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I had a station wagon back in the day when my daughter was just a few years old and she would sit up front on the bench seat between my wife and I. I would close my right eye, keeping my left eye open, and tell her I was driving with my eyes closed. She thought it was so amazing that I was able...

Notorious O.L.D.

I'm driving this morning to the park where I want to go bike riding and the road I'm on turns into a construction zone with cones everywhere, a lower speed limit, and 3x fines. I slow down but this guy behind me, probably pissed that I'm in the left lane going slow, shoots around me on the right...

When you first get progressives you will find you have to turn your head a lot to keep your eyes within the viewing area of the lenses. You can’t keep your head still and shift your eyes to the side to see something clearly on your left, for instance. You need to turn your head in that...

Saw this yesterday. The guy did a phenomenal job of portraying Michael Jackson and the movie was well crafted, with a crescendo up until the end. I was in a small but modern theater and although it didn’t have the high tech vibrating seats, the place still shook. It was a blast. Would recommend.

Is putting Angry Eyes on your Jeep any more silly than making a car that can already exceed the speed limit, even faster?

NASCAR Celebrates Pride Month With First All-Subaru Race

They don't give a damn about any trumpet playing band It ain't what they call rock and roll -Dire Straits

Saw this today. Enjoyed it. Well paced, interesting story. Brendan Fraser was heavier than I the Eisenhower I remember but he played the part well. Definitely a more likeable character than G.C.Scott's Patton. Except for Montgomery, I wasn't familiar with the other historical figures. The two...

Gene Shalit, ‘Today’ show movie critic, dies at 100

Went through this many years ago with my daughter over handwriting and the new way to form letters. I’m convinced it was merely a way to drive a wedge between her and me; her teacher was right and her mom and I were wrong.

My 2006 Dynamax dragging my 2005 Jeep. Southwest ID along the Snake River.

First off, if they were annoyed, they were annoyed by a rule that was put in place to keep kids safe and I was just following. I didn’t make up and I wasn’t going to get fired for disobeying it. Secondly, Iddoitagain.jpg Unless things changed in the 12 years since I moved away, there is no...