Beyond others’ pleas of “Don’t,” I’d add a rule #6: Don’t co-sign for somebody. If they need a co-signer, it’s because the bank doesn’t trust them to pay the loan. The bank has a lot more information than you do. If they don’t trust them, why should you?

It might have been the greatest championship moment of any level of any sport. Between the shot itself and the historical differences between the two teams, I can’t imagine anything else like it.

Butler over Duke. Hands down no question.

As a PS3 owner currently making his way through the back catalog, are there enough games to justify the upgrade for a middle-adopter?

That’s the whole point of insurance. You’re betting against yourself. You’re betting that you’ll die, or get in a car accident, or become disabled. It’s called a hedge. And there are a lot of ways to lose an income without losing a job. My dad had two heart surgeries in a close span and was basically without work (or…

I hope you never lose your job during an economic downturn. If you had put your emergency fund in, say, a DJIA index fund in 2004 but then got fired in 2009, you would have lost 40% of its value. So not only do you have to pull out investments at the bottom of the market, but instead of having six months of an…

which in this case refers to the income needed to support two adults and one child.

So two of the three strikes were bad calls and Farrell got tossed for the one correct call? Sounds about right.

The NCAA didn’t really make a killing in that deal. When you factor in inflation, $1.1b in 2032 is about $750m in today’s money, right about what they’re getting now from CBS/Turner (the 2010 deal had a $770m/yr average).

It looks like the study was done by the National Association of Home Builders or, in other words, “It’s not our fault the water heater in your new house died after 10 years. That’s just the average.”

I feel the same way. I left my last job about four years ago and recently applied for another and I only used references from my current position. I didn’t even think of getting a reference from somebody who hasn’t worked with in four years and when I was in a largely different position.

Hicks has an OPS+ of -48. I didn’t even realize that OPS+ went negative. I think we’re doing okay on that trade. Granted, John Ryan Murphy’s OPS+ is -19, but still...

Totally agree. We’re tackling the floors this summer, but I know a lot of people are scared of electrical work, but there are some basic things that are super easy. Diagnosing and replacing a broken outlet or switch is really easy and requires less than $15 of tools and equipment. Same with replacing a light with a…

My favorite story is this:

It’s not just cosplay photographers. David Carson, the St. Louis Dispatch’s photographer who won a Pulitzer for his pictures from Ferguson, is constantly having to go after people for using his photos. I’ve seen him have to go after political campaigns and even other news outlets.

Can you, American reader, imagine running such aw-shucks analysis on your favorite pro teams? No, you cannot. Because you know how to resent the success of others like a true patriot.

I will say, as somebody who quite enjoyed Man of Steel, I was quite drawn to the idea of a conflicted Superman in a world where his power is feared more than adored. It’s a good idea. The problem is that Snyder isn’t good enough to put it into practice.

You can go with curtains or shades or whatever is to your liking. My point is just that most people don’t think of their window treatments much and spending a little bit of money beyond the $10 Walmart miniblinds makes a big difference.

Blinds, blinds, blinds. I can’t stress how much decent blinds or window treatments can change a room. Just upgrading white miniblinds for some 2" wood or faux wood blinds can make a huge difference. It gets rid of that “I live in an apartment” feel and makes everything much more homey.