Pure Drivel

Today, Sept 8, 2006 marks the 1 year anniversary of Pure Drivel. I'd like to do a little reflection of how it went. September 2005 mark...

I always enjoy Fox Sports' and ESPN's NFL power rankings. It's so hard to predict how a new season will end, but I'll try an...

When dealing with complex issues, paradoxes become commonplace. In 1931, the federal government of the United States decided that minority c...

As college football season begins this week, I can't help but be stunned that the USC Trojans are ranked number 6 in the nation. This is...

I commute by Metrolink train every weekday. On Monday morning, Aug 14, 2006, we were delayed 2 hours. Our destination of Union Station in Lo...

I am still shaking my head over the recent Dodger trade. I shouldn't really because this has just become an annual event. Dodger managem...

I am going to talk about the recent Mel Gibson incident. First of all, I am not going to defend Mr. Gibson's actions in the slightest wa...

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...