Pure Drivel

Its getting close to August. I feel like I'm supposed to be concentrating on baseball and my beloved Dodgers. Unfortunately, they are le...

"YOu on the right. That's you. You sick demented psychopaths...That's you" "...take no responsibility for the current...

I have removed the link to Erik's site due to a particularly offensive, and ridiculous ad hominem remark he made today, July 20. 2006. H...

It's funny how we are such creatures of habit. In the case of car brands, most of us tend to look at the industry in traditional ways ev...

There's a terrific article in July's Car and Driver magazine titled Ethanol Promises . For the most part, this has been a one-sided...

I've added Grendel's Lair to my list of links. Grendel (a.k.a. William Wilson) is my brother. Having known him most of my life, I...

I've never been a fan of Ann Coulter. She always has been a bit too sharp-tongued for my taste. I do not, however, put her in the same l...

I have been a Pixar fan for quite some time. I remember being wowed by the Tin Toy short animation in the mid 1980's. In fact, Pixar...

It has always been my intention to create at least one blog entry per week and I do have lots of stuff I want to cover. I do spend time on ...

I used to go to the movies once a month, sometimes once a week. Last year, Michelle and I went to about 6 movies and most of them were bad. ...

I'll bet you didn't know that the U.S. economy, for the past 5 years has seen incredible, almost unprecedented growth. Unemployment ...

I just want to applaud my fellow co-workers. With 2 exceptions, I, being one of them, our company in downtown Los Angeles is comprised enti...

Author's Note: I originally intended to submit this 2 weeks ago. Sorry for the delay, it's been a hectic two weeks. Rising gas pri...

Luc Robitaille is retiring. Like many sports greats, he probably waited 1 or 2 years too long to do so. That, in no way, limits his greatnes...

Spring is in the air (well, sort of, it's actually raining right now). I usually have a little more bounce in my step this time of year....

Time to get topical for a change To all those who have recently entered this country, I welcome you to the United States of America. You are...

I have placed a new link on my site. In perusing other blogs, I came across one that I feel is a real gem. It's Re-Imagineering . It is ...

For me, car shopping is fun. I like doing the research. I like making comparisons. I even like going to the dealerships if they are reasonab...

Okay, so it's Sunday. I've got an early morning appointment at Cerritos Toyota. Time to check out the all new Rav4. The 2006 Rav4...

If you are the Ned Flanders type, that is, if you keep a sunny disposition and perpetually have warm feelings towards your fellow man, you m...