First small snow of the season

No politics ... just pic

Sadly not from The Onion

Saudi Arabia implements electronic tracking system for women

Car Talk

Looking at the 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid. Unless my math is way off it is less than $2000 premium for the hybrid fully tricked out over a fully tricked out gas version.

No brainer to me.

On hostess

One of the biggest horrors, accoding to management, was that employees had pensions.

How is that bad?

Vehicle suggestions wanted

I am starting the great car hunt. Not in a huge rush to replace my ancient PT Cruiser but she is probably about to see her last winter and it is time to start looking.

I am leaning toward some kind of hybrid or electric beasty and am intrigued by Ford's new C Max hybrid. I looked briefly at the Chevy Volt but while I will pay a premium, 40k for what appears to be basically a Cruze just doesn't make sense to me.

I have a very short commute (< 10 miles) so limited all electric range isn't a problem.

I would like something I could toss a pair of small kayaks or bikes on top of (or behind if a small trailer is an option ).

Thoughts?

Things i believe - 20121115 edition

This is going to be a possibly ongoing series of posts listing random things I think are true. Not sure where it is going but we shall see I guess.

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I think that we live in a rich enough country that there is no reason for any child to go without a roof over their head, food in their belly and access to healthcare. I don't care if it is because they have parents that are unlucky, uneducated, sick or even just lazy. We can afford it as a society and it diminishes us when we pretend otherwise.

And no, I do not mean that we should take children from their parents.

John McCain - Still an Asshole too

John McCain Pledges to Stop Susan Rice at All Costs - Politics - The Atlantic Wire: 

"John McCain is convinced that U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice is part of a massive cover-up over the Benghazi embassy attack and is launching a preemptive campaign to keep her from becoming Secretary of State. After saying last night that he would do "everything I can" to block Rice's nomination (which hasn't even happened yet), on Wednesday McCain repeated those comments on CBS This Morning, Fox News, and during an appearance at the Washington Ideas Forum (which is sponsored by The Atlantic.) McCain is telling anyone who will listen that Rice is not qualified to be the chief U.S. diplomat and that he believes she intentionally misled people about what the government knew about the attack. "
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