How about de-gloving a finger or two after getting a wedding ring caught on a drop ceiling track when jumping down? You wouldn’t believe how often that happens every year...someone sees an unseated tile, gets up on their chair to fix it, jumps/falls off, leaves a bit of their hand in the ceiling.

I spent 20 years overseeing large workers’ compensation programs nationwide, including for several airlines. The constellation of stupid things people do that cause injury is so vast that if one doesn’t appreciate statistics at the start, one will eventually. You cannot train away human frailty; the most experienced…

I believe you know what they were implying, which is far from the reality of her life.

Don’t ever buy a car that’s been in a flood. Insurance companies total’em for a reason.

The answer is regulated capitalism. Every other system fails because we are inherently capitalist; unless we somehow do away with avarice, we will always have people seeking wealth and power. We’ve proven to ourselves that pure capitalism isn’t the answer, nor are mercantilism, socialism or communism, because each…

I thought Trevor brought an interesting perspective as someone who lived under apartheid. I work with a large number of west-Africans and there’s palpable differences between how they view the world and how their African-American colleagues view the world. Obviously, America’s ongoing treatment of black people as an…

He shot someone. Actually, first he wanted to make her “dance”, then he shot her. What an asshole. 

Fucking auto dealers...

Her mother, not her. I’m not “straight outa West Belfast” because my father grew up there.

Are you kidding? His dad killed himself at the age of 21. He did not leave money or security. He grew up in Albuquerque, for Christ’s sake. The dude may have used his name, but who wouldn’t if it would help them get a job that was crazy competitive? He’s also been steadily employed in more than one field throughout a…

This is the country where, once Markle’s mixed-race heritage became known, the Daily Mail put out a frontpage blaring “(almost) Straight outa Compton!” It’s also the country where the Princess of Kent showed up to lunch with Markle wearing a Blackmoor broach. (look that shit up). It’s the country where on national…

I think it’s possible that some men aren’t “refusing” to date women their age for fear of expectations of parity in a relationship. There can be other considerations - many men are able to have children in their 40's (and look, I get it, it’s not fair but it’s also biology) and want to have families, having sacrificed…

Beyond the fact that younger women have agency and are perfectly able to consent to such relationships is the fact that lots of younger women actually pursue such relationships. I’ve been on the other end of that sort of situation; it is tremendously confusing. On one hand, you have to consider whether you’re being…

I don’t know where you live, but there are murderous fucks murdering every day in my city, and no one is jumping up and down trying to find them and protect us - not even witnesses who actually saw said murderous fucks shooting and murdering.

I disagree with the Lexus comments. More than anything else, I consider reliability a luxury. Lexus is fairly well known for delivering reliable, trouble-free ownership.

This is where experience matters. I’m sure she was told that “bad” things would happen if she embellished, and she not only embellished, but committed about 47 crimes in the process of embellishing.

The guy has been doing construction his whole life, even while pursuing his acting career. There are people who have no business even renting a Bobcat and those who have been around equipment and can check out on it without too much trouble. He made a dumb mistake, but he’s not your usual Hollywood dilettante.

It’s possible to look at this case and the entirety of Jolie’s behavior, and consider that theirs was a dysfunctional relationship. Pitt had a drinking problem, Jolie prone to manipulation (look it’s not just me, it’s several judges), the kids weren’t disciplined, etc. There is no excuse for physical violence on…

Naked bikes are ok in cities, especially since having the ability to go fast isn’t the same as being able to go fast. Stoplights or stop signs every couple of blocks, daytime traffic, etc. . Otherwise, I want my fairings and I want my windscreen and, because I am tall with long legs and arms, I want a comfortable…

Lawrence, you buried the lede, a little bit. Geico wasn’t hit because of policy language that covered such a hazard, but rather because they blew off an appearance - I imagine they thought the claim would be dismissed.