One thing that I have always grown up with is the myth that my car’s oil should be changed every 3,000 miles. I was surprised when I found that this is not always the case. Many modern cars can go far longer without an oil change and we can save a lot of oil by [...]
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Cars and oil
January 7th, 2012
Heading for Mars again
November 27th, 2011
NASA is at it again. They are planning a new mission to land on the planet Mars. They are sending a rover nicknamed Curiosity to land on the planet and to send back data about it. The rover cost about $2.5 billion dollars and is expected to make the nine month trip as soon as [...]
The debt
July 15th, 2011
As an ordinary American, I am less than thrilled with congress and the job they are doing. Our national debt is out of control and the congress seems unable to do anything about it. To me, the answer is simple. We must cut spending as well as increase certain taxes. Other words, both sides must [...]
Tough work ahead
July 9th, 2011
The congress of the United States has some tough work ahead. The budget is busted and there is much debate over how to fix it. Some want to raise taxes and some don’t. Some want to slash spending and some don’t. What everyone can see clearly in my opinion is that both things must be [...]
New tests
March 7th, 2011
The battlefields that Americans have been fighting on lately demand a lot from a soldier. In response to that, the U.S. Army has decided that new fitness tests are needed. The tests now demand that soldiers perform a certain amount of running, sit-ups, and pushups. The Army commanders want to change the tests so that [...]