Monday Morning Musings, May 19th
Two thoughts I had during my bicycle-commute to work this morning: "Wow am I out of shape. It shouldn't be possible to sweat this much." "Idiot." (aimed at several cars) Not much else to add to the...
View ArticleMMM: Food Detectives, Patriots, Techno, Olympic Memory, Got a Horn?,...
I really, really wanted to like Food Detectives. I figured it'd be a nice combination of two of my favorite shows, Good Eats and Mythbusters. Alas, it just doesn't make it for me. The problem? The...
View ArticleMMM: Traffic Shockwave, Submissions, Datasheets
A while back, a friend told me about a Youtube showing how a Traffic Shockwave is created. Have you ever been driving along, minding your business, and then traffic suddenly comes to a standstill? You...
View ArticleFoney Fridays: Cyclic Harassment
Dear Hillsboro Driver, Perhaps your otherwise harmonious, 32-mph commute has recently been jostled by the appearance of an annoying phenomemon: the cyclist. There has been a major uptick in the...
View ArticleFoney Fridays: Light on the Accelerator
Light Cretins Talk Back HILLSBORO, OR - The cretins who program the traffic lights in your area would like you to know that yes, indeed, they're out to get you personally. In fact, it's their mission...
View ArticleFoney Fridays: It Happens to All of Us
As heard on late-night talk radio: Men, maybe you're like me. For years I tried to downplay my problem. Sure, every now and again I'd have trouble remembering which way I'd been going in the mall...
View ArticleFoney Fridays: The Wrong of Way
Dear Sir, I recognize that we arrived at this four-way-stop at almost the same instant. However, you are on my right, which means you get to go first. Actually, as I read the Rules of the Road, you are...
View ArticleToo Funny Tuesday: Driven Mad
I'm reading (and enjoying) a book called Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us), and it referenced a video I just had to share. Not that I can identify with it in any way....
View ArticleWordful Wednesday: Why We Drive The Way We Do
I really, really don’t like to drive. Well, at least I don’t like driving around all these other Oregon Drivers. This is not to say I think drivers in other states are superior or anything. Indeed,...
View ArticleAn Oregon Driver’s Snow Survival Guide
It may snow this week. Or perhaps some other time this winter. Perhaps several times. Rest assured that the local news station's Hysteria Squad will keep you well informed. Or you could just check...
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