Monthly Archives: July 2004

Is that sweet or what? Getting an apparent bump from the DNC, the RX-8 has propelled itself into frontrunner status on my list of cars I’d be willing to purchase (anyone catch that reference?). I’m thinking if I go that … Continue reading →

I went to the Hyundai dealership in Burlingame today to find that it’s really not much of a dealership at all. They only had maybe 20 cars there, and only 1 Tiburon, and it had nearly none of the features … Continue reading →

You may have noticed prez2012 has been down for the last day or so… Do not fear – I haven’t pulled the plug or missed payments on anything. I’ve just changed my hosting provider and it took a bit of … Continue reading →

I have to mention this because it was soooo weird. Like, “straight out of a movie” weird. When I was test driving the MR2 Spyder, I was zipping around the neighborhood with Mark when we drove by this older woman … Continue reading →

This much I know: I need a new car. All my life, I have driven only one car: Lady in Red. My first real love, Lady in Red is my ’84 Chevy Camaro. Purchased from the original owner in 1992 … Continue reading →

You’ve heard of Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin. But have you ever heard of Howard Florey and Ernst Chain? Florey (Australian) and Chain (German) are credited with advancing humanity’s knowledge of penicillin’s infection fighting abilities (source: http://www.timelinescience.org/resource/students/pencilin/fl_ch_pr.htm). Though a … Continue reading →

I finally went to see Fahrenheit 9/11 today, Michael Moore’s enormously popular and controversial flick. For me, as a man who aspires to be president one day, this movie was most useful in pointing out things I should not do … Continue reading →

Ok, so I’m obsessing about this throat infection. 3 entire blogs about it? You’d think it must be some major event – but while I’m recuperating, what else do I have to do other than write blogs about my throat? … Continue reading →

Waiting for it to go away is bad advice. Let me offer some good advice to those of you finding this page by doing a search for “swollen uvula.” 1. Is your throat “red and angry” (the words used by … Continue reading →

The first sign that I may have inherited my dad’s random and infrequent but very strong allergic reactions: my gigantic uvula. I remember when I was a kid that my dad’s lip would swell up on occasion to four or … Continue reading →