Category: Life Musings
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Entitled People
Hell hath no fury like that of a middle aged white male who has been mildly inconvenienced.
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The Debate About Autonomous Vehicles
In the ever-evolving landscape of transportation, the debate between autonomous vehicles (AVs) and human-operated vehicles has taken center stage.
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Creating Content for my YouTube Channel
Can you imagine in the old days I would post to this blog 3, 4, 5 times a week? Yes, I was committed and I made sure that I was creating content for this blog. My how things have changed. The last time I posted here was March 9th. Almost two months ago. Ugh. What…
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Single Use Plastic
So to clarify the issue around single use plastics, the plastic bags that grocery stores used to give shoppers to pack their groceries in are bad for the environment, but if a shopper buys a box of plastic bags to put their household garbage in before tossing it in the bin, that’s not a problem…
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Happy New Year
Just a simple and quick Happy New Year to you all. Funny thing, when I started as a teacher it was a bit of a shock to me when the students I was teaching had no connection to Expo 86. Expo had been such a huge part of so many lives in the 80s. Now,…
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Chevy Bolt – Reflections on Five Months of Driving
As I’ve previously said, I bought an electric car – a Chevrolet Bolt. For the record – I absolutely and unreservedly love it and I love driving it.
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Are Self-Driving Cars Safe?
When discussing self-driving cars or autonomous cars, people often bring up their concerns about safety. An example of this is the false choice that people often present when they talk about how a self-driving cars. They will ask, “Well, if faced with the choice of driving over, and potentially killing a human being or running…
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Thursday Thoughts; Electric Vehicles
It is interesting that some still say that electric vehicles are too expensive and that’s one of the reasons that people are not buying them. And yet the number one selling vehicle in North America is still the Ford F150 pick up truck. Now let’s compare the cost. A Chevy Bolt, admittedly a very different…
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Thursday Thoughts
Just because your swing isn’t a home run doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take the swing. Let me give you an example. Just because it is not sunny all day, every day doesn’t mean you should not invest in a solar panel system for your home. It also isn’t always windy. Maybe the tides aren’t going…
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Tips to Deal With High Gas Prices
With gas prices continuing to increase, believe it or not, there are easy ways to save money on gas. Although there are many things you can do to avoid spending money on gas, there is some low hanging fruit – the easy things you can do to control how much money you spend on gas.…