In terms of flakes falling from the sky, this is the best looking snow we’ve had this winter. This is looking out the back, 15 minutes ago: Alas, it’s a skosh warm to muck up the roads in a widespread manner. The boys are delayed two hours. Regular schedule for me.
General Motors announced this week that its negotiations to sell the Hummer brand to a Chinese company have fallen through, and barring a Saab-Stryker-type save, it seems highly likely the brand will die. (Cue exaggerated rejoicing from the usual quarters.) Yeah, yeah, rape the planet and all that, but the bottom line is that Hummers … Read more
My thoughts and prayers are with the friends and family of Dawn Brancheau, the trainer who was killed by one of her charges at Sea World in Orlando yesterday. I saw more than one person on Twitter either say or retweet something like “what part of ‘killer whale’ don’t you understand? Duh!” Well, that is … Read more