It’s come to my attention the Oppenheimer quote was from Spy Kids 2... guess I should have better sourced my info! Damn memes!

With historical knowledge of how civilizations evolved, most people understand that it was a matter of perspective that fostered the ideas of global floods or “Acts of God” that extended beyond their horizon.

My God may not be your idea of God, but one thing I know of my God — he makes me a humanitarian. I am a proud Jew because we gave the world the Bible and the story of Joseph.  Albert Einstein 

We’re going to see a pickup in workforce reductions in various industries over the next 6 months. The refinancing of long-term debt is hitting companies and they are offering early retirement packages to get people out the door. Not the same as a straight-up culling, but it goes under the radar for most. (Banks are…

How fucking lazy do you have to be?

My garage consists of a 2023 Rivian R1T, a 2018 XC60 (ICE) and 2022 Polestar 2 which my niece will be getting over the holidays now that she has a job and can pay me a few bucks to own it.

There’s a certain amount of narcissism we accept from people who openly state “I’m here to fix your problems. I’m the ONLY one who can!” Like most fanbases, Cults of Personality reign and people willingly accept all kinds of irrational behavior because they don’t want to admit to themselves or others they chose…

Camden Yards and Raven’s Stadium are both owned by the Maryland Stadium Authority (MD state entity) and lease the properties to the Orioles and Raven’s. Just this year the Orioles held the state until the 11th hour over the terms of any renewal resulting in the $600M investment.

I join the tax incentive debate for stadiums...

Not a China apologist and have a very real understanding of the harm they have created domestically and the harm they are exporting in the form of Belt & Road Initiatives. Creating debtor nations while also stripping resources for China’s domestic needs is creating a very different form of Colonialism. China has no…

This discussion has nothing to do with the referenced legislation...

A fool and his money are soon parted!!!

The EV policies put out by the current administration have created so many artificial barriers to adoption that it’s hurting consumers. At a time of high inflation and raising interest rates (2022), someone thought it was a good idea to go Nationalist for an industry that was also screwing customers with high margin…

It’s not the cost or my stunning lack of knowledge about wrenching on German cars... I’m well over 6' tall and staring directly into the windscreen top is not fun!

I really need a Colleen Rafferty Alien Abduction story...

The manufacturers have always had the ability to allocate supply based on their own measure with dealerships having little control over their access beyond previous volume. This is the weak point for tipping EV direct sales.

Disney needs product for streaming and the quality with continue to suffer across their entire entertainment. Frozen 3/4? Rey, 15 years older? Young Avengers or much older Avengers?

Iron Man has been a longer run than any of the Batmen(?) and they may only be able to go younger for the foreseeable future with that character. We give such little new material to Bruce Wayne that anyone could put on the mask at this point. 

Exactly, RDJ must be up to $50M ask per picture based on his previous contracts. Given the low returns from The Marvels, DSMM and Antman, why trust that they are going to get the same level of enthusiasm like Endgame and wager for back-end points?

Is this a primer on Blue Ivy? I’m not one to care about the Nepo baby conversation, but this child has been thrust on people like Don Jr. Maybe if she achieves a level of success predicated on individual performance people might care...