How big of an issue is car safety for you? I was looking up a new car I was interested in and saw it had a 5-Star safety rating, and actually got annoyed, thinking how that little fact probably added 2 g's to its pricepoint. I mean, are their certain models that you would just REFUSE to get into because of safety concerns? Cars are safe-ish. That's good enough for me. "Oh, well, if you're driving 85 MPH down a mountain in a monsoon and get struck from a 65 degree angle by a freight train, only this model will make sure you're safe." I'll take my chances. Keep the cupholder air bag, and give me back my 2 g's.

"Once upon a time, there was an acorn sitting in a oak tree. Every day, the acorns played and told each other stories about how, once they fell, they'd start turning into beautiful oak trees themselves. But, this acorn wouldn't believe. The other acorns tried encouraging him to fall. But, he didn't want to risk it. Being an acorn was fun. And he couldn't be sure the stories were true. So, he stayed in the tree, enjoyed being an acorn, and was eventually eaten by a squirrel."

Do you remember learning that microwaves cook food from the inside out? I don't believe it. Because my pizza is always cold in the middle, and hot on the outside if I undercook it, just like an oven. Test it out yourself. Put ice cubes in your microwave for 15 seconds. Take them out. Are there holes in the center of them?

I saw this bumper sticker this morning, and became immediately confused. Because I did not know what Polish people were supposed to be proud of. I understand how terrible of a statement that just was, and that's the point. All the "pollock" jokes I heard growing up in school. Grandmother's on both sides of my family who continually think of people by their nationality. Nationalism just doesn't make sense to me. And yet it stuck with me.

We've talked about the benefits of same-sex schooling before. And now, I'm curious as to where those benefits stop. For instance, would there be benefits to a single-gender business office? Specifically, the same distractions that are eliminated with same-sex schooling. Obviously, there would be serious cons including the gifts and talents and viewpoints of the opposite gender. But, might the benefits be high enough for a company to gamble on this? Pretending they wouldn't get sued.

Let's say you have a moral conviction against bigger retail chains, and you try to shop as much as you can at local shops. How successful does the local store have to get before you stop shopping there?

Isn't it funny how all these NBA players just seem to have a propensity for adultery? I think I just picture an NBA team out on the road, after a game, running into bars, looking to drug girls into sleeping with the them. The real picture is probably very different. These guys probably get hounded all of the time. Girls know who they are, and how much money they have. And they are likely begged into adultery every day. Most men who see these athletes as sickos, probably don't have to deal with that same problem. And if they did, they might be sickos, too.

What if your #1 priority in life was to offend no one? What would that life look like? Note: Suicide or becoming a hermit would offend all of your existing relationships. Nice try.

So, people who rob a bank in a car and don't cover their license plates are idiots, and they need some help. Here's my invention. A motorized plastic cover that hides your license plates by pushing a button accessible from the dashboard. Would it be illegal for me to sell these parts? Should it be?

My mother raised a big tipper. But, she also raised a value seeker. So, I go to Great Clips to get my hair cut and I don't get a usual stylist. It's random chance, first-in-line seating. So, if the stylist knew that I was a big tipper, she'd probably be more careful and spend some more time on me. But, they don't get tipped until after the haircut, and I don't see a single stylist often enough for them to remember me. So, doesn't tipping really well only make sense if you're hoping to establish a relationship with the service person? Because while tipping out of respect, or appreciation for a job well done is great, isn't an ulterior motive to ensure great service the next time?