You know, it’d be pretty progressive for a city to promote “alternate vehicles” simply by making one or two parking spaces on each block FREE, reserved for motorcycles, scooters and bicycles.

Sioux City doesn’t do that.

I’m hearing a lot of people complaining that the Democrats are blocking offshore drilling. “If they’d just let the damned oil companies drill we wouldn’t be paying four dollars a gallon for gas…”

Here’s the deal. The Democrats aren’t necessarily against offshore drilling, or even drilling in Alaska if need be. The thing is that congress has already given the big oil companies nearly EIGHTY MILLION ACRES of land to drill on. That’s 80,000,000 acres they already have rights to use. But the oil companies aren’t using that land, and are demanding that congress give them yet more land. All the Democrats are saying is if the big oil companies aren’t gonna use the land we’ve already given them, they need to give it back before we give them any more land…

1. When did people quit pulling over for funeral processions? How rude… Oh, and if for some reason you should happen to decide to PASS 45 cars, 30 motorcycles and a hearse from behind, don’t change your mind halfway through and simply join the processional. And if by chance you DO find that you just sort of accidentally joined a funeral processional, please just pull over and get the hell out of the way. There’s really no need for you to follow us to the cemetery…
2. If I should happen to get a tattoo, what do you think I should get? I’m not really a “skull ‘n crossbones” kinda guy. Maybe a happy face or something…
3. Did you know that if you’re holding a flag you do NOT salute when the order “Present Arms” is given? You’re supposed to simply stand at attention with the flag in your right hand. Under no circumstances, not even when the newspaper photographer is taking your picture, do you salute with your left hand. I know, I know… it sure is tempting. But don’t. Just don’t.
4. I used to think I was indecisive, but now I’m not so sure…
5. Some friends of mine are thinking of buying a laptop. Does anyone have any good/bad experience with a certain brand? Any advice I can pass along?
6. I like this cartoon. My buddy Tom turned me on to it… Duck is a professional freelance photographer, you see. www.whattheduck.net