What’s the most fuel efficient car?
We’re all paying record high prices for gas making us chumps to the super profitable oil companies. Many people are taking hybrid cars more seriously now. So just which car is the most fuel efficient?
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I would classify things in this category that were related to arts, literature, cinema, performance. Things that make us and the world better.
The Immortal Flow of Energy
Love is the immortal flow of energy that nourishes, extends and preserves. Its eternal goal is life. –Smiley Blanton
Read moreWill the Penny Ever Go Away
People have been calling for the penny’s eradication for years. Many Americans feel exact change isn’t worth the bother. Here’s the government’s two cents…
Read moreThe Dark Heart of Darth Cheney's Daughter
Mary Cheney “doesn’t have the luxury”? She has every luxury. If she wasn’t already, she’s now the poster child for those who just want those slightly icky gay people to keep their sex lives to themselves. You know — “Mary Cheney doesn’t throw it in our faces, why do you have to?” — as if demanding equality somehow equates to having sex in public.
Read moreWhere Did “Rock and Roll” Come From?
Famed DJ and concert producer Alan Freed is widely credited with coining the phrase in 1951. Freed led an interesting life, bringing what we now call “rock and roll” to the masses. Unfortunately, he’s equally famous for his role in the payola scandal of the 1960s.
Read moreThe Cure For All The Ills And Wrongs
The cure for all the ills and wrongs, the cares, the sorrows, and the crimes of humanity, all lie in the one word ‘love’. It is the divine vitality that everywhere produces and restores life. –Lydia Maria Child
It really just can’t get any more obvious than this. Ms. Child is reminding that if we approach life and the people in our world from a place of love, then all the bad things in life really would go away.
Read moreV for Vendetta
A shadowy freedom fighter known only as “V” uses terrorist tactics to fight against his totalitarian society. Upon rescuing a girl from the secret police, he also finds his best chance at having an ally.
Read moreA Well Told Tale
Some time back I wrote about how proud I was of one of my best friends, Paul Shepherd. Paul is a writer, and like most writers had worked for a long time on a book. His book, More Like Not Running Away, was selected for the Mary McCarthy prize which included having the book published.
Read moreWhere Did "That's All She Wrote" Come From?
When we think of a person saying “that’s all she wrote,” we usually picture someone who’s disappointed for some reason.
Read moreThe Golden Opportunity Is In Yourself Alone
The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck
Read moreThe Great Opportunity Is Where You Are
Burroughs is trying to remind us that its easy to look far away and imagine great deeds we could accomplish, but the important thing is to be in the here and now, and make something of the current situation.
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