somewhat OT, but I just wanted to say that your posts in this story have been extremely interesting.
I'm a Taoist myself, but was raised Christian and know a fair bit more about Christianity than the average Joe, however I've clearly got NOTHING on you - and some of the stuff you're bringing up is new information that I was previously unaware of, and I genuinely appreciate what I'm learning here.

So, I just wanted to extend a hearty thank-you for the good comments! I love history

I know you'll think I'm crazy, but I *love* dominos pizza.
Seriously. I probably have 3-4 pizzas from dominos per week, on the low side. The things most people hate about dominos are precisely the things I like. Though I will admit, they have taken a downturn recently with their "improved" pizza.

If I can taste the sauce, I'm not happy. Sauce is just there for the cheese to sit on. And the garlic/butter/whatever stuff that they're putting on their hand-tossed crust was good for the first week, but then just got nasty. Pro-tip: Brooklyn style pizza wasnt changed. So I go with that now.

From time to time I get pizza from other places, since my wife doesnt like them as much as I do, but I never find the local shops to be very good. They tend to be too greasy, and use the wrong (in my opinion) flavors in the wrong places.

as someone who drives one of the smallest/lightest cars on the road (a Lotus Elise, less than 2000lbs), even *I* feel like thats just dumb.
Accidents are accidents. Penalizing people for having a car that isnt exactly what they "need" (how exactly are you determining "the car they needed" anyway?) is infeasible and will just result in everyone who isnt in a smart car going to jail when the unfortunate happens. Not to mention the crazy amount of government interference in people's day-to-day lives that that would entail.

I will take you up on that offer, I'd love to live in japan.
How much? Where exactly is the properly located?

my wife's a vegan, and I'll tell you the same thing I tell her:
vegan food tastes like crap (and believe me, I've been forced to eat a *lot* of it)

as long as meat keeps tasting so much better than any of your alternatives, I'm gonna keep eating it

food was meant to be enjoyed, and not suffered

...
you're aware that one of the selling points of blu-ray is that the discs are (theoretically) unscratchable, right?

I've got roughly 500 blu-ray movies and roughly 1300 DVDs, and believe me when I tell you that the blu-ray discs are FAR more resistant to scratching than the DVDs are.

this is not meant as a flame or anything, but I dont think a 42" screen constitutes a home theater anymore.

10 years ago? sure.

I work in the industry, and that is EXACTLY the case. Lots of good engineers have left google to go work for facebook (the company I work for has gotten quite a few from google and facebook ourselves)

give up meat?
man I hope that's a really bad joke
I think I'd rather die

that's just dumb
my wife has a Lotus. We park it in the driveway (not garaged). She drives it to work every day and parks it in the parking lot next to all the other cars.

if you are so worried about the car that you cant enjoy it, why the hell would you buy it?