People Who Like to Boss Other People
People who like to tell other people what to do (aka, Clovers) are an interesting study.
Well, they're odd at any rate.
Perhaps disjointed is the better word.
They will, for example, talk sententiously...
The Object of the Exercise
Have you been caught behind a school bus recently?
They are hard to miss - and not because they're really big and very yellow. In my area - and probably yours, too...
Dirty Laundry
Remember that old Eagle's tune about the bubble headed bleached blonde who comes on at five? She can tell you about the plane crash, with a gleam in her eye.
The song...
Clovers… On the Road (and Otherwise)
I'm often asked - what's a Clover?
Technically, it's a specific person - an incredibly persistent troll on these pages who identified himself (herself?) using that handle. After awhile, it stuck -...
Vampire Cops
Apparently, our money's not enough.
They want our blood, too.
You may have heard about this. In Texas - one of America's, uh, "freest" states - the cops have got the power to...
Warrants? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Warrants!
America is becoming unrecognizable. The landscape is still familiar; the flag looks the same. But it is a changed placed.
And some places are more changed than others.
In New Jersey, the state...
No More Affordable Diesels
VW was the only major automaker selling affordable diesel powered passenger vehicles in the United States. You could, for instance, buy a diesel-powered Jetta sedan, Golf or Beetle for about $22k.
Not anymore.
At...
Another Car We’re Not Allowed to Buy
Would you be interested in a brand-new, fully warranted, five-door crossover SUV built by a major, name-brand automaker that gave you 50-plus MPG with a gas (not diesel or hybrid) engine, that has a...
It’s Not Just VW’s Problem Now
It's not just VW's problem now.
The company may go the way of the Dodo because of brutal fines and crippling lawsuits and media demagoguery that's turning the VW brand into the...
Pay No Attention To That Man Behind The Curtain
Most of us have at one time or another received what amounts to a ransom note demanding money, which we must "stand and deliver" (under duress) else various nasty things will...