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"Everything that can be invented has been invented." Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. patent office, 1899 That may have been the conventional wisdom at the time, but our understanding of things can change in the light of new information...

I'm theoretically back from South Korea now. I say theoretically because I wrote this last Sunday and I suppose there's a possibility I was captured by North Korean forces or ate some bad Kimchi or something. Any way, after a brief day back in Los Angeles, I'm off again tomorrow, this time for a week-long vacation in Mexico...

Annyeang and hello from Seoul. It's getting late here and I'm tired after a very full day of traveling -- by airplane for an hour to Gwangju in the south, several bus rides and a two-hour drive route in the 2010 Kia Soul (pictured). This was my first trip to Korea, first trip to Asia and therefore my first driving experience in both...

Oil prices continue to trend downward as demand continues to decline and it's making the "experts" look pretty foolish. Consider this quote from a story on AFP this morning: A decline in oil prices gained momentum on Wednesday as the US Department of Energy (DoE) reported US gasoline stockpiles had jumped by 1.1 million barrels last week, confounding market expectations for a drop of 600,000 barrels. They were so close weren't they?..

Not exactly news that car sales are down, caused in part by the credit crunch. Some are calling for government intervention to ease credit to get people buying again. But isn't part of the problem that people who really couldn't afford to pay back loans were being given loans?..

Today's the day. Get out there and make your mark on history. And if none of the choices appeal to you just remember that Dub Schwartz did throw his hat in the ring!..

On Wednesday, October 22, 2008, Devoted Dan hit 100,000 miles! :o) Since January 3, 2004, he's definitely done a terrific job earning his keep.  I've subjected him to eight track days, on and off road escapades, and the rigors of a daily commute in Southern California. But has he really hit the 100,000-mile mark?  The car came equipped from the factory with Bridgestone Potenza RE92 tires with a size of P205/55R16.  Properly inflated, those tires require 830 revolutions to travel a mile.  Much of the car's street miles, however, have been on Bridgestone Potenza S-03 Pole Position (P215/45R17), Bridgestone Potenza RE-01R (P225/45R17), and Bridgestone Potenza RE92 (P215/45R17) tires...

Penn State football coach Joe Paterno has always had a thought about how a football team progresses through a season. You either get better or get worse, but you never stay the same. The same could be said about the situation in Detroit these days...

Just another in my recent fortunate swing of interesting vehciles I've run into was this 1954 Chevy pickup that was really sharp. It even had the original wooden bed in terrific shape. Unfortunately it had suddenly died on the road from some electrical issue...

I was on pace for my final blog in the Countdown to Bond series to correspond with the opening week of "Quantum of Solace." Then they moved the start date to Nov. 14. Oh well...