I've started getting these little cheeses encased in wax, you know the ones, and I've become quite entranced and addicted to them. Unwrapping and revealing them is as much part of the experience as eating them. They are a true masterpiece of food engineering ( Read more... )

What is he, a freakin' idiot?

As to why insurance companies base their rates on where a person lives, Garamendi said there was "no good reason for it in my estimation ( Read more... )

I want you to want me
I need you to need me
I'd love you to love me
I'm begging you to beg me

I want you to want me
I need you to need me
I'd love you to love me
I'll shine up my old brown shoes, put on a brand-new shirt
Get home early from work if you say that you love me...

( I think he looks like his mom )

The wording in this article from the Times really goaded me. Not that it surprised me in the least. It's consistent with how the issues are always presented.

A study last year by Consumers Union noted that a woman with 22 years of driving experience and a good record, residing in predominantly white Westchester, would pay $1,443 a year with ( Read more... )

Borat goes hunting

( salary stuff ahead )

Poll

Early reaction among my coworkers is that the Jetta is a chick car. I am flabbergasted. No way! The new Bug? Total chick car. Mazda Miata? Chick car. But the Jetta? I don't think so. 200 horses of turbo don't sound like no girlie car to me, bucko. But Mr Carpino over here says, "hey, I'm not trying to say anything, but all I'll say is ( Read more... )

My '96 Mazda is nearing 100k miles and near the end of its life. It's starting to fall apart. I've thought about hybrids, but looking into a bit I'm not that crazy about any of them. After just a little bit of online comparing, however, I'm already mad for the Volkswagen Jetta. I don't know what it is, I just dig the whole car. I stopped by a ( Read more... )

Inspired by grendelyn. One of the benefits / ill side effects of living alone: the first thing I do when I come home each evening is, I take off my clothes. I usually keep on my underpants, but the only time I am usually fully dressed is if I am going to be out of the house ( Read more... )