I have a not-entirely-rational distaste for Chrysler products. Also, I have an entirely-rational scorn for their reliability ratings per various publications.

My dad was a Chrysler man, more often than not, though did own some Ford products too (three, that I know of, over a lifetime vs. roughly ten Chryslers). He never bought JPN new, though did own one second-hand from me (my 1981 Celica Supra, another story). I grew up in the suburbs north of Detroit, Oakland County. (Oakland...

Reading a thread about Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, and Twitter this evening. The last was not explicitly mentioned, but should have been. They're all similar flavors of the same poison.

Mid-July 2012, I jettisoned Facebook with notice to all my contacts. I'd had "enough" of a number of people in real life, their miserable behavior finally boiling over my point of no return. Yes, I know: what defines us is not necessarily others' behavior, but how we react. And I...

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I politely ran off a Democratic operative going door-to-door in my neighborhood (Kirkland WA) the other day, seeking to reelect a Congressman. I did not catch if it was state, or national, grass-roots campaigning. After my brush-off, she started to get persistent so I shut the door before my Irish temper came out.

Seattle metro continues to march Left. You've read about our mandatory $15/hr minimum wage, to be phased in over a three to seven year period, starting April 2015. Several...

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