The full-size SUV has been around since the middle of the 20th century (or even longer, depending on how loosely you define the term). However, it was a niche product until about 20 years ago, when it became one of the primary ways in which Americans move their families and friends around. Screw minivans and … Read more
Our crackerjack airport “security,” just this week, singled out a developmentally disabled man for an enhanced patdown. Drew Mandy, 29, has the mental capacity of a 2-year-old. He was traveling with his family to DisneyWorld when his adult diapers got the attention of a TSA agent. When his father tried to explain, the agents waved … Read more
The omnipresent, eerie, plausibly-extraterrestrial-sounding racket at work is finally subsiding a bit. (I mean the 13-year cicadas. What did you think I meant?) I seriously considered rounding up and cooking some of them. Recipes aren’t hard to find. I mean, I was going to do it just as a curiosity, but hell, what if cicadas … Read more