I mean I liked DiNozzo, too, and all, but in reality even 10% of what he pulled on the show would be grounds for dismissal in any real-world job.  (One would hope, at least.)

As a fellow child of the 70s/80s I’ve probably seen The Gauntlet more times than would be recommended (thanks NBC reruns!).

Plus, I fear the Hammock District is a ghost town thanks to Amazon.

Agreed...

Yes, In Utero was that record that I felt like I should like more than I actually did. See also: Vitalogy — “Bugs”, etc.

I’m not one for “what if” games, but the whole “if Kurt lived” / Grohl / Foo Fighters is a good head-scratcher. I’m guessing a Beatles - George Harrison situation where Dave has all of these songs and ideas, and finally has enough and says I’m outta here.

Hot Take: Smashing Pumpkins’ Gish kicks ass. And Jimmy Chamberlin is the GOAT drummer of the 90s. Otherwise Billy’s just an overblown whiner (instead of being a whiner with great hooks and a killer band).

You know the meme about the rock and roll band who wants to play the songs from their new record, but the crowd only wants the hits?

This.  Yay local volunteers, but I would have assumed that one of the regular traveling crew handled it.

It just dawned on this very, very casual soccer fan that this means we’ll have three MLS teams in Texas, whereas we only have two each NFL and MLB teams. Hmmm.  Can we support three?  I have no clue.

In August 2017, Yolanda Gonzales was hired as a cashier at a Walmart in Grand Prairie, TX. At the time, Gonzales was visibly pregnant and informed Walmart her baby was due in a few months. Issues began almost immediately.

48 and when I get the “Mr. Bookend” I still think, “No, Mr Bookend is my father. I’m just Rusty.”

I always though that was a very good album cover / photo of Pat Benatar.  B&W rules sometimes.

It jumped up a notch

He seems dumber than a bag of rocks, the obvious signs of substance abuse notwithstanding. I know he founded the company and all, but it’s amazing he lasted as CEO as long as he did.

Colangelo went on to say that “they won’t catch me, I’m fucking innocent, they won’t break me.”

I swear I’ve seen Cheap Trick much more than some of my “favorites” just because they open for so many other bands / artists.

That makes much more sense.

As a practical matter, can someone explain how being fired can lead to loss of pension? I thought once you’re fully vested in a pension and/or 401(k)/retirement plan, that money is fully yours. Maybe it’s different for public employees?

God help me I hate citing Wikipedia as a source: