Monthly Archives: June 2014


Some of the worst nonsense spewed by marketers that need to justify their continued employment

Some of the worst nonsense spewed by marketers that need to justify their continued employment

They come up with unique names for generic functions and features to make it harder to comparison shop and make it seem like they have something the other guys don't. 

electronic stability program (ESP) = stabilitrac = advancetrac = electronic stability control and so on?

A misleading article, pure nonsense from some marketing department, or a factoid your dad got wrong back in the day — the next thing you know you’re surrounded by automotive misnomers.


A pair of peregrine falcons have been nesting on top of the University of Michigan hospital and they just had 3 more chicks

A pair of peregrine falcons have been nesting on top of the University of Michigan hospital and they just had 3 more chicks?

Three peregrine falcon chicks hatched atop Ann Arbor’s University Hospital in May, and now the University of Michigan is crowd-sourcing a name for the fledgling birds. A pair of peregrine falcons have used the University Hospital as a nesting spot…


Perception is reality, we all just need to realize that the grass is just as brown on the other side of the fence

Perception is reality, we all just need to realize that the grass is just as brown on the other side of the fence?

Every time a public figure behaves with less-than-stellar competence, we’re incredulous. We probably shouldn’t be


Back in the 80s, Ford Mustangs in police garb were a relatively common sight on American highways

Back in the 80s, Ford Mustangs in police garb were a relatively common sight on American highways

Now it looks like Aussies will see them again ?

HIGHWAY patrol officers could soon look like a modern version of Mad Max — roaming our roads in Ford Mustangs.