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New Balance for shoes. JetBlue for air travel whenever feasible. Gibson for guitars. I used to be an Apple sheep but thankfully I grew out of that stage....

Admittedly you are correct, but after an adult threw a half-eaten chicken wing in my face while his kids yelled expletives at me because I had the audacity to walk through their marked-off spot I've harbored an intense disdain of it....

Two good Economist issues from last year addressed the sword of Damocles hanging over the global financial markets: [link=(http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21654053-it-only-matter-time-next-recession-strikes-rich-world-not-ready-watch)]LINK[/link] [link=(http://www.economist.com/news/lead...

DC metro area goes into total meltdown mode whenever snow or ice hits. I hate to say it but there's a chance they'll clam up the airports for a bit if it's as bad as they're predicting. Got a bit of snow here in Chicago last night but it's back up to the 20s, had mostly single digits lately. Make...

This is devastating news. Does Pumpkin Shine on Line still happen?...

Rob/White Zombie's albums do have superior production. But the brutal genius of Tony Iommi's minor pentatonic solos will simply be forever unmatched. Greg Ginn took the Iommi concept further with his incredible use of the chromatic scale. Seeing him live in NOLA with the "Black Flag" iteration was l...

The greatest bane of my existence is people who refer to their pets as children and themselves as the "mom" or "dad" of the pet. My pets are my damn property and will be referenced as such....

You are absolutely insane if you don't move to Charlottesville, most wonderful city on earth but so hard to get real employment there. You've won the damn lottery. How is this even up for debate?...

When you mess with the bull you get the salchicha...

I found the Four Pillars of Investing a good overview read for personal finances, good primer before you get into the weeds. The Ascent of Money is another good one, it's a history so not practical but increased my overall understanding of finance....