Early Intelligence On The Mutant Wars

05. March 2006 · Comments Off on Early Intelligence On The Mutant Wars · Categories: Technology

My first car was a ’67 El Camino Malibu, which I bought from my best friend, Paul. It was such a sweet ride when his father gave it to him (300hp 327, Powerslide, 10 bolt 3.08 Posi, factory buckets, total straight and rust-free). I still cry over the way we butchered it.

Anyway, El Caminos have always held a special place in my heart. So you can understand my girlish squeals of glee when I discovered this carnivale of El Camino hybrids.


442/El Camino hybrid
El Camino/Olds 442 Hybrid
(442 Fans will immediately notice the subtle
rear fender bulges, which the Elky didn’t have.)

Hat Tip: Jalopnik

Louisiana, Washington Officials Off To Holland

10. January 2006 · Comments Off on Louisiana, Washington Officials Off To Holland · Categories: General, Politics

This from the AP:

Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco and U.S. Sens. Mary Landrieu and David Vitter will be accompanied by more than 40 government, business and education leaders from across the state in a trip to the Netherlands to study the flood control systems protecting a nation much farther below sea-level than New Orleans.

[…]

Holland recently completed a 50-year program to build dams, sea walls and surge barriers designed to protect the south of the country against almost any storm. It includes the twin rotating gates that can seal the mouth of Rotterdam’s harbor against a storm surge, and the set of 62 big gates that can close off an estuary in Zeeland.

I seem to recall someone saying this would be a good idea. 🙂

No Nation Is An Island

10. January 2006 · Comments Off on No Nation Is An Island · Categories: Iran

I have just watched a program on one of my local PBS stations, KLCS, called World Business (sorry I can’t offer any more info).

But they are saying the international capital markets are evacuating Iran, like rats from a sinking ship, due to their nuclear ambitions, and belligerent rhetoric. It would seem, to the layman, as though an oil-rich nation could fund their expansion strictly on retained earnings. But it ain’t that simple – particularly when 17% of your population is on the payroll of the secret police.

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