I’ll give Lea the benefit of the doubt. While proving that she can read would be pretty easy, why should she have to? I have a master’s degree, can read well, and have been paid for writing. On some rare occasions (far from the majority of the time), I’ve been known to make a joke and have people laugh at it.

A little over 20 years ago, I had a 2000 T&C. Took all the seats out of the back, loaded it up to the gunwales, and moved my son cross country. I changed the oil at three-thousand mile intervals three times in 15 days. I accept the premise that minivans are good for road trips.

If I was with a woman half my age, I can’t help wondering what we’d talk about afterwards.

Brisk winters in Syracuse? Have you heard of lake-effect snow? Do you know Syracuse’s weather pattern is affected by two lakes? Have you ever heard the following on a radio or TV newscast: “Meanwhile in upstate New York, the search for Syracuse goes on.”?

Me too, but Bentley wouldn’t.

$16,000 is a lot of value for two people to travel with. My camera bag weighs around 30 pounds and what’s in it isn’t worth that. When I travel by air, my camera bag is my carry-on. I also keep my meds in it. Clothes are less expensive and easier to replace, so I check a bag with those. Plus I have to check a bag…

Big deal. My grandma was annoying too. When I was 16, she wouldn’t talk to the girl I was dating and wouldn’t say why. She also called one of her daughters in law, “Barrel Ass,” but I don’t think she did that to the woman’s face. Granny wasn’t famous though, so nobody cared about my opinion of her back then, and…

No

In some aspects, you’re right.  But from where I live it takes longer to get from JFK to  EWR than it does to fly from JFK to wherever I’m going.  Therefore, I have not and never will fly to or from EWR.

I set off a bug bomb in the moving van too,  YMMV.

Great advice, but the angle isn’t critical.  You just need to leave the spout accessible so you can add liquid to the frozen bottle.

I used to be on the air in radio. Traditionally, people like that get fired at the end of a shift and not allowed back on the air. I was fired from one of those jobs with two-weeks notice. I’ve never heard of that in radio, or frankly anyplace else.  I wrote my last newscast, but had someone else read it instead of…

Don’t cosign a loan for anyone for any reason either, unless you plan to pay the entire balance yourself.

Customer loyalty? I’ve never bought two cars, let alone two cars in a row from the same dealership or salesman. I haven’t experienced any customer loyalty in car buying. Is that a significant thing? On the other hand, having owned a 72 Buick Estate wagon and a 79 Monte Carlo, I haven’t bought a new or used GM car in…

I go with the explosion-prone Pinto, not just for the explosions, but how are you supposed to eat a ice cream cone while driving when if you have to stop along the way you need two hands to get the key out of the ignition?

“it’s probably easier to take a Greyhound bus if you’re traveling domestically.”

I did say, earlier today, that if I won this prize, I’d squander it, but your list would allow me to squander it about three times, since after all taxes are paid and depending on which state you live in, you’ll wind up with a third +/- a little of what they’re saying the top prize is.

In the immortal words of Chris Rock, “I don’t approve, but I understand.”

If I have AC, it is more than anything else to make me comfortable. The strategy outlined in this article may make sense in an office building which is unoccupied at night. However, in my home, I have both central heat and AC in order to avoid having to live with uncomfortable temperatures. I hate being cold, so I am…

I accept that your mileage has varied however, in my experience, to quote Rocky the Flying Squirrel, “That trick never works.”