This is for the drug dealer who was told to stay incognito, but said, “fuck it”.

I’m fairly certain it’s a different disorder. People like Musk don’t retire because they can’t turn off. People resent him and his ilk, mostly because they simply can’t understand the way with which those guys interact with the world. They aren’t just idea machines, they’re obsessives and it’s accurate to say that…

It’s a funding issue in that funds are being re-purposed or not allocated. I have some past attachment to civil service funding, and the huge numbers are in no way adequate justifications for allegations that departments of any kind (police, fire, EMS, parks and rec, etc..) are “over”funded, particularly in large…

Only if, and I mean only if you are plagued by self-esteem.

You should definitely not read about Thomas Edison or Henry Ford.

They’re not man-babies. They’re super-smart dudes who have spent their entire lives focusing the majority of their energies on work. They’re so smart in fact, that they generate sums of money sufficient for them to never have to function like normal people. And still, they work their asses off.

C’mon. He can’t embarrass himself. There is no adequate superlative to describe his current level of embarrassment. He’s nothing but a carrier of repulsion. 

Maybe if I had the flexibility to escrow another $50k for the upcoming major engine repair...

Where I live, boats = salt water, which means I don’t want to worry about my tow vehicle. My truck isn’t rusting out from boat launching, but it’s got some pits and shit around the hitch and wheels. I sail, so I need less capacity, and the old guy does it fine.

I love to go fast. I also, when I drive my (relatively) old pick-up like to be able to transport a ton of heavy shit, so I temper my expectations and remember that I’m moving a bunch of heavy shit, not fantasizing about competing in the Monaco Grand Prix. In other words, a super-fast truck and a purpose-built truck…

True Maserati lovers buy two Maseratis if they intend to drive a Maserati every day.

I found the movie astoundingly awful. I also think Bon Jovi is guilty of crimes against humanity for foisting his catalogue upon us.

‘84 Chevette or ‘88 Escort. Any model year Cavallier. Any mini-van driven by a single person without a compelling occupational reason. Anything with fast-food wrappers in the passenger footwell. Any manual coupe so dented it requires a passenger to enter through the driver’s door. Anything with “wash me” written into…

Oh, I believe that Italian and German car manufacturers writ large incorporate the incineration of purchasers’ disposable income into their business models.

I think all of us are more than capable of being inconsistent when it comes to family and allegations toward family. There are all sorts of people who have said, “I’ve never seen “x” person do “y””, or, “The allegations against “x” don’t reflect my experience...”. They say those things because they haven’t seen the…

I would. I’m a big dude and I like big cars. The only reason I drive an SUV is because big cars are getting harder and harder to source. I also drive a shit-ton more than I like, so I want to be comfortable.

Every single Porsche is an invitation to expected and unexpected expenses that are well outside those experienced by regular car owners. Buying this is roughly equivalent to setting your wallet on fire.

NP for college kid you don’t want to have to drive to pick up all the time. Yes, the plastics suck and yes it will rattle and squeak, but that isn’t going to bother a kid who will likely put in a bluetooth adapter and blast Spotify. And, it will likely carry a ton of their shit. 

Our population simply doesn’t travel internationally like others. When I’m (in my other) home, I can be in Germany after a one hour flight. I can be in France, Spain, no problem. I can train from Switzerland to Rome, no sweat. The distances are nothing to Americans - maybe 11 hours in the car from Madrid to Paris. The…

The world is indeed bigger than the US. However, (and as a dual citizen, I’ve had some experience), the US isn’t one country for purposes of obtaining a driver’s license, which is tough for Europeans who are accustomed to a single standard. In other words, Federalism can be a serious pain in the ass, particularly if…