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Well, this weekend is Father’s Day. We all know it’s not as big as Mother’s Day and here’s the stats to prove it. According to BIGResearch, a market intelligence firm, consumers surveyed said they plan to spend an average of $31 on their dads, as opposed to the average $41 they said they spent on mom this year.

Only time will tell if the City Paper’s Mark McGee is on the money about the Preds: “Now, buoyed by the new ownership group, a drastic change in the marketing plan, a new lease agreement and a fourth straight trip to the Stanley Cup playoffs, this is a team with a bright-looking future.”

My tags expired on The Tank back in March.

Mr. P said if I see any cops, you know, run away. Til we get this taken care of.

A few weeks later, he came to my office, traded me cars, and went to get the inspection and new stickers.

The Tank failed the emissions test. $310 repair job, thankyouverymuch.

...an absurdist, way-too-long, mind-blowing tale, but I'm not at liberty to tell it at the moment.

Suffice it to say, the Thought Police are alive and well.

Suffice it to say, though I'd been planning on most likely making a move after this school year, the events of today have removed all doubt.

Here's a comment from Chris Wage on the distraction he experienced while driving from an Int

I was having such a nice, tranquil day today.

Take away my spunky old broad (SOB) readership, and I’m left with some cranky old geezers (COGs) and a few other oddballs (FOOs) The spotlight today is on the Spunky Old Broads (SOB’s) here and elsewhere!

If you've been alive the last two weeks, and will continue to be alive in the upcoming two weeks, you'll see a lot of stuff on TV, online, and in print about the pressure to make – and keep – the

As much of a dearth I often feel in several ways over here in my little sphere, I must say, I do have a nice ride to school every morning.