Spain’s in Love With Electric Cars

It’s encouraging to read about the comeback of the electric car after it was nearly crushed by the oil industry in California.  I’m talking about the unfortunate case of the GM EV1 of the 1990s.
If you have been following my posts, you are aware of the promising cars that are now being manufactured by Tesla, [...]

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Joke: The Lawyer’s Information Game

A blonde and a lawyer are seated next to each other on a flight from LA to NY. The lawyer asks if she would like to play a fun game. The blonde, very tired, just wants to take a nap, so she politely declines and rolls over towards the window to catch a [...]

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Oil Prices Are Now Flying South to Mexico

It’s amazing what collective action will do. After the bizarre performance of oil prices last month, the American people decided it was time to take action and they did.

They started to drive less and kept their bottoms aways from their cars. That deteriorated gasoline and diesel demand to such a point, that the [...]

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Joke: Government Aid

A modern day cowboy has spent many days crossing the barren Texas plains without water. His horse has already died of thirst.
He’s crawling through the sand, certain that he has breathed his last breath, when all of a sudden he sees an object sticking out of the sand several yards ahead of him.
He crawls to [...]

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The Merger Between XM and Sirius is Now a Fact

After a long wait of 17 months, the merger between the only two giants of satellite radio–Sirius and XM Radio–is finally over.   The combined company, with more than 18.5 million subscribers, is now called Sirius XM Radio. It is set to rank as the second-largest U.S. radio company, based on annual revenues.
Sirius Satellite Radio [...]

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Joke: Some Things You Just Can’t Explain

A farmer was in a bar drinking and looking very depressed. His friend asked him why he was looking so depressed and he sadly replied, “Some things you just can’t explain. This morning I was outside milking my cow. As soon as the bucket was filled, the cow kicked it down with her left foot, [...]

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A New Search Engine Wants Google’s Place

Today the Internet is very much alive and buzzing with news that there’s a new kid on the block.  It’s all about a new search engine called Cuil launched today.  Developed and run by the husband-and-wife team of Stanford professor Tom Costello and former Google search architect Anna Patterson, Cuil is pitched as being bigger, [...]

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Joke: The Amazing Blind Man

A blind man walks into a restaurant and sits down. The waiter, who is also the owner, walks up to the blind man and hands him a menu.
“I’m sorry, sir, but I’m blind and can’t read the menu. Please, just bring me a dirty fork from a previous customer. I’ll smell it and order from [...]

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Electric Cars Are Making a Noisy Comeback

The one good thing which seems to be coming out of the astronomic prices of gasoline and diesel, is the introduction of electric and solar cars. Companies like Tesla, Aptera, and Toyota are dead serious in making excellent electric cars which will give gasoline cars a good run for their money. If you [...]

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Soaring Gasoline Prices Makes Batman Switch Bikes

I really enjoyed this witty picture which I found by accident while surfing the web.  Even though it’s hilarious, it does show the pinch many people are experiencing all over the world due to unprecedented gasoline prices.
At home we only use our car for essential tasks, like going to the supermarket or driving during heavy [...]

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