As I was driving to work this morning, I saw a car with the following vanity license plate:

GNEISSS

I'm not entirely sure, but I have a strong hunch that this person is a geologist. What do you think?

Especially if you're drinking Molotov cocktails...


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As of 1pm on Saturday, I am the proud owner of a 2002 Toyota Prius ( Read more... )

Being the kind of person who often fantasizes about making a living by doing something other than writing documents that no one reads for equipment that no one's heard of, I find myself thinking about various business ideas. Most of these never get past the dreaming stage, because I only have so much time and energy, and I need to concentrate on ( Read more... )

Dear Automobile Makers of the World:

Please, for the love of Ceiling Cat, get rid of those damned "panic buttons" on our car remotes!

First, why are they even there in the first place? What possible reason could I have to want to trigger my car's alarm manually? I can understand having a button to turn off the alarm manually, but to trigger it ( Read more... )

1. The other day, I was driving to my sweetie's place and happened to pass one of the "Amber Alert" signs which declared:
   
   EXPORT
   DRUNK DRIVERS
   ...except, of course, that it really said "REPORT", not "EXPORT".
   
   
2. Today on my BBC News feed, I saw a headline that I would have sworn read ( Read more... )

Today was the follow-up with the surgeon. I actually drove myself there, which was doable, if a little uncomfortable. I had the bandages removed, the wound cleaned, and a new (smaller) dressing applied. Now I can wear the boot cast like the doctor wants me to ( Read more... )

You may remember my post from a while back about automotive wrongness. Well, recently, I saw a couple more:

• A Lexus hatchback
  
  
• A pink Januar XK. Not Pepto pink, or even Mary Kay Cadillac pink, but pink nonetheless.

WTF is it with these car makers?!?

Recent sightings on the highway between my home and my workplace:

• A Jaguar station-wagon.
  
  
• A Mini Cooper SUV

Would someone please tell these companies to stop making abominations? Thanks.