Nowhere Near the Edge

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

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Peace In Our Time

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At long last, after 12 contentious years, the IRL and Champ Car have finally agreed to unify their series . The IRL came into existence 12 ...
Thursday, February 21, 2008

Book Corner

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Although I consider myself a big reader, I have not found time for much more than magazines and online content since I got out of school, wi...
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Come to Buffalo for the Wings, Stay for the Hospital Care

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The fine upstate New York city of Buffalo has a national profile that is unusually prominent for a town of less than 300,000 people. Buffa...
Friday, February 15, 2008

Google Street View

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Google has an interesting feature called "Street View" that it has been rolling out in selected communities around the country. U...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

The Ultimate "Oops"

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The next time you stumble over the rug in the dining room, sending a glass of milk to its sudden demise, just take comfort in the fact that ...
Wednesday, February 06, 2008

This Is Not a Good Sign

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If you know someone who demonstrates poor attention to detail and exercises poor judgment, do you put much stock in that person's decisi...
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Tuesday, February 05, 2008

The iPhone Improves

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I love the idea of the iPhone, but the original model seemed better in theory or potential than in actual execution. I've played with i...
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It's Showtime!

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At long last, after months of after-school rehearsals, the curtain goes up on Kelly's school's production of Oliver Twist this week...
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...
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