This is it, folks. We’ve sat through the countless myriads of political ads, we’ve done our research, we’ve engaged in pointless and ineffective Facebook arguments in defense of our chosen candidates. The primaries are long since forgotten, the campaign money … Continue reading
After the hottest summer in living memory and a weird, fickle fall, some steady winter weather is almost welcome here in Kansas City. Yesterday, for example, it was 77 degrees before the sun came up, though it was about 35 … Continue reading
I like to know what my car is thinking. With human-human relationships, this is best fostered through a long and meaningful communication, a lifetime of time spent together. With human-car relationships (yes, there is such a thing), you can just … Continue reading
The fire came while I was reading something dull. Boring, that is, by most people’s standards, but not mine. I was browsing through the class regulations and requirements for the 2012 Rally America season. I’m a huge rally fan, and … Continue reading
There are only a few different engine layouts found in production 2-wheel-drive cars. If you’ve never browsed that grey bar down the side of Wikipedia, here’s a quick and easy legend to understand them.
We’re all sick of perpetually-rising gas prices. We’re even sick of complaining about them. So instead of jawing on and on about miserable trips to the pump and how things were back in the day, we’ll discuss the other side. … Continue reading
Every year the Paris Motor Show stands somewhere between New York and Geneva on the great “beige business to awesome cartoons” scale of wackiness. It’s a place where grey-clad businessmen and hipster designers converge. Here are a few highlights of … Continue reading
I read Catcher in the Rye when I was a sophomore in high school and I remembered being a little disappointed by the end. Holden didn’t really prove to be much of a hero, and as a lover of the … Continue reading
Have you seen the Honda Accord commercial starring all the inattentive drivers? You know, the ones who have to rely on Honda’s “stop alarm” because they weren’t watching the truck they were tailgating? Or the woman who must use the … Continue reading
