Ace-Garageguy

His dog's fault.

Vegetables have a pretty good chance of being elected to public office.

"Matters" should never be confused with "maters", which is short for to-maters, but uppity folks call 'em "tomatoes".

...so that on the rare occasion somebody presents icky cash, they can figure out change for a dollar, or calculate a 20% tip, and banking apps that warn you that the next $8 latte will trigger $40 in overdraft fees.

Well, I'm glad he's enjoying his money on something I approve of, and would do if I could. I well remember that 2 days racing three old Abarths and a Spridget in SCCA at Sebring put a serious strain on the shop budget. We drove all night towing our own cars, one inside a Merita bread van converted to a mobile shop/sleeping quarters, another one behind it, another one behind an Olds Toronado, and I forget what the other tow car was. The shop owner stayed at Motel 6 for a better night's rest. But I had the cutest little girlfriend on the planet at the time, she didn't mind camping in the van, and to me, it was a GREAT weekend, and I couldn't begin to imagine a better one no matter how much money I could burn.

Exactly.

Retired geezers might need butlers, but retired butlers probably don't need butlers and probably couldn't afford them even if they did.

Building a small battery-powered Tesla coil isn't difficult, but I haven't found the means of directing the spark at bugs...yet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs6dup1cpCo

Falling down and not being able to get up is supposed to be one of the terrors of becoming an old fossil, but so far, it hasn't been much of an issue for this geezer.

I'm going to have to give this one a pass, because there's just no way I can get a Christmas tree that's big enough to get the thing under into the house. That's my story and I'm sticking with it.

Well fellers...I was going to post a quick video that exposes the horror of how 'common core' now 'teaches math', and why so many young people seem to be devoid of the simple arithmetic skills we old fossils take for granted. But alas, there are a couple of undeniable political references in the vid, so I cant show it to you. HOWEVER...if you have kids or grandkids or friends with offspring in elementary school, you really need to look into this...if you care about their intellectual welfare and ultimate employability.

Ago to da sto ta get sum mo.

"Unnerving" sounds like un-Irving, the thought of which might make ol' Irving a little nervous, depending of course on how much he was worth post-mortem to his survivors.

My neighbors must be drankin' agin'. Weekends have been pretty quiet in the immediate neighborhood for a while now, other than a little fracas last week or thereabouts. But it's now almost midnight and my walls are rattling with some music I find particularly annoying. Y'all listen to anything you want, but realize that everyone else on the street might not share your taste, and turn it down after 11PM...as per the local law.