Donal's Blog

Donal Commented on Wal-Mart/Costco Sells Caskets: Why Not Go All the Way? by coonsey

2009-11-09T02:14:03Z

Funeral directors are a powerful lobby. I understand that after you die, funeral companies get paid before even the IRS.

Donal Commented on Right Hooks and Left Crosses by Donal

2009-11-09T01:49:06Z

In case you hadn't noticed, my post warns readers about common collisions and does not advise anyone to take unnecessary risks.

It amazes me that the same people who argue against all sorts of discrimination, can blithely accuse cyclists of being somehow more reckless and arrogant as a group than everyone else that drives.

Donal recommended The Stupack Amendment played politics with women's lives and won. by J. Clarence

2009-11-08T19:04:29Z

Donal Commented on Right Hooks and Left Crosses by Donal

2009-11-09T00:06:21Z

Like I said, you can criticize any group. I'm sure I can find someone with grief against motorcyclists.

Donal Commented on Right Hooks and Left Crosses by Donal

2009-11-08T22:53:12Z

Imagine cyclists being so uppity as to expect to use the road. I mean this is America - burn some damn petroleum or the terrists win!

Donal Commented on Right Hooks and Left Crosses by Donal

2009-11-08T22:48:06Z

The funny thing is, if you read it again, I was writing from the POV of a pedestrian, which I've mostly been for the last several years, not a cyclist. And as a pedestrian, I have to be just as careful of people that are careless or aggressive because they are in a large, fast vehicle.

Curt's dismissive comment could just as easily be written about truck drivers, taxi drivers, motorcyclists, joggers, or whoever happens to be in the way.

Donal Commented on Right Hooks and Left Crosses by Donal

2009-11-08T19:40:41Z

Countless times, I've had drivers roll through crosswalks and stop signs, cell phones in their ear, past me and the other pedestrians, only stopping if another car is in the way. There must be a mindset that the rules of the road don't apply to them.

Donal Commented on Why He Owns a Gun by Donal

2009-11-08T15:33:42Z

One of my HS classmates supported Wallace for Prez, and showed me some of his campaign literature. There was a story about a very young Wallace, quite a good boxer, beating up white bullies to protect some blacks. Early in his political career he was seen as one of the fairer judges, meaning least prejudiced, but he found that he couldn't win higher office without becoming a champion of segregation.

Summer of 1972, I had a black coworker who stunned me by saying she supported Wallace because she felt even though he was segregationist, he would serve the black people's economic interests.

Donal recommended Rage against Wall Street...What Obama and the Dems need to pay attention to. by cmaukonen

2009-11-08T04:25:38Z

Donal recommended Fort Hood or uncontrolled act of madness in a deliberately insane system. by cmaukonen

2009-11-07T15:30:32Z

Donal recommended Unwritten... by stillidealistic

2009-11-08T02:25:27Z

Donal Commented on You Can't Hate Government and Love the Constitution by DF

2009-11-07T20:58:21Z

As I recall from an old show called Miller's Court, the main feature of our government that is not in the constitution is the predominance of the two-party system, and the existence of parties at all.

Donal Commented on You Can Always Depend on Wingnuts - To Lie About Anything by Wattree

2009-11-07T20:00:43Z

You are on an island. Everyone on the island is either a Liar or a Truthteller. To tell them apart, just ask them whether Jerome Corsi is a liar or a truthteller.

Donal recommended The Great Divide by TheraP

2009-11-06T15:35:08Z

Donal recommended Third-Rate Romance: What a Deal by neoboho

2009-11-06T16:30:53Z

Donal Commented on STRING THEORY by dickday

2009-11-06T23:45:14Z

Half human and half bull ... sounds like Congress.

Donal Commented on Auto Execs Urge Tax on Fuel of Up To $8.00 by thepeoplechoose

2009-11-06T23:41:30Z

I knew who it was meant for, but you won't convince anyone by insulting them.

Donal Commented on Auto Execs Urge Tax on Fuel of Up To $8.00 by thepeoplechoose

2009-11-06T17:59:54Z

No need to be confrontational.

Donal Commented on Hindery Report on Effective Unemployment: 19.2% by Steve Clemons

2009-11-06T15:48:06Z

I go to Shadowstats, where the alternate UE rate is almost 22%:

http://www.shadowstats.com/alternate_data

Donal recommended Hindery Report on Effective Unemployment: 19.2% by Steve Clemons

2009-11-06T15:42:53Z

Donal Commented on Auto Execs Urge Tax on Fuel of Up To $8.00 by thepeoplechoose

2009-11-06T14:31:31Z

Betting your future on low fuel prices is nuts. I don't know if the recession will keep prices down or if something will drive them up, but I know that prices can rise, and quickly.

People in Europe pay about $7/gal for auto fuel right now, but most pay about the same as the US for heating fuel.

http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/prices.html

It will be more painful to accept high prices here because we have relied on cheap transportation for so long. But we must adapt.