Tuesday, February 24, 2026
I admire this effort to help just ONE employee ( he must be amazing!) A US-based tech firm stepped up to help one of its employees of 3 years, leave the Mexico safely.
Cloud platform company Vercel arranged seats on every available flight headed to the United States from Guadalajara in a bid to ensure their employee and his wife could get out of Mexico pronto.
The Chaos in Mexico on Sunday forced flight cancellations, with flights called off at several of the country's busiest airportsTheir strategy ultimately succeeded. Barba and his wife were able to board one of the flights that took off and later arrived safely in Dallas, Texas.
I bet there would be some great cars, trains, and airplanes illustrated in this, with Alley Oop on adventures in 1939-41
But the people selling these on Ebay and Amazon want bonkers money for them.
Maybe someday I'll find a library that's really well stocked, and enjoy them then. I seriously doubt I'll ever pay 150 to 250 for a book I only want to ever read one time. That's way outside my financial ability
Stuart Ng in Los Angeles has what seem to be the best prices, and they are at 125. https://stuartngbooks.com/products/alley-oop-the-complete-sundays-volume-1-1934-1936
interesting update on the nationwide Big Boy tour, the Union Pacific Museum will be AUCTIONING OFF two CAB RIDES in the locomotive on April 17 in Utah, with proceeds going to the nonprofit museum. The auction starts Monday, March 2, and ends Thursday, March 19.
the Big Boy will leave its home base in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on March 29, traveling across Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and California
Four public display days are planned for this mighty steam locomotive during the western leg of the tour, with two days each in Roseville, California, April 10-11 and Ogden, Utah, April 18-19.
In addition to the public display days, rail fans can see this historic machine in action at whistle-stops in communities along its journey. Whistle-stops are generally 15- to 30-minutes long.
Details of the eastern leg of the coast-to-coast tour – including whistle-stops and public display days - will be released at a later date.
Monday, February 23, 2026
My favorite cave man makes it on the blog, because he has a chauffeur, and is a mean motor scooter. Says so right there in the lyrics, and those two things qualify for a post on my car guy blog
and the intro is from a YOUNG Dick Clark. So, enjoy!
I've enjoyed this song since I first heard it around 1975
Dan Blocker, who played Hoss on Bonanza, was the 1st tv star to be hired by a car dealership, to help sell cars. Nickey
The source for this bit of trivia, is the MCACN magazine, and I guess they meant that it wasn't a celeb hired by the manufacturer, as so many radio and early tv stars were part of the advertising of cars in magazines, newspapers, and commercials.
Maybe he was the 1st tv star that was hired by a dealership, and not the manufacturer.
But what's the real interesting point, is that he was hired by Nickey
Ever heard of Sign Post Forest near Yukon?
The Sign Post Forest is Watson Lake’s most famous attraction. Travelers from around the world have been bringing signposts from their hometowns to the Sign Post Forest since 1942 and continue to do so today.
The tradition began during the Alaska Highway Project in 1942, when U.S. soldier Carl K. Lindley spent time in Watson Lake recovering from an injury. A commanding officer asked him to repair and erect the directional signposts, and while completing the job, he added a sign that indicated the direction and mileage to his hometown of Danville, Illinois. Others followed suit, and the trend caught on.
The tradition began during the Alaska Highway Project in 1942, when U.S. soldier Carl K. Lindley spent time in Watson Lake recovering from an injury. A commanding officer asked him to repair and erect the directional signposts, and while completing the job, he added a sign that indicated the direction and mileage to his hometown of Danville, Illinois. Others followed suit, and the trend caught on.
this is really impressive up close and in person...
seen on tonight's after work walk
I think this is a mid 70s Camaro. The side profile view was far more indicative, but I think this head on shot also makes a good case for that guess
this poor ol Dodge has been at this address since 2014, only moving from one side of the drive way to the other
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you know how Google Street View can be useful? Looking at parked cars under car covers to see if they were ever uncovered
that poor Corvette has been sitting there since 2014
That van hasn't moved in 20 years.
Sunday, February 22, 2026
meanwhile in todays news, on the border line in Baja Mexico not far from San Diego, traffic to US completely cut off from leaving by burning vehicles in response to the Mexican army killing the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel
Air Canada announced it was suspending flights to Puerto Vallarta "due to an ongoing security situation" and advised customers not to go to their airport.
In Guadalajara, the state capital, burning vehicles blocked roads.
