Blog Feed: Free Refills & Why I Love America

The Victory McDonald’s

Published on 2010-12-06 22:35:11

We’ve written about it before, but now there is photographic proof. McDonald’s opened a location in the Louvre. > read more

Country Roads

Published on 2010-12-06 00:06:04

I spent the day driving across Kansas. The state turned about to be a lot more interesting to look at than I would have thought. Among other things, I got a chance to see the world’s largest ball of twine Cawker City. Mind you, this is not to b > read more

What’s the matter with Kansas

Published on 2010-12-04 23:32:25

It is 11:30 PM on a Saturday night. I’m staying in the middle of the largest metro area in the state. There are no stores open that can sell me a six pack of beer for off-premises consumption. They all closed at 11 PM. That is what is the matte > read more

Fallen Timbers

Published on 2010-12-04 01:13:20

Heading South West out of Toledo on Route 24, I came across a sign informing me I was close to the “Fallen Timbers battlefield.” Per the rules, I made a hard right turn and started following the signs leading me to the monument–and > read more

The Driveabout

Published on 2010-12-02 23:43:28

I’ve decided it is time to have a look at America. So in a few hours, I’m heading out to see the country on what I like to call an epic driveabout. I’m not really sure yet where I’m going, only that I need to be in LA by Decem > read more

“It’s us vs them”

Published on 2010-07-27 17:27:33

This is why I love Mayor Bloomberg. The mayor responding to questions about New York City’s plan to kill 18,000 Canadian geese to improve air safety: “People are not going to stop flying and we have to make a decision. It’s geese or hum > read more

Apparently we give “State Quarters” to the colonies now…

Published on 2010-07-13 22:46:13

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McDonald’s heir beaten by French

Published on 2010-06-29 14:51:20

Definitive proof that the French hate freedom: via Gawker: A pack of robbers armed with baseball bats beat and robbed 60-year-old Geoffrey McDonald) and his wife in their villa in the south of France. McDonald’s is in Eygalières, a village in > read more

Cars and Freedom [video]

Published on 2010-06-17 11:49:43

Chrysler’s new ad men are doing a bang-up job. And no, I don’t care that the cars in the ad were actually made in Canada. > read more

Giving birth while driving, now that is distracting

Published on 2010-05-27 08:22:29

From the Detroit Free Press: Amanda McBride went into labor last week as she was on her way to North County Regional Hospital, the Bemidji Pioneer reported. General Motors said Wednesday that it would give a year’s supply of diapers to the Minn > read more