The Citizen Waymo Controller
This past week, you may have seen the story about renegade Waymo taxis getting stuck in a cul-de-sac in suburban Atlanta. Most people were horrified by the possibilities of self-driving cars going rogue. Me? I saw an opportunity… If you’ve never heard of Waymo, it’s a...
When Sears Was Amazon
I watched a video the other day of a house being built in the 40s that was sold by Sears and sent by mail order to the buyer. A house! Do you realize we used to live in a country where people had the wherewithal to look at a picture of a house in a catalog and say,...
Tadpole’s Glory
I lived in Carmel, Indiana, for 12 years. It was a lovely place, filled with roundabouts and art. It often lands on those Top 10 Places to Live lists that magazines publish annually to sell grass seed and kitchen redesigns. It has good schools, low...
The Community Disorganzier
Someday I’m going to retire. Not from doing this, hopefully. But from my day job. And I’ve been thinking about what I might want to do in retirement. I know I need to find something to keep me busy to avoid being assigned copious house chores. Or, Heaven forbid,...
A Major Holiday or Three
Today is the confluence of three major events! It should be a national holiday, and as you know from last week, I tried to discuss this with my Congress Mammal to no avail. But I am undaunted. Mostly because I have no idea where I left my daunts. I’m starting to think...
Don’t Go Into Debt Over Furry Handcuffs
Now that the Super Bowl is over, it’s time for the Super Bowl of greeting card manufacturers, florists, and chocolatiers. Of course, I’m speaking of Valentine’s Day! The people who research things* say that Americans will spend $29 billion dollars on Valentine’s Day...