"Change is the result of all true learning." - Leo Buscaglia

From the Car Talk Facebook page

That quote up there...
A preacher who doesn't see change in his people can't tell himself he's effectively teaching them the Word. The problem may lie with the preacher or the listeners, but of all the things one can teach (or learn), nothing should produce change like the Bible.

OK, the President explained why he won't use the term "Muslim extremists." He said at the W.H. summit that we're not at war with Muslims (true) and that the terrorists aren't true Muslims, but people who have perverted Islam (don't know enough to agree/disagree with that one).

A distinction without a difference.

Their evil is done in the name of Islam and they all claim to be Muslims (no Lutherans in their mix), so whether or not he chooses to use it, the name is going to stick.
I'm also looking to see if President Obama will be as careful in his choice of adjectives when referring to Republicans or conservatives.  After all, he's not in a battle with Republicans.
Oh, wait.

I watched a conversation on Facebook this morning that had me saying, "Oh no" in my head.
Valerie, who lives in Michigan where it was -1 when I looked this morning, wrote that she had to learn how to use a battery charger this morning because the cold had taken its toll. Another gal, who shall remain nameless to hide her blondness, responded that she also thought she had a dead battery this morning but was relieved to find it was only the coolant in her radiator frozen solid.
Uhm...if and when it ever gets warm enough for that coolant to thaw she's going to wish it was just a dead battery.

One of the guys who asked if I wanted to sell my truck stopped in again yesterday to show me what I thought of the car he bought instead. Only then did I learn it was for his 16-year old son. This one is slightly different - it doesn't have trick wheels or low profile tires and I don't know if the interior is leather like the one he bought - but it's basically the same:

I question the wisdom of buying this as a first car for your just-legal teenage son.

In fact, I asked him how long he thought it would be before his son got that first ticket.
"You think he'll get a ticket??"
Uhm...yeah.
After some conversation I learned that dad bought the car and is paying for insurance and gas. I suggested he make a deal with his son. Since dad's name is on the title he should tell the kid that the first ticket he gets means the keys are taken away for a month. The second ticket means two months without driving it.
He seemed genuinely intrigued by the idea. And hadn't considered that it was his insurance rates that would rise with each ticket.
That dad is in SO much trouble.

I have no idea why, but I'm now getting Eckler's Corvette parts catalog in the mail. Is God trying to tell me something?