My rule for home contractors is: price, quality and availability, you get to choose 2, but never 3, and sometimes end up with 1.

I’ve got a great helmet, jacket and boots. I know jeans aren’t sufficient especially if I start pushing real hard. I’ll have to start saving my nickels for a full suit.

This is incredibly helpful advice. I feel great about 1-3 & 6. I don’t need a track day to how shitty I am on 4. And I really wonder how I’ll react after a crash. I’d like to think I’d take it in stride, but I bet it is scary as shit when a bike slides out from under you at any speed.

I went and bought my first bike last year and it’s been a blast. What I’ve learned is I like going fast. While I’m not quite ready for the Island of Man, how do I start speeding up without risking my license every ride?

I read Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ‘72 during the ‘08 election and found insane parallels.

I work for a well-known medical imaging company as a regional sales guy. In my tenure I’ve had a hybrid Ford C-Max, hybrid Toyota Camry, and just put in an order for a Chevy Malibu. Medically granted exceptions for an SUV will get you a Chevy Traverse.

I did a summer of driving for UPS in Denver and was told to park safely, but conveniently and discard parking tickets. I was told by low-level management they pay a fixed monthly fee to the city to cover parking violations.

I’m a super out of it parent with some young kids and see neither new movies or even previews any more. Wifey and I pop this on one night not expecting much and sat up about 30 min in and said, “This is actually a pretty good movie.” After that scene I said “I think this is a great movie.”

Much has been made about how the eighties were different, and it turns out they were! But I saw this movie as a small child and the adult themes in WFRR are like a Pixar movie 10X. I don’t think with all the helicopter parenting this movie gets shown to kids today. But perhaps my folks were just derelict.

I hate to contradict, but you cue a little Sarah Mclachlan and you’ll see some very sad doggies