Archive For April, 2010
I tend to think of “in shape” as a mythical state of being I have yet to achieve. I’ve been working out pretty regularly for 10+ years, and am starting to realize I may never arrive at “in-shape-Land.” It’s too amorphous to define, but it’s definitely more of a continuum than a concrete destination. And [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently issued a $16.4 million fine to Toyota for their unintended acceleration issues. Toyota denies any wrongdoing, but has agreed to pay the fine. What I’m curious about is how impartial a regulator Uncle Sam can truly be, given their majority shareholder position in General Motors, one of Toyota’s [...]
I have a hypothesis that most stop signs could be safely turned into de facto yield signs, and generate tremendous gains in time, energy, and money. I’m not advocating blowing through stop signs at 70 mph, I’m just saying if the intersection is clear at 10 mph, it will still be clear at 0 mph. [...]
Didn’t happen. But there were lots of guys with guns, so he might have been home. Last Friday and Saturday Bryn and I had the very privileged opportunity to visit the White House. We toured the “East Wing” and the 1st floor of the residence. People were probably working in the West Wing because that [...]
Happy Tax Day! I thought this was an interesting tidbit: according to the Tax Policy Center in Washington DC, roughly 47% of U.S. households will have no federal income tax liability for 2009. That is a huge percentage of the population with little or no “skin in the game.” Imagine sitting at a poker table [...]
I think this photo captures it nicely: It’s a common theme in music: Life is a Highway Open Road Song On the Road Again Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go) Highway 20 Ride Take Me Home, Country Roads Everyday is a Winding Road I am the Highway The Long and Winding Road Down [...]
