Bell Bottom Blues
Bad timing is everything.
Try, for example, selling bell-bottom corduroy pants today. Oh, Behave!
In 1977, it was another matter. But it is no longer 1977. Thank god, the government doesn’t (yet) mandate...
Get a Ticket – Get a Date?
This one registers a solid 10 on the Creep-o-Meter:
A woman (I'm leaving her name out on purpose) was recently pulled over for "speeding" by Chicago cop, Chris Collins. The cop...
Why Beck is Wrong Rant
Well, the verdict - or rather, the indictment is in - and it's not good.
Glenn Beck and some other "conservative" commentators disagree. Here's why I don't agree:
Got a question about cars,...
Throw (Clean) Diesels in the Woods?
Diesel engines could deliver us - from high transportation costs.
There is no reason - well, no technical or economic reason - why consumers couldn't have access to $15,000 subcompact economy cars...
The Five Year Plan . . .
GM's CEO Mary Barra said the other day that it is not possible to sell a profitable EV for less than $40,000 and that she expects that "electric and combustion vehicle...
Fat Thug Cops Assault old Man For Holding Impeach Obama Sign in Public
This first day of the 2010 Alaska State Fair starts with sunny skies and a brutal assault by security personnel on an elderly (and apparently disabled) LaRouche supporter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppBZM88mHvQ&feature=player_embedded
At about 5pm Alaska...
Wouldn’t it be nice….
Many of us have come to view traffic cops as little better than armed tax collectors deployed to fleece motorists for the benefit of state/local government.
Fixing the system - and...
“Lia” and the Electric Car
At what point does the plug get pulled? Not the one that plugs into the wall. The one that plugs into our wallets - to subsidize the ongoing “purchase” of electric...
Rueing the Sherpa
As hysteria about Coronavirus spreads - faster than the disease and possibly more dangerous than the disease - I’m really regretting having sold my dual-sport Kawasaki KL250 Super Sherpa (the Lesser...
Another $200 “For The Children”
Well, here we go - again.
You can expect your next new car to cost at least another $160-$200 more than it otherwise would - now that back-up cameras are about...