Nowhere Near the Edge

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

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Waiting on Congress

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It is not often that I feel that I am so directly affected by Congress that I check news updates all day long to see if a vote has been take...
Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Airplanes on Treadmills

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The internet has been abuzz for quite some time about the question of whether an airplane running on a conveyor belt can take off. There ar...
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The Brilliance of the Ancients

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The Parthenon in Athens has always been considered one of the most amazing achievements in architecture. Not only is the building stunning ...
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Local History, Good and Bad

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There is a series of thin paperback history books, Images of America, that has become very popular in the past couple of years. The books, ...
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I Am Very, Very Special

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I have now earned the privilege of sitting in my cramped airline seat longer than just about anybody else on any Southwest flight I take for...
Tuesday, January 15, 2008

A Reliable Measure of Inflation?

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I believe I have stumbled upon a reliable indicator of inflation, as tied to consumer spending. I opened my first bank account with Bank of...
Saturday, January 12, 2008

Play Ball!

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It seems that mid-January, at least in California, is the beginning of baseball season. Kelly and Michael have played soccer for four years...
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Friday, January 11, 2008

Adventures in Flight

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You may have heard that those of us out here on the left coast had a bit of a rain shower last week. As it happened, the deluge that blanke...
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Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Final Jailbreak News

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Well, the bad guys have been reeled in . One escapee was found six blocks from the jail, resting on a couch. The other guy was found a bi...

A Tool for the Apathetic

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Constitutional law is fascinating. Government is intriguing. But politics leaves me cold. I typically approach big election seasons with ...
Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Post-Holiday Wrapup

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The blog vacation is over; time to go back to work. I have had the pleasure of spending nearly the last two weeks at home. I enjoyed two Ch...

Sad Coda to Jailbreak

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Following up the last post : the prison guard who received a taunting note from prisoners who escaped by concealing the hole in the wall wi...
Monday, December 17, 2007

Life Imitates Art

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If you have ever seen The Shawshank Redemption (and if you haven't, you really should), you know how this story works: "Pinups o...
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Thursday, December 13, 2007

The End of the Playoff Road

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Kelly's soccer team, the Lemonheads, went down to defeat Saturday and Wednesday, ending their season. The campaign was a successful one...
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Flight of Fancy

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Last night's Mythbusters tackled one of my most cherished Walter Mitty fantasies: a civilian landing a commercial airliner. With all ...
Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Pointless Internet Game of the Day

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This is an interesting exercise in mouse control, spacial awareness and anticipation. A completely unfounded rumor has it that the Air For...
Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Linguistic Nitpick of the Day

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Those colorful stones and other shiny adornments? Jewel ry. Not Jewler y. Thank you.
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Thursday, December 06, 2007

Hoops Renaissance?

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Don't look now, but the UCSB Gauchos may be on the rise again. Well, what counts for a rise when you are a mid-major men's basketba...
Wednesday, December 05, 2007

All We Like Sheep

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Southwest Airlines takes a lot of flack for being the Greyhound of the skies: the pack in a lot of people with no frills. In its favor, So...
Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Creeping Oldfogeyism, Part One of Many

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In other "I'm getting old" laments, a remastered edition of U2's "The Joshua Tree" was released today. How can ...
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