That Word…. Progressive
Progressive insurance is a lot like public education. Both are euphemisms that sound happy enough but mask a number of not so-smiley-faced realities.
In the case of Progressive Insurance - the...
Time to Throw it in the Woods?
When does it no longer make economic sense to pay for new repairs to an old car? When is it time, in other words, to throw it in the woods -...
Newtie Loves Him Some Mandates
From the Wall Street Journal:
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich praised the health care law that his rival for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination, Mitt Romney, signed in 2006 as governor of...
The Next Step
Are we there yet?
No, but we are getting very close.
We are now at the point, I suspect, that our colonial ancestors were in the early 1770s. They were still British...
Oil Change Caveats
Is it once very 3,000 - or once every 10,000?
The articles one finds online try very hard to be definitive - which is why they're often inaccurate. For example, I...
More “Checkpoints” to Come in 2012 … For Your Safety
TSA Responsible For Over 9,000 Unannounced Checkpoints In Last Year
Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet.com
The TSA has been responsible for over 9,000 unannounced “security checkpoints” over the last year alone, as the federal...
The Last Run, Maybe…
Santa's been running late because of all the speed traps and Clovers out there. Not to mention the endless meetings with his legal team to make sure the factory's in compliance...
Freeeedom in Eyerack
The latest result of our Fight fer Freedom in Eyerack:
BAGHDAD — A wave of bombings ripped across Baghdad on Thursday morning, killing at least 57 people and injuring nearly 200 in...
Driven to Distraction
With the current federal government's call to a global ban on driving while talking on the phone and Eric's recent article on the lowest common denominator I've been reminded that the...
1975 Kawasaki S1 Rebuild: Installment Nine
The S1C's bodywork - including the tank - is now finished and installed. Everything has been repainted in the correct Halibut Blue, with correct reproduction decals and pinstriping. The finish -...