Random Thoughts or Whatever

[Mystic]

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the average household in the U.S . spent $9,826 on transportation in 2020, nearly 16% of all annual household expenditures. Transportation expenditures include vehicle purchases, gasoline and motor oil, other vehicle expenses (maintenance, insurance, etc.), and public transportation costs. For households with incomes between $50,000 and $59,999, transportation accounted for 18% of total expenditures – the highest share of any income group. While those in the highest income group spent more on transportation overall, it made up only 13.3% of their household expenditures, the lowest share of any income group.

 

[Mystic]

According to a study recently published in the Journal of Public Economics: “We find that every one million megawatt hours of coal-fired power production decreases mathematics scores in schools within ten kilometers by 0.02 σ.”

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0047272722001141

 

[Mystic]

The Mariposa County sheriff reported this week that “local militias” have been “patrolling” the scene near the fast-spreading Oak Fire on the doorstep of Yosemite.

 

[Mystic]

In the book To Me He Was Just Dad (Joshua Stein; Artisan Press 2022), Erin Davis recounts a time watching MTV with his father, Miles Davis:

I remember watching a heavy metal show on MTV and when Slayer came on, I thought, ‘Dad’s going to hate this.’ He watched for a bit and then said, ‘Huh. That drummer is really laying it down, isn’t he?'

 

[Mystic]

Someone was complaining that there weren’t many great rock songs named after men. Well heck, there sure are, and two of the greatest are by The Kinks: "David Watts" and "Lola".

 

[MitsuMan]

Someone was complaining that there weren’t many great rock songs named after men. Well heck, there sure are, and two of the greatest are by The Kinks: "David Watts" and "Lola".

Concrete Blonde - Joey
Johnny Cash - Boy Named Sue (does that count? LOL)

 

[Mystic]

Concrete Blonde - Joey
Johnny Cash - Boy Named Sue (does that count? LOL)

Sure does.

 

[MuseChaser]

"Bob, Bob, Bob....Bob, Bob, He Ran" by the Beach Boys?

 

[noogies]

"Bob, Bob, Bob....Bob, Bob, He Ran" by the Beach Boys?

I thought it was "Bomb Iran"?

 

[MitsuMan]

I thought it was "Bomb Iran"?

+1

 

[MuseChaser]

I thought it was "Bomb Iran"?

My bad...thanks. Lyrix be tuff.

 

[MitsuMan]

My bad...thanks. Lyrix be tuff.

"Swing and a miss!"


But nowadays, Barbara Ann could be a man right?

 

[MuseChaser]

"Swing and a miss!"

Dang....that's another one I had wrong..,I thought it was a square dancing or jitterbugging term..."Swingin' a Miss!"

 

[MuseChaser]

But nowadays, Barbara Ann could be a man right?

I can't play much above the second leger line D above the staff, and my chops give out after an hour, but I'm now identifying as a lead trumpet player. What could go wrong?

 

[Mystic]

 

[Mystic]

"Swing and a miss!"


But nowadays, Barbara Ann could be a man right?

Wimmin kin "bomb" stuff justas well as min.

 

[MuseChaser]

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Don't understand the pic, but had a '81 Rabbit manual 'vert that I put an overbored 1.8L and headers in/on. Interior was total trash, but it was a lot of fun until the strut towers rusted out....

 

[spicer]

Don't understand the pic, but had a '81 Rabbit manual 'vert that I put an overbored 1.8L and headers in/on. Interior was total trash, but it was a lot of fun until the strut towers rusted out....

If I may, understand the pic but like many memes explaining would inflame consternation, not the thing to do. Rather peachy though, don't ya think.

 

[Mystic]

If I may, understand the pic but like many memes explaining would inflame consternation, not the thing to do. Rather peachy though, don't ya think.

Ah yes, that was the life.

 

[Erik Tracy]

"If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes should fall like a house of cards. Chekcmate."--Captain Zapp Brannigan

Wise words.