Yom Kippur

Wishing all of my Jewish friends a safe fast.

William Safire, RIP

William Safire, a true intellectual giant. Rest in Peace.

Rosh Hashanah

911

Robert Novak, RIP

Robert Novak always wrote accurate, thoughtful, concise, columns. If nothing else, he could be trusted to have his country's best interests at heart. He would criticize both sides of the aisle. He is one of the few newsmen I would have loved to have diner with.

Death of an engine.

To comply with "cash for clunkers" the engine is made to seize internally, by draining the oil from the crankcase and add a couple of quarts of water and "liquid glass". This plugs up oil galleys and causes bearings to fail. The end comes quickly. Witness:

4th of July

Happy Birthday America! Especially all veterans, past and present.