What kinds of hats? I am genuinely intrigued.

You put your response very kindly, but No. I want to age gracefully over a period of 300 years.

You forgot romance.

My wife wanted a touch-free solution for my penis, which she implemented by divorcing me.

An ‘older generation?’ I went to college with Wittes and was a year ahead of him. Now you’ve made me feel old.

Not enough people are likely to get this reference.

He really is turning into an unattractive man. I did not expect that.

Speaking of chain fried chicken, I recently went to a faux New Orleans-style chicken chain named after an old-timey cartoon character. I shan’t name the chain to protect the innocent.

These are small, family-owned ethnic restaurants. Everyone up and down the chain is completely aware of how the places operate, and they are OK with it. It’s cultural, especially for the Pakistani place. I’ve lived in the Middle East. Nothing gets done on time there, and customer service is absolutely not a concept…

I frequently eat at two restaurants which are chronically incapable of delivering food the table in the correct order or with dishes arriving at the same time for each diner. I’ve learned to accept that the appetizers will arrive after the main course, and that my main course will likely arrive several minutes after…

THAT sounds like a plan! Early retirement, here I come!

In Texas (and perhaps elsewhere) some of the venues are referred to as ‘listening rooms.’ The expectation is that—while you may have been able to purchase a drink to enjoy with the show —this will be a sitting and no-talking experience.

Hear, hear! There’s a venue in my city I’ve simply stopped going to, despite the quality of acts they bring in. 3+ hours standing on a bare concrete floor? Not anymore. I’m 50, and I hate that shit.

Germany 7% more whimsical? That puts them at a 3% whimsy level — certainly the highest they’ve since the late 1880s.

Well, I’m sure they were to Mrs. Scoville.

One I liked that comes to mind:

Michael, I like how you can do a nice essay about the nature of soul food — its foods, its history, and its place in the social fabric of of Black culture—and still find time for some out-and-out anti-white racism.

I’ve really liked Miller’s work, but now it seems he’s in a full downward spiral. Will he pull out of it or become the next Andy Dick?

Finally, a Uwe Boll boxing match I would pay to view!

Back in 2000 or 2001, my company (an IT product outfit) had sent sales guys to British Telecom (BT), who needed help managing the 8-9 terabytes of data they had collected. They came back and told us peons of what they had learned. Oh, how we marveled at the immensity of this data store.

Back in 2000 or 2001, my company (an IT product outfit) had sent sales guys to British Telecom (BT), who needed help…