Uncle George ((A Short Sketch For Old Folks, 1987)(A Minnesota Story))

(Winter of 1987) I thought we were headed toward the River Road, along the Mississippi, in St. Paul, Minnesota, I, my mother, Aunt Anne, Uncle George was heading to the airport (a tired old man now, about five foot eight inches tall, one hundred and fifty pounds, at one time a lively sort of person, a talkative kind of fellow (a little quiet now), a sporty man and hard working, kind of played the big shot, but it was an act more than reality), and it was winter of 1987. They picked us up at my mother's apartment, on Woodbridge Street, George smoking a thin cigar as usual, waiting in his car for Anne and us to come down the two flights of stairs, and get into his 1987 Mercury, he liked Mercury's, made by Ford, bought one every three years, so he boasted and so he did, matter of fact, it was a highlight in his life to do so, and let us all in the family know.

Gates gets chilly reception on Air Force tour

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colorado (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates stood alone on an empty stage in an Air Force auditorium, two spotlights throwing odd diminutive shadows of the Pentagon chief on the curtain draped behind him.

Run Your Car on Water - is it Really That Simple?

"Can my car really run on water?" It is a very common question these days. With oil prices reaching upwards of $140 a barrel, it has many people asking how they can increase the fuel efficiency of their vehicles. Oil prices are not only hitting us in the wallet for our cars but in food, household goods, etc because everything is delivered by trucks, trains or boats which all require fuel to run. So can you really run your car on water? Yes you can, sort of. In this article I'm going to show you how to save gas by running a car on water and explain how easy and inexpensive it is to actually convert your car to run on water saving you hundreds of dollars that would otherwise go to the oil companies.