As it comes to SUVs, we (and our government) have gotten totally pwned by the auto manufacturers. The fact that the largest of these predators (like the Ford Excursion) is still considered a passenger car boggles the mind. I can still fondly remember the days when pickup trucks — dwarfed by Excursions — weren’t allowed [...]

Posted on March 30th, 2006 by Chris
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It probably seems ridiculous to a lot of you for me to be angry over a TV show. Maybe it is. But this is the only show I really watch — I’ve watched every episode since Season 1 — and the writers are ruining it. There are major spoilers to follow, so if you haven’t [...]

Posted on March 14th, 2006 by Chris
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Kirby Puckett once said, “Don’t take anything for granted, because tomorrow is not promised to any of us.” These words have an added gravity to them today. The two-time world champion and 10-time All Star died today after suffering a massive stroke yesterday. Even though I never really cared about any team in the American [...]

Posted on March 6th, 2006 by Chris
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It’s amusing enough that there’s a website called Treehugger.com, by and for self-proclaimed tree-huggers. But I found this link on digg to a really good idea: underwater turbines. These “lunar power” generators, as they’re calling them, will harness the movement of water in tidal areas (such as the East River – technically a tidal strait) [...]

Posted on March 2nd, 2006 by Chris
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Funny how some things don’t hurt until the visual aspect comes through. Like seeing an old girlfriend with a new guy, yesterday’s SportsCenter treated us to the first interview I’ve seen with Padres catcher Mike Piazza. Seeing him in Dodger blue is nostalgic; in Dodger blue and Giants orange, he just looks right. But to [...]

Posted on March 1st, 2006 by Chris
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