December 2009
3 posts
Fail, LA
In this story, there are possible solutions to the congestion that seems to never end on the 405.
Officials also say this will probably be the last major widening of the 405 Freeway, because the cost of such projects begins to outweigh the benefits of adding lanes. That’s because the freeway loses some of its capacity as drivers enter the freeway and weave from lane to lane. ...
Puzzling
More than anything, what puzzles me about the thwarted Christmas terrorist attack is that anyone actually took responsibility for it. The news was very explicit about how the “bomb” wasn’t anything more than a fizzling firecracker, and the guy actually had turned his underwear into a bomb, his legs and torso getting badly burnt in the attempt.
Upon reading this sort of thing,...
We can't afford universal healthcare?
My husband and I had a couple of visitors not too long ago - two young, wide-eyed Israeli men. They were impressed so far with their visit to the United States. Wow! We’re in America! This was their attitude. They were overwhelmed by such a rich country with so much to offer. Yet, they were puzzled, as we talked about current events, that the attitude of this country is that we can’t...