Ice on the Missouri

....in Leavenworth, Kansas.

Well I Guess Leonard Cohen's Money Troubles Are Over For A While

Glad to see that he's back on the charts and bankin' some royalties. A Christmas classic to be sure.

For proof that the Europeans really are different from us, go see this horror show. I keep waiting for someone to start machine-gunning the zombies off the balcony.

Merry Christmas to readers one through two.

Once You Go Jap, You Never Go Back

Snow in south Texas. Is Al Gore in town?

My daughters' 96 Camry (made in Japan) with ornament, as photographed when I got home with my wife's 2001 Windstar van (made in Canada). I picked up the van from the shop after spending $369.00 to repair one (1) of the four (4) automatic windows that won't operate. All the windows on the Camry work just fine, as do all the windows on my Accord (assembled in Mexico). Now which American auto company am I supposed to bail out, exactly?

I haven't owned a GM vehicle since the front-wheel-drive '84 Chevy Citation. That's a memory I'll never shake. The sound of that thing going around a corner was similar to the sound of my shoulder joint when I slipped on a wet ladder and hung by my arm for a couple seconds.