This, and five bucks, will get me a latte.
Category Archives: Business
The Rich And Powerful
Crazy Business Practice
So I need to replace the front passenger door for the BMW. I look online, and find this site. They have several for sale, in Adelanto, available for local pickup (it’s about an hour and a half drive), and the price is great.
The only problem: I don’t know what color any of them are (the car is silver). So I call the phone number, and after being on hold for almost an hour, finally get someone. I ask if I can drive up there to check them out, to make sure the one that I’m getting will match. She says, no, I can’t look at them until I buy one, and they don’t accept returns for the wrong color. She had no explanation for why this was the policy, but it makes no sense to me. So not sure what to do now, other than buy one, hope for the best, and be prepared to paint it.
Freedom Begins To Return
…as the masks come off ( both figuratively and literally).
Leaving Portland
Some reflections from long-time resident Michael Totten.
Increasing IRS Funding
Three false narratives. Yes, the federal income-tax system is a disaster.
The Space Review
Jeff Foust reviews two new books by John Strickland and others, and Robert Oler (!) has a good piece as well.
The Neo-Feudalism Of Los Angeles
Can it be fixed?
Not with the current crop of “leaders.”
Neurotic America
Bias In Climate Research
Nothing to see here, folks.