WGN is reporting that the Secretary of State White is putting together
a task force to study what leads to teen traffic deaths (DUH! You need
a study to figure THAT out?) and whether a graduated licensing program
should be instituted in IL. The study will be conducted for the next

True story: one time my son was invited to a sleep-over at a friend's
house. We were told that the friend's mom was planning to take the
kids out TP-ing (i.e. unfurling rolls of toilet paper over peoples
houses, trees, and shrubbery). Needless to say, we did not allow our

Profiling people at airports? Lets play "Spot the Muslim/Terrorist"
shall we?
Here's a photo of one of Iran's top soccer stars - would you be able to
pick him out as a "Muslim" and therefore a potential terrorist who

Seems strange, but is seems that lately I am seeing lots of cars with
the left rear corner dented/bashed in somehow. There doesn't appear to
be any damage anywhere else, just in that corner. Saw 4 cars just today
like that. is the instances of people backing onto trees/poles on ...

I came across this lovely sight on a day when I didn't have my regular
camera with me (dangit!) - I had to use my
shitty-but-better-than-nothing cell phone camera. :( It helps if you
use some photo viewing software to enlarge the image.

The absurdity of underposted speed limits and personal ticketing
thresholds demonstrated:
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/12/1298.asp
"Immunity from tickets does not apply to out-of state police officers,

In a Nutshell, are the additional searches before boarding airplanes
really "randomized" or are they criminal/racial profiling?
East-

So I'm walking back to my car Saturday night from a gas station in
Kramer's Junction, a Mojave Desert hamlet built around the
just-passing-through traveler's need for fuel, coffee, food, indoor
plumbing, and souvenirs.

Imagine it's moving day. You've loaded up your U-Haul with all your
worldly possessions, and you're rushing to get onto the 405 freeway to
get to your new place before the morning rush really kicks in. Just as
you hit the on-ramp, however, disaster strikes. Maybe someone "rude

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/12/1296.asp
Federal Appeals Court: Driving With Money is a Crime
Eighth Circuit Appeals Court ruling says police may seize cash from
motorists even in the absence of any evidence that a crime has been

I was driving along the freeway with the speed limit at 70 mph, and I
was going about that fast. The lady in front of me slammed on her
brakes HARD. It was so hard that by the time I hit her car I couldn't
see it because of all the smoke from her tires. I was maintaining a

Some guy delivering furniture in an 18-wheeler has closed Interstate 5
in northern San Diego County, near Camp Pendleton. The truck crashed and
has been on fire for some time now. In a move that has only happened a few
times, the Marines opened the roads through Camp Pendleton as a ...

My 17 year old son ran into a phone pole tonight and I'm wondering if
it makes sense to report it to the insurance.  Does anyone have any
experience that could be used to help predict the % increase in his
rate?

journalistic integrity, n, 1: when the first line of an article flatly
contradicts the headline...
Beer baron Pete Coors pleads guilty to DUI
Friday, August 25, 2006; Posted: 1:41 p.m. EDT (17:41 GMT)

A couple of Canadian red necks get into some road rage with a rich guy in a
BMW Z4. Don't judge a book by its cover, just cause he drives a nice car
doesn't mean he's soft.
http://www.break.com/index/red_neck_bmw_road_rage.html