Irreverent musings and malarkey from a disillusioned dilettante
I'm guessing my American readers will recognize the name immediately - these are the die-cast vehicles we used to push around and play with as children and sometimes adults. Who doesn't miss beating the shit out of these things in the backyard while doing odd jobs like hauling dirt or transporting lesser toys? Well, now... Continue Reading →
Hey people! Cleaning out my "favorites" and have some random crap you may find interesting. Let's bang this out with a list: Do you enjoy scuba diving or snorkeling? Check out http://www.divereport.com/ - awesome, awesome resource. It's a lot like http://www.onthesnow.com but for diving. Just plug in your intended destination and check out the type... Continue Reading →
I bet you're one of those people who whines about how "I was promised flying cars in the future, yet all I have are square watermelons and multiple types of bottled water," which would make you WRONG because the flying car has been invented already! You have a visual in your head of what a... Continue Reading →
Devotees will recall that we ran a post titled "Random Bidtits (11/6/2018)" on November 6th, 2018. In that post, there was a young xe who we claimed had changed its name to Dean Economos in its pursuit of landing a career as a Dean of an Economics Department. The idea being that you need to... Continue Reading →
Quick post. Found these photos online. The first is a Ferrari watch: See that band? It's a car tire - so cool. Next is a toddler's kitchen chair: Christmas is coming up!!!
It's the 21-Window Deluxe Volkswagen Type 2. From the article: "The Volkswagen Type 2 is better known by the nicknames it received in the various countries where it was sold, the Americans usually call it the the Bus or Hippie Van, the Brits call it the Camper and every Australian I talked to knows the Type... Continue Reading →
Today's song of the day is Live to Win by Paul Stanley. Now for you car guys, here's what's called the "arcade dashboard" on the C4 Corvette: And an amazing costume, calendar and all: Well, I have to get back to work. My third-party data provider in India must have eyes like a hawk: every... Continue Reading →
You know who I really respect? American-born English speakers who can also speak elementary Spanish, and insist on doing so in a public venue whenever possible. Such courage. Such grace! Today's song of the day is Against the Wind by Bob Seger. Enjoy it! Today's word of the day is "kurtosis." It's the sharpness of... Continue Reading →
But before I begin, this: Yes, China's richest man and eternally adorable Mogwai, Gizmo could leave Alibaba in the near future. For the sake of keeping Geofredo Bezos busy and honest, hope that doesn't happen. I side with Alibaba - we need to keep Amazon's American imperialist aggressors at bay. The song of the day.... Continue Reading →
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