Clover Taxonomy II
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...
The Mantra
Sun Tzu counseled that it is madness - because pointless - to directly confront a superior foe. A costumed goon with a badge and a gun, for instance. You will lose...
What Clovers Cost Us
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...
Ok To Speed… When You’re a Cop
Here's a video taken by me of a speeding cop:
This cop was on the median of I-581 (an Interstate spur) running radar when I passed him on my way to the...
Let’s Enforce The Law
If it's really wrong - ethically indefensible - to "speed," then why not enforce speed limits to the letter? The law doesn't spot shoplifters one pocketful of stolen stuff before action...
Big Ones!
Balls, that is. Lookee:
64 MPH. Speed camera certified. On a skateboard. Wearing shorts.
The Mind of an Enforcer
Want to understand how cops think? Or rather, how thought-less they are? Here's a deconstruction of an interview (full text here) Yahoo conducted with ex-traffic op Mike Brucks:
Yahoo asked Brucks, "How...
Better Ways to Save Gas
"We" (as the statists always style it) waste a lot of fuel in this country. No doubt you've heard that one before. But let's examine the cliche from a slightly different...
Eat Your Veggies… Or Else!
NHTSA and the insurance Mafia want to see fines for not buckling-up jacked up to as much as $100 in order to "encourage" higher compliance with mandatory seatbelt laws.
Apparently, the $25...
Kyle Reese… and Reinhard Heydrich
In the original Terminator movie, Reese - the heroic resistance character sent to our present from a horrific future in which machines tyrannize humanity - displays a bar code embedded on...