I just ran out of gas for the first time ever. So embarrassing. I usually have a really good sense for pushing my car right to the limit, but I didn't set the trip mileage thingy. Oops. Boss is bringing me gas.

I was almost there, I pulled over 2 miles from home because I was nervous. Especially when I looked down at my odometer and realized that I'd gone 371 miles on one tank of gas. Say what you will about Nissans, they get some damned good mileage on the highway.

Sometimes I'm happy for my family's computer illiteracy.

I should not try to type. however, I am typing

I love my neighborhood

Hah. One of my friends posted almost the same exact thing about the flag pins...but was being sarcastic!!

Yeah, my niece wasn't being sarcastic, and she totally buys into the idea that he doesn't have a birth certificate and isn't an American citizen.

bless your heart, ND because I have NO patience for that stupidity.

I just had to explain to a professional economist what "loss aversion" is. I never thought of that as an obscure subject within the field of economics.

I've found that it's very easy for people to slap on a big flag bumper sticker on the car or wave a flag from the car window. It isn't so easy to take the effort to make this country (or even one small corner of it) a better place.

It isn't so easy to take the effort to make this country (or even one small corner of it) a better place.

Been struggling with this concept with one city, New Orleans! So, yeah, trufax.

~ma Sox!

Thank you for the ~ma! outcome is inconclusive, but it was a very good conversation. Will keep you guys posted.