Jack Abbot (author In the Belly of the Beast) killed himself in jail. Good.

watching the Olympics. I love the Olympics. My biggest problem is having enough time to watch all the events I would like. I am recording the 1:30AM summaries and fast forwarding to skip through commercials and anything to do with figure skating or ice dancing.

Driving Rants

If I have to hit my brakes after you change lanes in front of me, you just cut me off.
You don't have to pull into the fast lane (at 55 MPH in a 65 MPH zone) and turn on your high beams ten miles before the rest stop exit. The sign is 24' x 12' and *someone* will let you in to exit the highway.
You don't need your driving lights on when your driving on a limited access highway on the East Coast. There is already so much light you can probably drive with your parking lights on.
If you find you need to drive with your driving lights or high beams on, stop driving until you see your eye doctor.

Got a set of rear tires for the Taurus (front set documented 17 Jan) after I discovered a bubble on the sidewall of one rear tire. I am very happy with the Michelin X-One tires. They were highly rated by www.consumerreports.org and they made an immediate difference in the way the Taurus handles, particularly in wet conditions. After two four wheel drift turns on wet roads, I feel *much* better with the new tires.

The down side was the price. NTB in MD had the X-One's for $89 each, they were over $100 in NJ and Consumer Reports got them for $75 each. In both cases, I didn't have the luxury to shop around, so I won't wring my hands (much) over the extra money, but even at $100 a tire, not sliding through turns in wet weather is more than worth the price.