New toy

My birthday was in mid-August and my wife and son bought me a new cordless drill. I've wanted one for quite a while and I know I'll be using it once we're moved into the new house.

Mizpee.com

I guess there's a use for every idea! A new internet service helps you locate a public restroom!

Scientists simulate jet colliding with World Trade Center

A team of researchers at Purdue University have created a 3-D simulation of a jet colliding with one of the Twin Towers. The simulation was created to help engineers develop better construction materials (although rooftop surface-to-air missiles probably aren't practical!).

The video is hosted on YouTube.

Born to be Wild

My wife and I have taken an interest in NASCAR racing this year. TNT is now carrying some of the races and, as a promo, they hired Hinder to do a cover of Steppenwolf's "Born to be Wild."

Sticker shock

Today being a beautiful Sunday, and the car dealers in the Chicago area being closed, provided the perfect opportunity to visit a couple of car dealerships to walk around unimpeded. I was at the local Toyota dealership and was looking at a beautiful bright red Tundra pickup. The M.S.R.P. was $44,000. (Full disclosure: this was just for fun. That price is way out of my league!) I started to read about all of the options it contained. One of the options, by the way, was leather seats which seems odd for a pickup. Anyway, the last item caught my attention: the vehicle is delivered with a full tank of gas!

That explains it.