I like reading Popular Mechanics magazines from the 20's and 30's to see how people used to entertain themselves building things. Growing up, most of my neighbors had a shop or workbench with a project going on. Me too.

Radiant floor heating rules.

I went to an auction at a local high school that was selling off the contents of their shop class. Seems that the kids preferred computers to hands on. It made me wonder who they were going to get to fix things when they got broken.

It is a weed. Half way across Illinois on I-80 you can see it growing by the side of the road. You can see it by the side of the road all the way to Nebraska.

Try finding a kid to shovel your driveway. They don't exist.

The only thing wrong with In N Out is they are always so crowded it's hard to find a place to sit.

He did bring the price down. Compare the 1909 model with the 1927 model at the Model T Ford Club's website. The Touring was $850.00 in 1909 and $380.00 in 1927.

With the "Bottom Line" as everyone's holy grail, there is no incentive to innovate and bring costs down. Why would a drug company try to reduce the cost of their medication from $100.00 to $10.00 when it won't increase sales? It's not like the lower price is going to increase the number of sick people. Innovation is wh...more

We need to spend more money on our national parks. How is it the oil companies got 3 billion in tax breaks and subsidies, while the national park service only has 2.75 billion to work with? Yosemite and Sequoia were loaded with foreigners here spending their money when I was there.