Right Message, Wrong Messenger “Pick you up from school?!? When I was your age, nobody picked me up from school. I had to take two city buses, wait in the cold for a transfer, and sit in traffic for an hour to get home from school.” –Overheard at the Kaplan kitchen table around 7:30 a.m....Read More
New Way to Deal With Tailgaters If the driver in front of you does something they shouldn’t — or doesn’t do something they should (like move when the light turns green) — you honk. Eventually (it IS Minnesota). 🙂 But, what if the offending driver is behind you? Then, it often seems like Driver...Read More
Property Taxes, Too (At Least in Minnesota) In addition to the more recognizable hallmarks of Fall, Minnesotans — at least ones who have cars parked outside — will doubtless recognize that last sign (literally) as well. The explanation: the cool overnight temps cause the air in the tires to contract, tripping the warning light. Higher...Read More
Apple’s “Build or Buy” Decision on Autos Maybe the maker of the “people’s computer” should buy the maker of the “people’s car” (Volkswagen’s English translation). I can think of four reasons why that would be a brilliant move for Apple — and a public relations coup for VW — in the wake of the latter’s diesel...Read More
Directions By Car? No, Bike It won’t work if you need your car to drive to another appointment immediately afterwards. And it’s hardly an option when it’s 10 below in January in Minnesota (in my case, make that, “anything below 50 degrees — above zero“). However, it’s only a matter of time until MLS includes the following,...Read More
