Archive for August 10th, 2008
My fuel efficient old car
How far have we come in terms of fuel efficiency? Based on my 10-year old car, not very far. Ten years ago I bought a 1998 Saturn SL2. I drive it about 4,500 miles per year (I travel another 1,400 miles per year by bicycle). The Saturn has proven to be a perfectly reliable car. [...]
Equality and History
In the interests of discussion concerning the election and some ideas that get bandied about here from time to time, I thought I’d post one of my very favorite quotes. This comes from a wonderful book about the Heroic Myths of the Greeks, The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony by Roberto Calasso. I recommend this [...]





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