2010 Camaro Test Drive with a Mulleted American
Saturday, June 27th, 2009 Posted in Just for Fun, Transportation | No Comments »This video is awesome. A friend of mine has been rocking a mullet for charity. He somehow finagled a test drive in a 2010 Camaro with the designer, Tom Peters. Hilariousness ensues. Read more about the test drive and consider supporting ...
How Not to Market the Ford Flex
Saturday, August 16th, 2008 Posted in Business & Marketing, Transportation | 2 Comments »Business Week has an interesting article about Ford's new marketing czar, Jim Farley. Ford has effectively been having an identity crisis the past few years, struggling to sell cars while it has a reputation for selling trucks and SUVs. The ...
Repeal Big Oil Subsidies
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 Posted in Politics, Transportation | 1 Comment »With gas over $4 per gallon and big oil companies raking in record profits, why are politicians pitching complicated ideas like a windfall profits tax? Wouldn't it be easier to just repeal the billions of dollars in oil subsidies? I'm not ...
Gas Prices Too High? Slow Down
Friday, May 9th, 2008 Posted in Transportation | No Comments »It's a simple idea that's finally getting some attention. Slow down and you'll get better fuel economy, which means less pain at the pump. I talked about it before, but it's good to see other folks trying the same thing: Con-Way ...
Dealing with High Gas Prices
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 Posted in Transportation | 3 Comments »A few years ago gas prices started rising and people started noticing. Back then I was paying $2.69 and griping. Yesterday I paid $3.41. I'm starting to see more and more stories about rising gas prices, but it's curious that ...
Riding the Bus Again
Monday, April 7th, 2008 Posted in Transportation | 5 Comments »Last week we took a family trip to the Children's Museum. Lexi had a blast and spent most of her nap telling her stuffed bear everything she did. I think one of my highlights was riding the bus (it was also ...
Goodbye Geo
Thursday, August 16th, 2007 Posted in Transportation | No Comments »We said goodbye to our 1992 Geo Metro yesterday. We sold it on Craigslist to a mechanic who seems to collect early 90s Geos and patch the working parts together into a kind of Frankenstein Geo. Or that was my ...
The Geo Dies, Harry Potter Freaks
Friday, July 20th, 2007 Posted in Books, Transportation | 2 Comments »Well, apparently I spoke too soon yesterday when I introduced you to the Geo. Today the Geo died. Going down I-35E. Just sputtered and stalled and then I'm sitting on the side of the road. Abby diagnosed it as a failed ...
Swimming with the Geo
Thursday, July 19th, 2007 Posted in Transportation | No Comments »I find it hard to believe, but I don't think I've ever talked about our second car on my blog, and that's really quite a shame. Last year some friends of ours moved to the east coast and didn't think ...
Typical Three-Car Family in the Twin Cities
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007 Posted in Transportation, Twin Cities | No Comments »This morning the Star Tribune is reporting on a transportation bill passed by the legislature. What seems wrong with this description? Minnesota legislators set the course Monday for a historic showdown with Gov. Tim Pawlenty, approving a transportation bill that features ...
Celebrating my 30th birthday with clean water and a clean shave.
