I was told to never kiss the stones at Blarney Castle...the locals do gross things to it when you're not looking.

It does surprise me to see a lot of European makes on the list; they are so expensive to repair (1: parts are expensive and 2: labor seems to cost 50% more than other garages) and are extremely unreliable.  It seems that all European makes suffer from electrical issues.  I was told by an electrical engineer that the pu...more

My neighbor would agree with Hubbard's thoughts; his opinions are very extreme and he is the only person I know who pays attention to Glen Beck and Rush Limbaugh.  Apparently, my neighbor cites an African-American who feels that he's better off being in today's America rather than be potentially struggling in Africa.  ...more

I can't help but think that all these amenities and luxuries come at the expense of the current and future student tuition dollars.  A nice place to live is attractive, but I would hope a school's ability to teach, motivate, and inspire a learner to achieve would be most important to students.  Secondly, I would also a...more

I think 90% of NBA players aren't worth their salaries.  Lin was pretty much responsible for getting the Knicks to the playoffs.  Their record was horrible and going down fast before he got to play.  However, I do think Lin is expendable for the Knicks since they picked up Felton & Kidd.  I'd like to see Lin mentored u...more

I drive a 2001 VW Golf TDI 5-speed and my wife drives a 2007 Lexus Rx400h.  We bought both of our cars used around the 3-4 year mark and paid half the original MSRP.  My wife's a Dem and I'm registered as a Republican though I switch hit depending on my options (why can't we have an open primary?).  The only thing our ...more

If they own them, they should drive them.  The ecological impact has already been made, no sense in not using them anymore.  Besides, crawling in traffic for an awards show would be the most ideal situation to drive a hybrid or electric vehicle.  My wife and I drive our Rx400h in local slow and go traffic to get 31mpg ...more

I'm not too concerned about home values (I'm currently a renter and looking to buy my first house).  I plan to buy a house, renovate it, and stay there for a long time...I hate moving so once I get planted, I'm staying.  As long as the monthly mortgage payments are close to my rent and I'm building equity, I wouldn't r...more

I can attest to most of what this article states.  My wife and I married in 2008 (2 months after I loss my job and 2 months before she started her job).  We shared my bank account and credit card with her while she was in law school and we currently share everything.  My wife earns 6 times more than I ever did, but job...more