… over?
Yeah, we’re still here. Generally, weeknights or weekends are the times I would post something here. For a little taste of why I haven’t, here’s a quick overview of the last several days out here on the Manlius Formation – which, relative to DC, does not have as much snow right now [...]
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Radio check…
Global economics – huh?
My 9-mile, one-way commute to work today cost me about 90 cents in fuel costs alone.[1]
I paid 16 cents for a Central/South American banana at the supermarket this morning.
So it costs 6 times as much to transport me 9 miles – mostly downhill – than it costs to grow, pick, pack and ship a banana [...]
Would HFCS by any other name taste as sweet?
Apparently, yes.
After a boat tour during our recent camping trip to Canada[1] we stopped off at a restaurant on the shore of the St. Lawrence River. One interesting thing about traveling in Ontario, as you probably already know, is that everything is in French and English.
As I was admiring the Heinz Ketchup and Relish [...]
A caregiver’s lamentation
You try to raise them right. You do what you can to keep them healthy. You do everything in your power to ensure they grow up in a nurturing environment. You encourage them to be independent, and not follow the crowd.
And then the throw in with their peers and join whatever craze is [...]
An Independence Day reflection
Haven’t read the Declaration of Independence recently? It’s worth a look. Reading it this year strikes a special chord given the absolutely shameful state of affairs in the New York state senate.
The first six grievances listed in the Declaration deal directly with the fact that there is someone (King George) standing in the [...]
What I did tonight
Let’s start with what I didn’t do tonight after supper. I didn’t clean up, enjoy a lovely dessert, and watch a lovely movie with my lovely wife.
Instead, I did this:
So I was upstairs and I heard Daniel and Thomas come in from outside. They were playing in dirt (of course) and had just [...]
Spring, schming
For those of you who thought I was exaggerating yesterday when I mentioned snow, get a load of the view out our back window this morning:
Ouch
Well, my car (2001 Toyota Camry) began sounding like the Canyonero a month or two ago, and it was only getting worse. It was idling high and made enough of a racket when the accelerator was depressed that I suspected the exhaust system.
I discovered much to my dismay this weekend that the exhaust system [...]
