Pointman’s Page

Turns out the trailer wiring harness on our F150 was butchered by the previous owner. So in trying to get trailer lights I needed to replace part of the harness. Tried a couple of trailer/hitch shops in the area, even tried the Ford dealer parts counter with no luck. Finally, Tillman’s suggested I try […]

So today was one of those infrequent occurrences where I received 2 packages from 2 different carriers on the same day. It also illustrated why one carrier is at the top of their food chain and the other is, well… not.
One package was the tour pack for my VTX delivered by UPS. Not only did […]

It’s a tough job market out there and as our company lets go people we would much rather keep helping them along on their way is the least we can do. A reference letter, even a simple one, could easily make the difference for that employee. If you’re like me, unimaginitive with writing […]

I must have missed the memo about the 2nd Annual Meet Your New Dog event as it was almost a year ago (4/1/08) that Ginger decided we were going to be her keepers. For this year’s event a black, male copy of Ginger presented his application which Ginger readily accepted.

Ginger
He is a bit muddy and […]

That is how long it took me to get home tonight (70 miles). I left the office at 1:30PM and arrived home at 8:30PM having spent almost 3 hours of it sitting on highway. 36 which they had literally shut down.
At the end of it all, 1 mile from home, the road […]

It seems President Bush has finalized an $17.4 Billion Auto Makers “bail out”. I have been fearful of a Congressional bailout that put Congress in charge of the automakers who in turn would impose their “green” agenda on them, effectively driving the last nail in Detroit’s coffin.
So I’m pleased with the “bridge loan” approach […]

I don’t disagree with them but find it ironic that top liberal a-list actors are defying their union. I guess its another example of the Left’s do as I say, not as I do.

So USA Today is reporting that home prices may take decades to recover but looking at the charts its easy to see in most cases the values today still exceed the numbers at the beginning of the decade. The problem isn’t a rapid decline as much as the adjustment from the artificial bubble created by […]

An interesting review of what has become one of the top Christmas classic movies.

I’ve lived in the middle of wood, which are located in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by more oaks than I can count. Most years there are some acorns, occasionally there are so many we have to be careful not to twist ankles walking across the yard. This year was a low yield year for […]

Leave it to the UK to take Nanny State idiocy to the extreme. This time its banning fire extinguishers which some idiots have determined are a safety hazard because they:
…encourage untrained people to fight a fire rather than leave the building, risk assessors in Bournemouth decided.
Sound familiar?

This one never gets old….

Doing my part for the American economy the newest addition to our vehicle family is a 2002 Ford F-150 SuperCrew FX4 Off Road. It took a week of shopping and on-line research and visiting no less than 9 dealers to locate it. The SUV market post $4.39/gallon gas has every flavor at […]

And then there were two

The glaciers in Alaska grew this year, new record lows were set, more record cold blowing away an 1893 previous record, new records for earliest snowfalls in the winter of 08 are being followed by record earliest snows in the Fall of 08.
All thanks to colder weather… hm.

As an early member of The High Road forum and admirer of Oleg’s work I pass on this update from Oleg concerning the problems and associated actions to keep The High Road what it was founded to be.

My name is Oleg Volk, and I am the owner of The High Road(tm). When […]

So… this crisis is so bad, credit is so pinched and the stocks are in the toilet…. So why am I still getting junk mail trying to get me to refinance my home? I’m getting first and second mortgage offers at a pace unchanged and now my mortgage company is EMAILING me with these […]

Just a reminder for festival going types that the Parke County covered bridge festival starts this Friday and local weather this weekend looks prime for such activities.

In an interesting turn of events Wachovia appears to be throwing over the government backed Citi take over in favor of Wells Fargo’s offer. Not only is it a better deal for Wachovia’s stock holders but doesn’t need the FDIC to back up the deal. It will be interesting to watch Citi’s antics trying […]

A must see video, Burning Down The House: What Caused Our Economic Crisis?

As a Heinline fan (especially of his early works) I found this piece on how he handled fanmail quite entertaining.

Nothing says “conserve energy, ride a bike to work” like putting a speed limit on bicyclers that is easy to break on modern bikes.

It looks like elephants have a flair for arithmetic. Wonder how the Donkeys did….

After recent sensationalized reports that something like half of US corporations pay no taxes RealClearMarkets sets the record straight.

The last 100 people I’d expect to encourage lawmakers to lower the drinking age from 21 to 18 would the the top 100 college presidents. Considering drinking causes more visible problems on campuses than almost anywhere the request seems illogical.
First let me say I’m not necessarily in agreement on lowering it. BUT… I understand their […]