And in a subsequent email he does admit that his trouble-free driving came only after receiving the “need[ed] software updates....” I think it’s a great-looking car and who knows I may lease one but I can’t imagine buying one.

I’m a not-poor, and I don’t mind raising my taxes. What I do mind is not increasing the progressive rate as income increases. I.e., Warren Buffett (who does support higher, fairer taxes, to his credit) and I should not be subject to the same top tax rate (or even marginal rate).

“Don’t forget: These tax cuts will pay for themselves.”

I was looking that up after I saw your post. Most of the top QBs in the pros are between 6’2” (Brady, Rodgers, Stafford) and 6’5” (Rivers), so James’ (listed) 6’8” height might be a disadvantage. Off the top of my head I can’t think of too many successful qbs 6’8” or taller (looking at you, Dan McGwire). Might be too…

You could well be right about the 400 meters. I definitely wouldn’t want to bet against him. Average guys in high school can easily run sub-60 400 meters.

The mile is a funny race because it’s almost a sprint. It’s tough for taller guys, but yes—if he had a few months to train, I’d take the under, too. Compare Mo Farah (10,000 meters) to Usain Bolt (100 meters)—at some point the extra size and weight is just too much. However, at his fastest Mo Farrah essentially runs…

I could totally see him doing a sub-70 or even sub-65 quarter mile today. But a 4:30 mile today? Naaah. Too tall, and too heavy (all muscle, but still—wrong type of muscle for track). He is, though, as Drew stated, the #1 all-around choice for being a stud athlete in another sport. Imagine him as a quarterback or a…

Finally saw one a few weeks ago—very pretty. As for the IIHS tests, I was genuinely impressed by the small overlap test. The cockpit was quite intact. (Maybe if I just lease one...?)

What is the “Hold” button?

We miss the Sonics. But our economy, strangely, seems to be okay anyway.

And his hands! The football looked like one of those toy footballs in his hands.

Exactly. Bloviating about the flag and the anthem is an attempt at distraction, to try to get away from confronting the substance of what Kaep and Michael Bennett and other athletes are protesting. As others have pointed out, the outrage voiced by Trump against Kaep and Jemele Hill dwarfs the mild criticism he was…

Speaking of which: https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/09/13/sports/football/todd-marinovich.html

The difference being that there is no evidence Obama was an Islamic terrorist, and there’s plenty of evidence Trump is a white supremacist. The truth will out, amirite?

Or as Linus Pauling put it, “The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas.”

Except that the Republican strategy is to reduce the number of voters, even legitimate ones.

On my A4, going around turns on summer tires is like riding a rail. On the M/S tires, there’s always just a little slippage.

Quiet down! I may need an organ transplant someday.

Scale is everything, isn’t it? Your chart shows average global temperature has gone up about 3 degrees Fahrenheit in the past century. So I think that settles whether the earth is getting warmer, doesn’t it?

Great question. Here’s a pretty good discussion. www.theringer.com/platform/amp/2016/8/24/16077158/nfl-spread-offense-quarterbacks-72148a036561