Archive for June, 2006

Honda Civic (51st St., Oakland)
Monday, June 5th, 2006

Stache has been telling me about this car for more than a year. The car has Alaska plates and seems to appear in Oakland sporatically, so I’m glad I was able to catch it. The detail in the beading is quite remarkable (third picture is more closeup). I didn’t get a very good picture of the interior, but it’s covered in butterflies as well.

[Click for larger image of the Honda Civic (51st St. Oakland)]

See more pictures of the butterfly Civic…

What’s the population of fools in the United States?
Thursday, June 1st, 2006

In contrast to our 16th President, according to our current President: “You can fool some of the people all the time, and those are the ones you want to concentrate on.”

This is a fine policy if, that is, there are enough people that you can fool all of the time. I don’t know what that number is. Fortunately, PollingReport.com has the answer:

A Quinnipiac University Poll asked registered voters nationwide, “Thinking about the United States presidents we have had since World War II which one would you consider the best president?”

28% - Ronald Reagan
25% - Bill Clinton
18% - John Kennedy
7% - Harry Truman
5% - Jimmy Carter
5% - Dwight Eisenhower
3% - George W. Bush
2% - George H. W. Bush
1% - Gerald Ford
1% - Lyndon Johnson
1% - Richard Nixon
4% - No opinion

I would have thought it was higher, but there you have it, 3% of America is fooled all the time.

See the answer to the next logical question…

The Super-Size Me effect
Thursday, June 1st, 2006

Here’s a message for you from the good people at Hershey’s, makers of the delectable Reese’s peanut butter cup, which is now available in 12 varieties:

[Candy is a treat!]

Now my question is this: Is this the result of a lawsuit or trying to prevent one?