A Practical Guide For Dealing With Cops
There are two main schools of thought when it comes to dealing with a cop during a traffic stop (or "safety" checkpoint). One of them is disgustingly obsequious, unworthy of a...
Our Christian Nation
Americans - well, a vocal portion of Americans, at least - likes to style itself as more than usually upright and moral. The "family values" schtick. Republicans especially eat this up...
Well, this sucks…
Hold onto your mortgage, Batman. Or, maybe not:
Fifty to Seventy-Five Percent. That’s how much home prices will slide before this is all over.
Here’s the latest evidence that what we’re looking at...
2012 Kia Sportage SX: A BMW X3 for about $10k less?
What the Japanese did to the Americans in the '70s and '80s - shivving them on car-for-the-dollar and thereby, snatching away their former customers - the Koreans are now doing just...
Avoiding the Corn Con
It all started back in the '80s.
If you're of a certain vintage, you may remember. In winter, they began to "oxygenate" - that is, adulterate - gasoline with additives such...
Ron Paul & other “controversial” web sites blocked by hotels
Check this out:
In the wake of the Department of Homeland Security announcing its propaganda partnership with hotels to recruit citizen spies, a loyal reader alerted us that the Sheraton Ferncroft Hotel...
Reckless Ridiculousness
Do you think it's reasonable to put someone in jail for up to a full year, fine them thousands of dollars (not counting lawyer fees) and then punish them for an...
One of Clover’s Blue Suited Heroes….
Another object lesson our sparkly ol' Clover is sure to discount or ignore... even as such incidents are increasing and becoming all-too-common knowledge:
YAKIMA – A jury today convicted Spokane Police Officer...
Cat Con Snatching
When they first appeared in the mid-'70s, gearheads in search of more power wanted to get rid of catalytic converters and often replaced them with sections of straight-through tubing - the...
1975 Kawasaki S1 Rebuild: Installment Six
The Triple is back on its feet, so to speak!
After a lot of scrounging, I was finally able to locate a set of tires for the bike. One thing I...