Dawdler, if your car requires you to step on the brake to start your engine, take your foot off the brake until you are prepared to shift out of Park and leave. Active tail lights imply that you are about to move in one direction or another.

Any mention of Ihigenia brings this to mind:

Not a joke.

Do I apply the rule to myself? You bet. In fact, it has been literally years since I’ve been in a parking lot without spaces all over, once you accept that walking an extra fifty yards won’t kill you.

Don’t forget the perennial classic, “Read the obituary pages.”

As always, use your turn signals.

If you see someone climbing back into their car DO NOT stop in the aisle, waiting for them to back out. The reality of modern life is that someone returning to their car will start the engine to get their A/C and radio running, then spend the next minute or more organizing their phone - all before even starting to…

e.g.: HTML works pretty well on both big-screen monitors and tiny cell phone screens.

It’s not going to run your whole car, it will report the data your car sends it.  The manufacturer will still decide which screens to send that data to.

Texas’s Dealer Franchise laws came into existence because automakers announced plans to bring company owned dealerships into Texas and shut down franchisees. When franchisees protested, the car companies threatened to constrain their allocations - and DID start charging the most vocal franchisees more money, which got…

Most burgers are better with horsey sauce.

In Ft. Worth, Texas, visit Kincaid’s. It began as a local meat market back in 1946 that served burgers out of the back of the store (a stand-up affair - there were no tables).  It’s still fantastic.

In my hometown, the long-time best local burger joint (Jesse’s Drive-In, Mineral Wells, TX) sold to new-to-town residents a few years ago. The new buyers were so impressed with the place that they made arrangements for the original owners to stay on for a month, to teach them how each menu item was prepared, so that…

Most of these issues can be avoided by actually researching the details of the cruise and the cruise line, some of them are just silly “You could put your eye out” warnings. Only a couple are significant. If the ship itself is not your destination, it’s no different than any other travel means except that it’s a…

Barcelona: Sagrada Familia was also a bucket list item for me. Well worth the visit, but buy your tickets in advance and show up before your appointed time to see the exterior - the outside is amazing, but the interior is far more amazing, especially if you know traditional cathedral architecture. The way the stained…

When my family drove California’s north coast a few years ago, we tried to stop at Muir Woods, but the crowds were so thick, the nearest available parking was several miles downhill from the entrance. Fortunately, we had stopped at the several Redwood parks further up the coast, where we literally had the trails to…

If you go to Asheville, NC, visit the Biltmore Estate. The house is nice, but be sure to spend a lot of time in the formal garden.

If you’re going to visit South Dakota, I recommend planning to visit Custer State Park on Sept. 30, 2022 . Custer State Park is the home of the country’s largest herd of wild buffalo, and once a year, they round them up from the entire region, herd them into pens, count them and provide for any medical needs they…

If you go so far east as Portland Maine, spend another little bit of time and visit Acadia National Park.

The loop trail around Devil’s Tower is an easy hike filled with fantastic views, and no matter what time of day, half of it is in the shade.