Meandering Thoughts #68
A car parked on a steep incline in Trieste, Italy. I was taught to turn your front tires when parking on a hill: downhill towards the curb, uphill away from…
Temperatures and Technology
May 25, at gate awaiting boarding for MSP to CDG flight. Monitor at Gate G4 providing helpful information. Yeah, sure. It was not 27°F but 27°C; in fact, Paris broke…
(Almost) Free Gasoline!
We've noticed this on multiple drives through Grantsburg, WI: gas priced at just under 1¢/gallon! With war-induced inflation seeing prices approaching $5/gallon, this is definitely unexpected! My wife believes it's…
Fastest Object Ever
My grandson and granddaughter participated in their first (I believe) Pinewood Derby race for their Scouting America troop. These unmanned cars, powered only by gravity, race down a track. Rules…
Journalism Fuck-Up
From the Independent's article about the attempted robbery of Simone Biles' husband Milan Olympics: For those uninformed, Mikaela Shiffrin is a female skier, not a male ice skater. Obviously it's…
When Instructions Required #2
As seen above a urinal at the Zermatt railroad station. These instructions would only be required if, in fact, someone shat in the urinal, right? Disgusting! The necessity of these…
When Instructions Required
As seen in a restaurant in Zermatt, Switzerland.
But Can I Park My Non-Volkswagen Car?
Cuteness from the German-American Institute. Just one question: how old must one be to recognize the quintessential German Car, the Beetle?
Rick Camp Game
The 1984 game where the Cubs' Ryne Sandberg hit two game-tying home runs off of Bruce Sutter before the Cubs won it in the 11th has been oft-mentioned since Sandberg's…
Geek Humor
As seen on the streets in Eau Claire, Wisconsin .... reminds me of this geek t-shirt.