Diaper Report: 06/24/2023
Before Hitler became Reich Chancellor (he was already the Fuhrer of the National Socialist German Worker's Party, the italics to clarify what "Nazi" actually stands for) the German government he was...
Latest Radio: Bill Meyer Show/KMED 06/23/2023
Here's the audio of this week's Wheels Up! segment with my friend Bill Meyer over at KMED FM in Medford, Oregon. We talked about the "winnowing" as well as some other...
$1,000 per Month
Could you afford to spend $1,000 or more each month on a car payment? Not counting the costs on top of that - such as insurance? Apparently, about 15 percent of...
Latest Radio: Real News With David Knight 06/22/2023
Here's the audio of my talk yesterday with David Knight. We got interrupted by a power outage about two-thirds of the way through the hour, but it's mostly intact! We discussed...
This Thing of Theirs
The old school Italian mafia as portrayed in The Godfather movies had some admirable attributes, among them its rule of omerta - or silence. If you were in the mafia, you...
When Assist Becomes Insist . . .
How long do you suppose it will be before "advanced driver assistance technology" goes from assisting to insisting?
The answer is probably to be divined in the fact that this "technology" isn't...
Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 06/20/2023
Here's the audio of this week's Bryan Hyde Show! We talked about the apparent presence of military vehicles in various U.S. cities, the "winnowing" of non-electric cars and a number of...
Something No EV is Ever Likely to Be
I have a number of vehicles that are not far from being fifty years old - something it's doubtful any electric vehicle will ever be. This is interesting on a number...
The Ersatz Thing
Remember when Coke used to style itself the Real Thing? One wonders how Toyota will market the ersatz "clutch" and "shifting" it is apparently considering simulating in some of its pending...
The Winnowing
Cars with engines haven't been outlawed - yet. But they are being made harder to get.
If you want a new Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep or Ram truck in California - and 13...