I went to Madison Square today (willingly). It’s still 100°, and I didn’t get a walk this morning before I went to work, and I need 7500 steps today, and there you go. Melanie was game. I don’t like malls at all, and I couldn’t tell you the last time I was in that one. … Read more
There’s a “traffic is so bad around here” thread in hsv.general once a year or so: why can’t people use turn signals, what’s so hard to understand about “slower traffic keep right,” and so forth. I don’t often enter these bleatfests, but when I do I usually invite the complainant(s) to visit Atlanta or Washington … Read more
We lost Buddy Baker to lung cancer early this week. He was the first guy to drive 200 mph on a closed course (Talladega!), and is one of the drivers from “the old days” with whom I actually got to exchange a word once or twice. (Startled you how tall he was the first time … Read more