I recently traded in a BMW for a stripped down Jeep Wrangler. Don't speak to me about "Driver Involvement:" I suddenly find myself an integral part of the steering process. And, at times, the suspension system.

I agree with your analysis based on the newer Star Treks, from next Generation on. I thought they were increasingly tedious and silly. But going back and watching the original with my kids, I have realized that the show was a lot grittier and more dangerous than the later incarnations would suggest (the stupid Prime…

My friend in high school had a 1970 Mustang, and somehow it never looked quite as cool as this vehicle. Perhaps the general suckage of the 70's actually began with the 1970 model year.

@ArtBitch: I love how the mom's first reaction to her daughter's distress is "Have you been drinking too much?"

uh. That's not very ladylike.

I dunno. Everything looks OK to me. Just another normal day at the ol' crib.

This story is so depressing. But now where can I turn to relieve that depression. Where did I put those damned sugar pills?

Her lips look like they are about to explode. Someone take the Collagen Injection Machine away from that girl.

"a smooth consistency and sucked all the moisture out of the mouth as soon as it touched the tongue. For hours, an unpleasant taste of dirt lingered."

Oh come on. Next you're going to tell me that those letters in Penthouse Forum aren't even real.

I am feeling slightly faint.

She "Found" photographers in her house? Like Nixon "found" a whole bunch of angry GOP senators in the White House one day all urging him to resign? Or like Oprah "finds" a live audience and a full camera crew in her studio every day? It's so strange when that happens.

This is quite sad. It spells the end of getting in a cab at, say, the Willard Hotel and traveling to to the Capitol by way of Kalorama, or seeing the Cathedral along the way. DC newbies saw more interesting sights under the zone system.

@BiscuitDoughJones: Well, you COULD do that on her 15th, but I think in recent years the preferred move is to dress her up as Lindsay Lohan and ply her with alcohol. Otherwise, how could she be ready for her traditional 17th birthday party, which is a week at a high-end rehab facility?

Yeah, breast implants are for the 16th birthday. Turning 15 is traditionally celebrated with the ritual giving of "trashy hooker clothes."

What really scares me is that under David Addington's interpretation of Sharia law, Dick Cheney would automatically become Vice-President-For-Life in the new Islamic States of America.