Some people are mad at GM (and Chrysler) over the bailout bucks. I’m not happy about that, either. But lately, I’m mad at Ford – which bequeathed unto us the idiot idea of pick-up truck bed walls so high you need a ladder to access what’s in the bed. I’m well over six feet...
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Keeping track of Clovers is almost a full-time job. Like whack-a-mole, they just keep popping up! Here are the latest specimens, submitted for your delectation: * The Cop-Bedazzled Clover - He’s the one who will slam on his brakes and slow to 20 below the speed limit if there’s a cop up ahead –...
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Just as entomologists are always discovering some new species of beetle, new forms of Clover are constantly being identified and cataloged. Here, fresh from recent field research, are a few of the latest finds: * The Deferential Clover - This well-intentioned Clover has a politeness fetish that turns out to be rather rude. He...
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What exactly is a Clover? Probably, you already know – having met him (or her) many times already. Or rather, been delayed, impeded or imperiled by one. Clovers are the pebble in our shoes, the bur in our saddles… the zit that just won’t pop, no matter how hard you squeeze it. They constitute...
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Clovers will say things like, “be patient, slow down; speeding only gets you there a few minutes faster.” What they really mean, of course, is that their time matters while yours does not. They’re in no hurry – so why should you be? They like to “drive 55″ (or 65 or 35 whatever it...
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Watch this video and see for yourself:
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What is the predictable-as-Pravda solution to the problem of people who can’t deal with snow driving? Impose a ban on all driving, of course! That’s just what Massachusetts King Clover (er, governor) Deval Patrick has done. With a big snowstorm on the way, he has issued an order that none may drive after 4...
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Massachusetts State Representative David Linsky’s bill will force gun owners to undergo mental health background checks, acquire liability insurance, pay an additional 25% tax on all forms of ammunition, and require firearms categorized as “assault weapons” to be stored outside of their homes and only at government approved storage depots. “This bill is a...
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In honor of July 4 – the lingering spirit of it, if not the actuality – I decided to publish a “letter to Clover” as a way to show how anti-freedom people think. Maybe “think” is not the exactly right term to use to describe the mental processes of a Clover. It’s more a...
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Ever ride without a helmet? It’s not “safe” – well, it’s less theoretically safe than wearing one. But it’s most definitely pleasant – much more pleasant than wearing one. You feel the breeze, the sun on your face. And you hear the world around you – the sounds that are otherwise muffled by the...
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