Outstanding! So our government is now actively preventing corporations from improving their product safety. Sometimes I wish there was someone I could just shake by the lapels and yell “what the hell are you thinking” at. The Associated Press: Court: US can block mad cow testing The Bush administration can prohibit meat packers from testing… Continue reading The Associated Press: Court: US can block mad cow testing
Streetsblog » Obama Builds Rail Cred With Biden Pick
This is promising: Streetsblog » Obama Builds Rail Cred With Biden Pick Barack Obama’s standing as an advocate for investment in US commuter rail looks to have gotten a boost with his selection of Joe Biden as his running mate. Whereas John McCain is the Senate’s sworn enemy of Amtrak, his colleague from Delaware is… Continue reading Streetsblog » Obama Builds Rail Cred With Biden Pick
new best bike to work time!
Woot. One of my coworkers was proud yesterday that he set a new personal best bike-to-work time. So when I got up this morning, I decided I should do the same. And I did! My new record is 24:43, which 75 seconds less than my previous best. I frankly don’t know if I can improve… Continue reading new best bike to work time!
The Associated Press: Iconic stone arch collapses in southern Utah park
Perhaps you heard the AP news story that Wall Arch in Arches National Park collapsed. Well, the AP got the story wrong. Here’s the story: The Associated Press: Iconic stone arch collapses in southern Utah park The article says, “He [Paul Henderson, the park’s chief of interpretation] said it’s the first collapse of a major… Continue reading The Associated Press: Iconic stone arch collapses in southern Utah park
my Drobo finally arrived, but they can’t decide how much it should cost
Regular readers may remember I ordered a Drobo external computer storage device last month. My experience with the company hasn’t been great so far. I ordered the thing on July 11, at which time they said there was a 5 day backlog of orders. That would put delivery about July 23. After contacting them the… Continue reading my Drobo finally arrived, but they can’t decide how much it should cost
how coyotes are like terrorists
A few years back, I was in Canyonlands National Park for a couple days. I went to a talk by a park ranger about the various types of wildlife that live in the park, including coyotes. And I learned something that’s been fascinating to me every since. The park ranger said that studies of coyote… Continue reading how coyotes are like terrorists
Federal judge rules Bush’s aides can be subpoenaed – Yahoo News
Here’s a heaping of good news for us patriots who think government officials shouldn’t be exempt from the law: From: Federal judge rules Bush’s aides can be subpoenaed – Yahoo News A federal judge on Thursday rejected President Bush’s contention that senior White House advisers are immune from subpoenas, siding with Congress’ power to investigate… Continue reading Federal judge rules Bush’s aides can be subpoenaed – Yahoo News
38 mpg on the Kawasaki
I just filled up my gas tank yesterday, something I don’t have to do very often. This is the one on my 1984 Kawasaki KZ550 motorcycle. It looks like after the tuneup I had done a couple weeks ago, I’m getting almost exactly 38 miles per gallon. That’s mostly city driving. And my riding style… Continue reading 38 mpg on the Kawasaki
Buddha Indian Cuisine
Update: As of December 2008, it looks like Buddha Indian Cuisine has gone out of business. They didn’t even last 6 months. So sad. —- Broomfield has its first Indian restaurant! Hurray! Beth and I had to try it last week on opening night, of course. She’s the one who first introduced me to Indian… Continue reading Buddha Indian Cuisine
don’t upgrade to WordPress 2.6
I noticed that my two blog sites (toddbradley.com and broomfieldrestaurantreviews.com) were running WordPress 2.2 and that 2.6 was now available through Fantastico. So I clicked the button on my web host’s Fantastico control panel to do the upgrade. I thought everything went well, but I noticed all my categories got horked. There were still categories,… Continue reading don’t upgrade to WordPress 2.6