Views from Kalamazoo

Just got done picking up dinner at Panera and I thought I’d ask the manager about the crispanis that I’ve seen advertised on billboards in the Chicago area. A crispini is basically a small pizza. I’ve never had one, but they look good and it would be nice to have something other than the sandwiches [...]

A story on Autoblog.com today is explaining a new type of engine that Mercedes has created that functions like a diesel engine yet runs on regular unleaded fuel. How amazing is that? The prototype / test engine created 238 HP and was able to produce a little over 39 mpg in an “S” class. That’s [...]

I want this. The problem is the price tag… $1049 is a TON of cash for a DVD player that allows you not to have to choose between HD (Yea!) and Blu-ray (BOO!). The whole high def DVD market is waiting for a clear winner in the format war or a dual-format player that comes [...]

I subscribe to a photography newsgroup and the latest discussion has been on taking photos at funerals. Some of the comments have been from professionals who would have no problems doing this ($$$) or others that just can’t see doing this ever. Me, I think I’m in the middle. I don’t care if people came [...]

This is the scariest billboard I have seen in a long time…. Westbound M-89 in Otsego Michigan….. This angle I took the photo from isn’t the greatest. You need to be looking straight at it while driving to get the full effect. Whoever took this man’s portrait should have looked at it and reshot it. [...]