Have you ever noticed that pretty much all pilots for commercial airlines are men?  Why is this?
According to Wikipedia, “as of 2006, just over 6% of certified civilian pilots (both private and commercial) in the U.S. were women.”  I don’t think the numbers today are all that different.
However, almost 20% of the Air Force [...]

Okay, so you’re driving along on a highway or a side-street (doesn’t matter), when all of a sudden you notice that there’s been a car accident up ahead.  You know that it just happened because no authorities are even on the scene yet.
You see damage to the cars.  There a chance people are, or definitely [...]

Yes, I’ve changed the theme of this blog…I’m gonna continue to tweak with it though more in the coming weeks….I hope you all like the changes…
Anyway, maybe this is more of a Los Angeles thing, but I’m pretty certain this exists a lot in other places.  Often streets will continue on and on, and then [...]

I’ve finally decided to speak up about the issue described below that affects my local community in Hollywood, CA…
I spoke to the appropriate government department on the phone, and followed up with an email to them —- here’s an excerpt from that email…
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“…I’d like to issue a formal proposal to the city to put in [...]

Technology continues to advance at rapid rates, and it seems almost as if the majority of people I know have some sort of GPS setup in their cars.
I don’t know much about this stuff, but I do know that GPS tells you where to go, and some systems I believe even alert you of where [...]

Maybe this is more of an L.A. thing, but then again, maybe not.  Quite often I’ll be sitting in my car in a long line of cars in traffic.
Perhaps there are two lanes heading in each directions.  In between lanes, homeless people will often walk in between the cars seeking out donations.
This is when I [...]

Pretty frequently I’ll notice people in the cars next to me talking on their cell phone —- but not with a hands-free headset!
Criminals.  In the state of California, this is illegal.   Often, I’ll smirk at these other drivers, gesturing with my thumb and pinky in a phone call-ish motion.
It’s a bit of a risky move [...]

Good friend Lance told me the following story the other night:
He was pulling into a parking lot somewhere here in Los Angeles, when a group of Mexican men started waving at him.  Being polite, he waved back.  Then all of a sudden all these guys started sprinting toward his Toyota pick-up truck.  Once they got [...]

It’s a shame that it only last for a moment, but it’s always a great feeling when the gas tank has been filled and that little needle on the gauge goes up all the way.   (Or whatever the gauge in your car does to tell you you’ve got a full tank, it’s great.)   This [...]

Of course a major part of the culture out here in Los Angeles, is dealing with the ridiculous amount of traffic here.  There’s only so many things I can do in my car to keep myself entertained without losing patience.
When driving in very slowly moving traffic, one of my favorite activities is to, well, check [...]