100 miles per gallon whilst downhill coasting. 25 MPG going up hill. Its still using gas. Its still not sustainable by any means — but more so than just about any other vehicle on the mass U.S. market. And now a Prius is in our driveway :-).
October 2007 Archives
100 MPGs
Mmm, Tex Mex...
A NY Times columnist seems to get Tex Mex. Tex Mex, te queremos. Usted esta cubierto de queso y salsas de los chiles. Esta malo, esta bueno. Tengo mucho hambre cuando pienso en usted. Es la diedad de las comidas.
And now a brilliant series of words from a guest on tonight's blog (mi esposa):
in the beginning, the people were hungry for they had waited long in the hot sun for a table and then there was brought to the table cold water upon which to slake their thirst and the people saw that this was good and were happy.
Backlash Against Women?
Interesting book review covering a new work by Susan Faludi on post-9/11 anti-feminism, partially comparing and contrasting with Bruce Springsteen's new album. The first reaction I had was: do her grim facts really paint the overall picture of the treatment in America? Most of the news coverage I read, see, or hear does not comport to her view of reality — but maybe I just don't pay enough attention to news outside the New York Times, NPR, and the local nightly news.
Relating Racism, Sexism, and the Penal System
I'm on a conference call about facilitating interfaith dialogues on the topic of non-violence in religion. I'm multi-tasking as I listen to the introductions; if you've been on many conference calls you'll probably understand the need for multi-tasking.
I wanted to write some useful introduction, but its just not there. So instead, I'll just point you to an interesting op-ed, Jena, O. J. and the Jailing of Black America, and share an extract:
Until we view this social calamity [black incarceration rates] in its entirety — by also acknowledging the central role of unstable relations among the sexes and within poor families, by placing a far higher priority on moral and social reform within troubled black communities, and by greatly expanding social services for infants and children — it will persist.