The dredging of rusting hulks out of rivers, swamps, and time capsules has been a regular thing lately. We have had a World War II tank, a Mercedes, a Plymouth, and now a Porsche 356. The Porsche looked pretty much whole until it made it onto dry land, where it started to break up. The […]

There is a trend out there that involves slapping a hoard of diamonds on something and then parading it around. It’s very popular in the food world, where the chef can then claim to have the ‘world’s most expensive’ of whatever he is selling by sticking a diamond next to it on the plate. Does […]

I found this logo on a humor site and thought it was pretty funny. These Prancing Moose decals have evidently been around for a while, but it’s the first time I’ve seen them. You can get your own set of stickers and other Prancing Moose paraphernalia on Dave Barton’s web site.

This article on The Province web site gave me a chuckle. The Vancouver-based newspaper site published an article titled, “Nerd cars are so square they’re hip.” The piece highlights the growing desirability of the so-called nerd car. You know what we’re talking about here — the Pacer, Gremlin, Chevette and similar automobiles of questionable design. […]