en-us http://www.intensedebate.com/users/480236 Comments by David Bryant http://www.bagofnothing.com/2012/02/bag-of-randomness-706/#IDComment288157149 I thought this was a great post on the subject of student loans <a href="http://(http://tinyurl.com/7zttbjj)" target="_blank">(http://tinyurl.com/7zttbjj)</a>. As someone that is involved in the financial counseling ministry at my church I know that many, if not most people that use student loans never consider their long term impact. They just assume that they must get a college degree and sign up for loans because that is what everybody else does. I don&#039;t think parents owe their kids a college education, but I do think they owe their kids sound advice on avoiding student loan debt. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 19:12:37 +0000 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2012/02/bag-of-randomness-706/#IDComment288157149 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2011/12/bag-of-randomness-679/#IDComment242638360 I learned the car payment vs. repair cost thing from my dad and realized that you can seldom justify the cost of a new car solely as a response to an expensive repair. That is why I am still driving a 96 Maxima with 175,000+ miles on it. Also, I have the same issue about the test drive experience vs. the ownership experience. I have found that if you look hard enough you can find a rental company that rents many car models. Before we bought my wife&#039;s current car we were able to rent one for a weekend trip to verify how it fit. It helped verify the pros and cons. If a rental company doesn&#039;t have it you should as, the dealer for a weekend loaner. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:56:22 +0000 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2011/12/bag-of-randomness-679/#IDComment242638360 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2011/12/pajama-jeans-for-men/#IDComment242634361 &quot;eye-candy&quot;? You trying to steal some of Barry&#039;s readers? Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:48:45 +0000 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2011/12/pajama-jeans-for-men/#IDComment242634361 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2011/12/cat-soothing-crying-baby-to-sleep/#IDComment242633658 Nah, the cat is trying to claw the baby for crying but just figured out that it&#039;s human has declawed it Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:47:20 +0000 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2011/12/cat-soothing-crying-baby-to-sleep/#IDComment242633658 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2011/12/bag-of-randomness-678/#IDComment238234604 The WTC twitter link doesn&#039;t seem to work. This is the info for anyone trying to find it on twitter: @wtcprogress Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:21:24 +0000 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2011/12/bag-of-randomness-678/#IDComment238234604 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2011/10/bag-of-randomness-639/#IDComment202990921 The flying car looks like it is a balloon. If you look closely you can see small pivoting propellors on both sides. This is the same method they use to control the adverting ballons you see floating inside sporting arenas. They are strong enough to control a neutrally buoyant balloon, but not strong enough to lift a foam model. Tue, 4 Oct 2011 13:51:42 +0000 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2011/10/bag-of-randomness-639/#IDComment202990921 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2011/09/world%e2%80%99s-shortest-train/#IDComment189044385 Not very good editing. Fri, 2 Sep 2011 15:56:38 +0000 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2011/09/world%e2%80%99s-shortest-train/#IDComment189044385 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2011/07/do-you-have-a-degree-in-economics/#IDComment176405786 Oops. Guess the interviewer had not done her homework Fri, 22 Jul 2011 23:38:33 +0000 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2011/07/do-you-have-a-degree-in-economics/#IDComment176405786 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2011/06/obamas-attempt-to-lie-to-the-american-public-failed/#IDComment168382627 Proves you cannot trust the man. I bet he would refuse to provide his wife&#039;s real age as well. Okay, that might be smart...but still.... ;-) Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:59:29 +0000 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2011/06/obamas-attempt-to-lie-to-the-american-public-failed/#IDComment168382627 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2011/06/always-make-sure-the-mic-is-off/#IDComment165810813 Stefanie, Pilots are unionized and are therefore protected by contracts. While they can fire Joe Office Worker for this type of behavior the union contract probably prevents them from just dismissing a pilot the same way. This is not to be interpreted as union bashing either. I bet most folks in the union wish they could fire him as well. Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:26:35 +0000 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2011/06/always-make-sure-the-mic-is-off/#IDComment165810813 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2011/06/deer-runs-through-baptist-church/#IDComment165442740 That was funny. Great music and editing. Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:12:55 +0000 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2011/06/deer-runs-through-baptist-church/#IDComment165442740 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2011/05/impressive-homemade-levee/#IDComment154352435 If you are a farmer you typically have plenty of land and equipment. And, if your fields are going to get flooded anyway you also have plenty of time. So, it probably just cost him the diesel and equipment wear and tear... Fri, 20 May 2011 13:49:03 +0000 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2011/05/impressive-homemade-levee/#IDComment154352435 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2011/05/bag-of-randomness-575/#IDComment148813757 Hey Geeding, do you know where I can get a link to the &#039;Top 10 sites to debunk urban legends&#039;? Wed, 4 May 2011 14:12:52 +0000 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2011/05/bag-of-randomness-575/#IDComment148813757 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2011/04/bag-of-randomness-561/#IDComment143118862 My wife and I are frequently amused by Steve&#039;s forecasts. He has a child like exuberance, and I mean that in a good way. Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:48:08 +0000 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2011/04/bag-of-randomness-561/#IDComment143118862 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2010/09/bag-of-randomness-444/#IDComment101633641 Another point I picked up a while back is to remember that the interview is occurring with every contact. People think it doesn&#039;t start until they are in &#039;the room&#039; or on &#039;the call&#039;. I have heard of more than one person losing their shot at a job in the lobby. One case was when the interviewer asked &#039;did you have any trouble finding us&#039; and the interviewee complained about the traffic and told about their difficulties locating the place. Even though the interview went on, the interviewer admitted later that they had decided not to hire the person as soon as they started complaining about the traffic. Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:17:16 +0000 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2010/09/bag-of-randomness-444/#IDComment101633641 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2010/07/there-you-happy/#IDComment89387622 The only thing that would make it better would be if you had left your credit card info on the screenshot Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:18:37 +0000 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2010/07/there-you-happy/#IDComment89387622 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2010/07/bag-of-randomness-404/#IDComment88059328 You know, you could have already renewed your domain ten times in the amount of time you have spent blogging about the fact that your domain is expiring. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:07:29 +0000 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2010/07/bag-of-randomness-404/#IDComment88059328 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2010/05/and-just-like-that-we-became-parents/#IDComment77903547 Congratulations. Mon, 31 May 2010 12:53:22 +0000 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2010/05/and-just-like-that-we-became-parents/#IDComment77903547 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2010/05/random-lost-thoughts-15/#IDComment76363599 Read this blog post title and thought of you... <a href="http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/05/thinking-about-the-lost-finale-more-than-the-second-coming-of-christ/" target="_blank">http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/05/thinking-a...</a> Thu, 20 May 2010 13:38:53 +0000 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2010/05/random-lost-thoughts-15/#IDComment76363599 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2010/05/working-in-fear-day-2/#IDComment75295148 No thanks. If it wasn&#039;t for BON I would never have any material for my blog (but I always give you credit). Thu, 13 May 2010 17:34:39 +0000 http://www.bagofnothing.com/2010/05/working-in-fear-day-2/#IDComment75295148