Obama's Treasury Secretary pick disappoints

Monday, January 26, 2009

Timothy Geithner will most likely be our next Treasury Secretary while we face an economic crisis. It is my opinion that he also intentionally cheated on his taxes. Considering his background, his acceptance of reimbursements for payment of self-employment taxes, and his failure to pay after multiple reminders, this was not negligence, it was fraud.

I understand that it's not easy to find qualified individuals to accept lower pay in government. However, something has gone very wrong if we truly cannot find one honest, qualified person who wants to be a real public servant.

The cornerstone of Obama's campaign was to restore trust and integrity to government. So far, I'm not impressed.

For the Rush fans

Friday, January 9, 2009

There must be at least a dozen or so in Brownsville, right?

Natural Science (Live 2007)



And a trip down memory lane:

Circumstances (Live 1978)



I'm ruminating on a post containing no videos and actual original content for Monday. I know you're all on the edges of your seats.

What 30 below windchills look like

Saturday, January 3, 2009

We just returned from a vacation to Duluth, with a side trip to Lutsen resort on Lake Superior's North shore.





A Grand Marais landmark:


We had a great time, but I for one am glad to be back in the land of heat and humidity.

By the way, I'm not running for mayor, nor have I ever thought of doing so. It was entertaining to watch certain bloggers searching for new material, though.

An oldie but a goodie

Friday, December 12, 2008

This video is in celebration of the fact that we finally got our Christmas tree up last night, only about 10 days late. Next year for the kids, a Festivus pole and the airing of grievances.

The Gearhead Post

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

I never realized how much work it is to hand wax a car. The object of my toil last week was our spare car, a 1993 Subaru SVX LS-L 25th Anniversary Limited Edition, with touring package in Barcelona Red.

The Subaru SVX was Subaru's attempt to enter the luxury/performance car category. Its prototype was designed by the renowned designer Giorgetto Giugiaro of ItalDesign. Subaru made about 25,000 SVXs from 1992 to 1997. About 14,000 were imported to the United States. There are about 600 of this 1993 25th Anniversary model.

Some specs for car nerds: AWD, 3.3 liter 6 cylinder 24 valve DOHC Boxer engine, 230 horsepower at 5400 rpm, torque: 228 @4400 rpm. Top speed is 154 mph. No, I haven't driven it that fast. My husband may have, at the Porsche Club track where it is legal and safe.

Obviously, this is not practical car for a household with two young children. However, despite its age and bad paint job, we've become too attached to this car over the past eight years to let it go. As far as I know, this is the only SVX in the RGV. If there are any other Subaru enthusiasts in this area, we'd like to hear from you in the comments.

Dilbert is too true sometimes

Friday, November 21, 2008

The Onion on the National Money Hole

Monday, November 17, 2008

In The Know: Should The Government Stop Dumping Money Into A Giant Hole?

You have to laugh so you don't cry...