"Sorry" and "My bad" mean the same thing. Unless you're at a funeral.

Nissan is bringing back the Datsun brand. They dumped it in the 80's for reasons I don't understand, 'cause they had some great models. The 240Z, sold in the U.S. beginning in 1970, is iconic, and introduced the notion of a Japanese sports car to the American market.
Shortly after we got married we owned a Datsun 510. Small, nimble, easy and fun to drive. They called it "the poor man's BMW." I didn't realize then that the car had an alter ego as a race car that has made it very collectible. Just for fun I did a search, and the prices for the few available are through the roof.

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Packing wheel bearings by hand is one of the messiest jobs I know, even with latex gloves. There's a reason they call it grease. But the trailer now has four good Timkin wheel bearings ready to roll.

You've probably seen those pictures of someone who forgot to take the gas pump nozzle out of their car before driving away. It happened here this morning, only with a twist. The driver pulled away in his semi tanker truck that was unloading diesel fuel into the underground tank. Oops. He only released about 60 gallons of fuel before he realized the problem and got it shut off. 

I thought this was fun. A reminder of what the world used to be (for those of us who lived there). 

Etch-a-Sketch wants to thank the Romney campaign for a 22% boost in sales over the last 24 hours. 

Shake it, baby, shake it.

Today the NFL front office leveled very harsh penalties on the New Orleans Saints staff involved in a bounty system that paid players bonuses for hits that caused an opposing player to be taken off the field and/or injured him sufficiently that he couldn't play. 

Defensive players are paid a LOT of money to hit offensive players real hard. No coach ever told his defensive players to hit softer. 

Commissioner Goodell has drawn a very fine line. 

That's all I've got tonight, folks. It's been a busy day but my brain has been filled with things that don't fit well in a blog post. Maybe tomorrow I'll be back to my more normal ADD, off the wall self.