Drive-In Theater/Charging Stations

Imagine if in the future, your car could be charged while you watch a drive-in movie.

We may, of course, need to consult the nation's foremost drive-in movie expert.

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Out Now

 

In the Background

 

The Death of the Movie Theater

But the movie theater as we have understood it will not exist in a decade. Its footprint is too large in real estate terms and there won't be enough foot traffic to justify the space. There will probably be ten theaters in Manhattan by then. And each city will have one or two.

- John Podhoretz

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"Imported"

 It's unsettling to see so many American clothing firms describing their products as "Imported."

That's not necessarily because the items are made in another country. It is because the quality of the imported clothes seems to have seriously declined in recent years.

At least, that's my opinion.

I have some "imported" jackets from Orvis and Land's End. The newer ones are clearly inferior to the older ones. It's not even a contest.

But wait, here's a counter-argument.

Which way do you tilt?

Uniquely Personal Blogs

 

There are some great blogs that contain more of a view of the personality of the blogger. Among my favorites are:

A Large Regular

Mitigating Chaos

Rhoneisms

Sippican Cottage

The Sovereign Professional

[I note with sadness how much the late Rick Georges, the multitalented lawyer who wrote the unique FutureLawyer blog for many years, is deeply missed.]

A Life Well-Lived

There are many excellent blogs with multiple points of emphasis, but these are always about a life well-lived. 

Cultural Offering was - and continues to be - the trailblazer, but don't miss:

A Layman's Blog

Live & Learn

Stephen Landry's Blog

The Hammock Papers

Each one possesses a magic.

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The Bad Old Days

 

The Campus Echo Chamber

 City Journal: Kevin Wallsten looks at the political causes of higher education's decline.

A few interesting statistics: 

"More than 70 percent of college administrators and more than 60 percent of students now identify as liberal."

"According to the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression's Campus Deplatforming Database, the number of speakers targeted by 'attempted' or 'substantial' disruptions climbed from just three in 2021 to 79 in 2024."

Books and More Books

The Man Who Never Sleeps (a.k.a. Hunter Gatherer Nicholas Bate) is cranking out books, both fiction and non-fiction.

I am waiting to hear from a publisher about one book and am heavily into completing another.

In short, I'm way behind Nicholas.

A friend recently asked, "How do you write?"

My response was "I rewrite."