Preuss graciously accepted my invitation to appear to discuss in-car communications technologies and answer caller questions. Everyone got a chance to ask their questions and he answered them all! He even pitched in a few extra minutes at the end of his appearance to discuss the Chevy Volt, as he worked on first generation Volt development. [[Continue reading]]

This is one of those eerie times when I feel the silence before that moment when lack of knowledge becomes full knowledge and those who find out the truth cannot go back (and I won’t be able to take back what I am getting ready to say).

Cars… [[Continue reading]]

I always loved when Daylight Savings started in the autumn as a teenager.
Curfew was at midnight but on that last Saturday in October it meant that midnight was actually 1 AM.

Now the time change comes a week later ( which honestly, was so confusing this last week, I text messaged three friends in California to ask what time it was when I woke up).

As I’ve… [[Continue reading]]

Mae & Nubbyns. I love my dogs. I love my dogs so much that last year I spent more after veterinarian than I did at the pediatrician. Or on insurance for my daughter and myself. Or on food. WellŠ that last one is not true. My dogs love me, they love each other, they love protecting me ( as much as you can protect if you weigh 12 pounds or… [[Continue reading]]

Today is a very special day. I was woken by my daughter before 6 AM so that I could get dressed and get out of the house with her to walk to her high school with enough time to stop by our closest independent purveyor of fine organic coffees . On a normal day I wouldn’t get my coffee until after I have left her at the gates of… [[Continue reading]]

It is always interesting to hear different manufacturer representatives talk about their green efforts which are sometimes major advances, occasionally gestures of good intentions and every so often admitting that they would like to jump on the green bandwagon are making changes as fast as their corporate machinery will allow. The economy and the recent erratic fuel prices have hit all of them creating an unpredictable future for all sales… [[Continue reading]]