I took a business degree because I thought I wanted to go to law school...a working grasp of those concepts has been VERY helpful. The lack of law school debt probably even more helpful — thanks for not accepting me U of W! I recently made an amortization chart for the 22 year old daughter of a friend illustrating how…

I believe automakers collude to make sure cheap cars are ugly. Think about it, there’s no reason a Kia has to look like a Kia! If your cheapy econobox looked like an Astin Martin, who would buy the expensive one?

Same here. Definitely saw a ghost (my grandfather), and many years later learned that my father ALSO saw him on multiple occasions. Had another experience that was genuinely spooky involving, believe or not Bruce Lee. Also am an agnostic far out on the “atheist” end of the spectrum and don’t really believe in the…

I know. And this makes me desperately sad. I’ve reached the age where the “old people” causing all the trouble are becoming people I could have gone to high school with. How could the people who loved Zeppelin and AC/DC, and Elton John for that matter, before they were oldies-station staples, be THESE assholes? I…

Whatever you do, don’t compliment his rims!

The thing is, those of us old enough to be in the demographic neighborhood of these folks, our memories of them are of when they were young and sexy. It’s such a shock when this guy:

Not YOU quit whining obviously, but the person interviewed.

In my experience, this is really common in houses in California. The house I live in right now has overhead lighting in the bathrooms, kitchen and one hallway only. (It does kind of suck.) I’ve also lived in multiple houses without dishwashers. And the last several places I’ve lived have had the laundry in the garage…

(cough)sonics(cough)

She did the right thing. Bodega clerk didn’t call the cops. This is a significant distinction.

we can understand his trepidation

You say that like you think it’s more than likely Senor Doble will get in someday. I hope so! But is that commonly thought to be the case? I thought I’d heard most people didn’t think it would happen.

I think “not drinking” is part of the recommended treatment. But I’m not a doctor, and have never stayed at a Holiday Inn Express.

I asked the garage attendant about a truck that had been in the same space for years, where I used to park in San Diego. (I didn’t want it, was just curious.) He said the truck didn’t run, the guy didn’t have the money to pay the accumulated charges associated with years of sitting there, all the garage could do was…

My father, parent of six (born in 1918, though) never changed a diaper until he was in his 70’s, a grandson. He threw up.

A great reason why no little boy can be named Richard anymore.

Come over here and sit by me!

My five years older brother told me if I ran over the cord with the vacuum cleaner it would explode or something...I STILL (40 years later) think about it everytime I vacuum. Which, eh, isn’t all that often.

Years ago I read this description of a candle: “That ephemeral odor of the living room a few minutes after the end of a Parisian dinner when the guests have just left.” I became obsessed — I HAD TO KNOW WHAT THAT SMELLS LIKE. (Cigarettes, right?) Anyway, in a weak moment after years of thinking about it, I ordered a hu…

“a linen lingerie bag,”