Superficially Nice
One of the hardest things to come to grips with is the incongruity of "nice people."
We all know them. They are our neighbors, co-workers; people we chit-chat with in a friendly...
The Right Speed Limit is Your Limit!
People will never agree what the speed limit should be - which you’d think would raise questions about why there are speed limits at all.
It’s an odd business - this top-down...
Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 19/26/21
Here's the audio of this week's gabble with fellow Wrongthinker Bryan Hyde, who hosts the Bryan Hyde Show in Utah! We talked about the massive anti-Jab protest in NY as well...
Haggling over the Price
Two years ago - and ever since then - I have refused to efface my face. Not for anyone. Not to get anything.
Not ever.
Not once.
I refused, because I understood then that...
Your “Driver Safety Score”
One of the greatest - most pernicious - cons associated with car insurance (beyond people being forced to buy car insurance) is that you will “save money” by having the cost...
Diaper Report 10/25/21
This Diaper Report concerns a letter I received from the Swiss Embassy regarding Switzerland's sickness psychosis.
This once-fiercely independent little country has become like almost every other country, hymning the prayers of...
The Prions Are Strong . . . Again!
The prions are really doing a number on drivers - if that word can accurately be used to describe people like the one I encountered yesterday. Who was driving 36-ish MPH...
Our “Assisted” and Geo-Fenced Future
If you’d like a look at what’s approaching in the rearview, take a look at this article.
It urges “geofencing” and other forms of electronic throttling of vehicles - so that no...
Out of Towner Clover
One of the incongruities of our age is the gratuitous wastage of capability, as regards cars. The average late-model car has twice the horsepower of a typical '80s (or even early-mid...
Third Row Blind
Government has cost us so much it is hard to add it all up. Many of these costs are hidden costs, too.
For instance, usable people-carrying capacity.
This week, I am test driving...