Ban dihydrogen monoxide

Ex-oilman T. Boone Pickens has a bold plan to reduce America's foreign oil imports by one-third in ten years. Pickens is determined to make the plan a campaign and the major part of the next President's first 100 day agenda. The plan is simple and More...

Ouch. I don't remember giving informed consent to becoming this old. Alternative is worse, though.

In case anyone else is ancient, Medicare starts at the beginning of the month in which you turn 65. Not knowing that almost made me procrastinate too long. Forcing factor for us is that our p More...

Very good news is that gas mileage on our first two tanks of gas in our Toyota Highlander Hybrid is 28.7 mpg, better than advertised although obviously not as good as we could get with many smaller conventional cars. We do hilly country driving, Interstates and two lane highways mainly with a lit More...

This presidential campaign and the strengths of the candidates are a sign of America's strength; a great reason to have hope for many Independence Days to come.

In much of the world power change still comes at the point of a gun; in the world's most powerful country (still), power passes p More...

The worst way to fight a war is on the cheap. Overwhelming force – if you've got it – is not only more effective than minimal commitment, it's also more humane. Overwhelming force ends wars; minimal force prolongs them.

We saw the failure of a measured response in Korea, in Viet Nam, in Ir More...

T. Boone Pickens’ Bold Plan

Ex-oilman T. Boone Pickens has a bold plan to reduce America's foreign oil imports by one-third in ten years. Pickens is determined to make the plan a campaign and the major part of the next President's first 100 day agenda. The plan is simple and More...

Signed up for Medicare!

Ouch. I don't remember giving informed consent to becoming this old. Alternative is worse, though.

In case anyone else is ancient, Medicare starts at the beginning of the month in which you turn 65. Not knowing that almost made me procrastinate too long. Forcing factor for us is that our p More...

Toyota Highlander Hybrid First Impressions

Very good news is that gas mileage on our first two tanks of gas in our Toyota Highlander Hybrid is 28.7 mpg, better than advertised although obviously not as good as we could get with many smaller conventional cars. We do hilly country driving, Interstates and two lane highways mainly with a lit More...

Happy Fourth of July

This presidential campaign and the strengths of the candidates are a sign of America's strength; a great reason to have hope for many Independence Days to come.

In much of the world power change still comes at the point of a gun; in the world's most powerful country (still), power passes p More...

Time for a Surge in Afghanistan

The worst way to fight a war is on the cheap. Overwhelming force – if you've got it – is not only more effective than minimal commitment, it's also more humane. Overwhelming force ends wars; minimal force prolongs them.

We saw the failure of a measured response in Korea, in Viet Nam, in Ir More...