And for many Jews, including Jews like me who are not particularly religious or align with any Zionist views, we get scared anytime Jews become everyone’s target. We’ve seen this movie before. It’s like being the person of color in a horror movie. It never seems to end well.

I am in the same boat...I just tried really hard and I can’t think of a single T Swift song, or even articulate precisely what kind of music she makes.

I’m stuck in the 90s, so everything is behind for me. ;)

Gina Gershon has a lot of goodwill from me because of Bound, but she’s quickly ruining it...

When I was in college my school required you to pass a swim class in order to graduate. It was some weird provision from the people who donated the money for the pool.

FWIW he probably also groaned because Costco is notoriously strict with the third parties they use. We had our kitchen floor redone through a Costco deal, and the floor guy explained that Costco is super strict with the standards they have to meet, because Costco sees it as a reflection on their reputation if the 3rd…

I’m going through a divorce right now, and it feels like whether or not we get along changes on a daily basis...I wish there was a clear answer to this question.

Bingo. Well, we ended up with an Outback, but yea, if you’re looking $30k or less, it’s really hard to justify combing for a used luxury wagon or buying a VW when there’s a bajillion CUV/SUVs that have basically absorbed the wagon market(sorry, I have a deep reflexive hatred of VW from a bad Jetta experience).

Beach tents rock. As an added bonus (if you have a small person) you can set up the beach tent in your backyard as a play tent when you aren’t at the beach. That way you have an excuse for not collapsing it besides forgetting the instructions. :)

Hundreds of college rugby players just collectively muttered “Wimp”.

I would definitely just make your own...my wife whips up homemade ice cream for our son (nut allergies) and her vanilla is to die for...mostly because it’s got a shit ton of heavy cream and real vanilla beans.

So basically NBC realized it was more lucrative to air American Ninja Warrior variations, where America can watch fit people do impossible tasks while crying and competing for money, instead of watching fat people do impossible tasks while crying and competing for money. ;)

Oh I’m not defending him. It’s a huge inconvenience. But sometimes the articles make it sound like the entire coastline is closed, and that’s not the case and it could hurt tourism elsewhere in the state if people think all beaches are closed.

THANK YOU. We pay about 9k in property taxes. Our house cost under $300k, in a very safe neighborhood with excellent schools, a ton of parks maintained by my town, and nearly-monthly townwide community events.

The thing that I think confuses some people is that only two beaches are closed. The municipal beaches are open, but the towns charge a hell of a lot more for badges than the state does for parking. NJ.com had an awesome slideshow of Island Beach Park being totally empty and Seaside next to it extra cramped.

I agree about the one owner/low mileage issue. My grandma sold me her 2000 Altima in 2005 with only 5,000 miles on it. The car had all sorts of starter issues, and then later the battery exploded like a Galaxy Note.

I think that depends on the Outback market. People who buy an Outback because they don’t want an SUV and want some decent perks, yea. People who like the idea of owning a car that makes you look like you spend your weekends hiking state parks with your adorable dog aren’t going to buy a Buick instead. ;)

I understand. My grandma lived in Lakewood, which is basically being slowly choked to death by encroaching Hassidim. She still works at the Haemishe Bakery there.

We have. He was a rescue, he has bbs and a bullet in him (yea, that was a fun call from the vet when they did an x-ray and found a bullet in him), and he’s incredibly sweet to humans, just skittish around dogs he doesn’t know. It’s sort of remarkable that a dog who was clearly shot at repeatedly has such a deep love…

EXACTLY! We had a neighbor with a rotating pack of chihuahuas for a while (it was always unclear if there were 4 and she took care of a few extra, or if she rotated how many were out at any given time), and she appeared to only have leashes for two of them. They would constantly tear off down the street after me while…