want to sleep through the flight.

Eyewitnesses report seeing a body. Passengers report somebody got pulled out. So no, doesn’t really sound made up.

This should be required reading. Especially the part about

Well technically, the discussion is about charging in the car. So we would need to do some testing to determine if crapping in the car is more or less expensive than crapping somewhere else.

Um, so does it cost more to charge at home or in the car? And how many charges does it take to pay back the cost of a solar charger?

Like the Jeep my daughter bought new off the lot with a “4x4" badge on the back of the 2-wheel drive car. At least the dealer acted like the badge was a factory mistake, so never any talk of 4x4 pricing. I always wondered if that had to do with Chrysler being owned by a private equity firm at the time...

Come in Park Place...OK, Patrick...hold your line, there’s a tour bus just over your shoulder, floor it when you clear this Jeep, then go 600 feet and follow the “Pit Road/Infield” signs, that should get you back on the same lap as that RV

People never notice the monolithic pricing at airports. Drinks are consistently ~$10, whether you buy it at the bar, in the airport restaurant, or on the plane. I’ve gotten a few freebies, though, just by being nice to the flight crew...

I take the Complete Works of William Shakespeare everywhere I fly, I just keep it in my phone. I also routinely carry multiple magazines, 14-hour playlists, video games, and a couple of current movies and a few TV pilots.

I put my first 200K miles on a $50 pair of Sony noise-cancelling headphones. When I discovered that there’s just no way to lean your head against the bulkhead and sleep with them on, I switched to a $90 pair of Sony earbuds, which I used for the next 300K miles.

Nah, you just want a nice headshot for agents, casting directors, etc...

Yeah, I know family and friends I can’t discuss this with - those that understand and disagree are rare, most don’t understand and vehemently disagree.

And it’s not just about paying to get exempted from data caps. Telcos have moved phone and TV (along with other services) onto the Internet.

Shows how much you know! It was more like 87 MILES PER HOUR.

Now, I know what you’re thinking...

Which was resolved through the market