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Saturday, November 18, 2023

Because the Internet Likes Dog Pictures...

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Neighborhood puppers posing for the Canon EOS 7D & EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS . The 17-55/2.8 is maybe the best lens Canon ever made for its...

QotD: Attention Economy Edition...

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" Whether something is true—or, again, even plausible—is an afterthought. What matters is what will boost engagement, traffic, eyeballs...
Friday, November 17, 2023

Automotif CDXL...

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For a GM product of this vintage north of the Ohio river that appears for all the world to be a daily driver, the fact that this thing's...

The Political Horseshoe, Autumn 2023

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Found here . It's funny 'cause it's true! If there's one thing Tik-Tok Democrats and 4chan Republicans can agree on, it...
Thursday, November 16, 2023

On the Rebound?

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Indiana State Fair attendee with a Canon EOS 80D & Tamron 18-400mm zoom lens. Something I noticed at the State Fair this past summer w...

Automotif CDXXXIX...

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Here's a remarkably unscathed '92-'96 Buick LeSabre Custom in Dark Mahogany with all four fake alloy wheel covers matching and i...
Wednesday, November 15, 2023

QotD: Pot Of Message Edition...

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From an article by George Packer at The Atlantic : " Art that tries to give political satisfaction is unlikely to be very good as eithe...

Message Fic

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A critique flung at authors of fiction who get too polemical, first recorded in use against H.G. Wells , is that they'd sold sold their ...

A Jog Around the Blogs...

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Now we're cooking with gas... or oil . On writing for the pleasure of writing . Anatomy of a motorcycle robbery . .
Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Automotif CDXXXVIII...

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Here's a Chrysler LeBaron convertible with an almost miraculous lack of dents and rust. The V6 badge on the fender combined with the hid...

QotD: The Hottest Of Takes Edition...

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Alas, it's behind a paywall, but this bit from Nick Catoggio is too good to not pass along: " In many cultures, holidays are celebr...
Monday, November 13, 2023

Automotif CDXXXVII...

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The Mercury Cougar, over its 35-year run, was the Car of a Thousand Faces. It started life in 1967 as a more highly-optioned, Euro-feeling M...

Gauging the Pull

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Back when I got asked to do my first for-pay gun review I picked up an inexpensive RCBS trigger pull gauge, the spring-loaded kind that'...

Another bows out...

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Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina surprised even his campaign staffers last night by announcing that he was suspending his bid for the 202...
Sunday, November 12, 2023

Automotif CDXXXVI...

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The Eldorado debuted in 1953 as a sporty convertible coupe with show car styling at the pinnacle of Cadillac's lineup. From then on, it ...

Overheard in the Living Room...

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Bobbi and I were watching S:2, E:9 of Bosch: Legacy over dinner last night. Right at the end of the episode a heretofore-suspected baddie t...
Saturday, November 11, 2023

Testing, Testing...

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This Avidity Arms PD10, the single-stack 10-shot 9mm specced out by Rob Pincus, just arrived. I'll be wringing it out for a writeup in a...
Friday, November 10, 2023

Crazy-Eyed Crossovers...

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On the one hand, I lament the ever-dwindling number of really cool sports sedans (as well as the practical disappearance of station wagons, ...

A Jog Around the Blogs...

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The Work-Life Diet . That reminds me of how I lost a ton of weight while working at CCA, between being on my feet all day and only eating an...
Thursday, November 09, 2023

QotD: Poly-Ticks Edition...

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Bobbi watched most of the GOP debate last night. I'm getting the vibe she's not feeling the Vivekmentum... " I watched some of ...
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