Nowhere Near the Edge

A regular guy's ruminations on parenthood, society, sports, cars ... and sports cars.

Monday, February 27, 2006

The Law of Unintended Consequences Cannot Be Vetoed

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In another of Dan Neil's always-clever auto review columns in the LA Times , he takes a moment to deliver yet another screed against SUV...

Texas Hunting Regulations

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Yes, there are tons of these kinds of items scurrying around the internet. I'm so proud. Texas 2005- 2006 Season and Bag Limit On Attor...
Friday, February 24, 2006

Proud Papa

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Kelly was honored as the Student of the Month for her class today. She also brought her report card home for the second trimester of the ye...
Friday, February 17, 2006

Messing With Your Head

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Picking up on an idea now being taught to impressionable psychology graduate students at George Mason University by my erstwhile roommate , ...
Thursday, February 16, 2006

Why Do I Feel Unaccountably Better Today?

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Oh yeah: pitchers and catchers report . Ah! I'm a fan of just about any sport, but I find that I largely ignore SportsCenter from Octo...
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Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Some Katrina Fallout

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The official Congressional report on its inquiry into the response of government agencies to hurricane Katrina was released today. Popular ...
Tuesday, February 14, 2006

You Must Have Heard About This By Now

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Chuck Norris is enjoying quite the renaissance these days. This article provides a succinct explanation as to why his name has been before...
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Friday, February 10, 2006

SuitSat Lives!

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The reports of SuitSat's swift demise were premature. According to Dad, the SuitSat is down on power for unknown reasons but continues ...
Thursday, February 09, 2006

... And a Plushie to be Named Later

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Even by the Bizarro World standards of professional sports, this is a little weird. ABC's longtime lead sports announcer, Al Michaels, ...
Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Chairman of the Board

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That's not some clever pun leading into a discussion of the raw utility of certain IKEA seating products. As of recently, it is my titl...
Tuesday, February 07, 2006

You Can Run...

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Leave it to the movie capital of the world to come up with a made-for-a-schlocky-Bruckheimer-film solution to the scourge of police pursuits...
Friday, February 03, 2006

As If Ham Radio Operators Don't Take Enough Abuse Already

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Are you ready for the ultimate in nerdiness? The International Space Station has just jettisoned an old space suit into temporary orbit. H...
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Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Hybrid Mythbusting

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"Hybrids," or automobiles with both gasoline engines and electric motors designed to propel the vehicle, are the cool gadget to ha...
Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Which Sports Car Are You?

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Here's a fun little internet time-waster. Remarkably, this is my result (I absolutely kid you not): You are a Porsche 911! You have a...
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Friday, January 20, 2006

DIY Motivational Posters

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You have probably seen those motivational pictures of dramatic landscapes coupled to vague power words and motivational statements. You may...
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Friday, January 13, 2006

Stardust Coming Home

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In space news you might have missed, the space probe "Stardust," which flew through the tail of a comet, will be returning to eart...
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Tuesday, January 03, 2006

Have Felt Tip, Will Scribble

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Having spent a fair amount of time exiting local hardware stores during my time off over the holidays, I was again confronted with one of th...

Great Culinary Secrets, Revealed

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My microwavable burrito (hey, I happen to like phosphates) came with stupifyingly accurate cooking instructions. Why doesn't every cook...
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More Car Name Nonsense

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No sooner do I take Lincoln to task for burdening its new compact sedan with the Zephyr moniker than FoMoCo decides to eliminate names for...
Saturday, December 24, 2005

Merry Christmas!

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In what has become a Christmas tradition, I spent the evening cooking Christmas Eve dinner for our family, including my in-laws, and cleanin...
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