. . . but I missed my “blogoversary” yesterday. No matter, since, as I’ve written here before, this blog was actually created on April 1, 2007, a fitting date after which I posted a few entries (indeed, I was quite more prolific than I have been lately—sorry) before I was embarrassed enough about them to [...]
Archive for June, 2008
14 Jun
“Gee, our old LaSalle ran great”
Those were the days. And you knew who you were then. Girls were girls and men were men.
And perhaps we could even use a man like Herbert Hoover again. In some ways we might be living in an era like his, but I recall that, before he became president, Hoover was an intelligent, otherwise competent [...]
12 Jun
This one goes to 11
The other day I posted about my hellacious recent journey to Weird City via Greyhound. When I booked the ticket, I congratulated myself for my frugality in saving more than $700 in airfare, not to mention the immeasurable hassle of driving. But 54+ hours aboard the Chariot of the People made me think twice: I [...]
10 Jun
Don’t do it!
After months of ratcheting up fares to keep up with fuel costs, the airlines are now contritely rescinding their most recent increases. Such was not the case two weeks ago, when I realized I had no choice but to go to Weird City to inspect some papers at one of the world’s most gloriously excellent [...]
