Another great road law by California. Arnold and his Hummer nowhere to be seen.

This August 4 article from Slate notes that California has long banned large trucks, bigger than 6000 pounds, from riding on residential streets. And guess what, all the big SUVs break that mark. Maybe your town has these laws? Maybe your neighborhood has these laws. Maybe those bastards across the street who keep reporting you for not mowing your lawn every week, thus getting you fined by the city and harassed by your landlords break these laws. Maybe you should do something drastic and rash about it.

Scathing and fun. I especially like the August Five Update.

[ihavenocar]Living in California would be no fun to me. At least there's folks out there who also think driving a car isn't absolutely necessary. Carsharing, amongst urban dwellers, is a good concept and popping up everywhere as a viable alternative to ownership.[/ihavenocar]

[vegetarian]Via Metafilter, a link to "Bush-meat Trade Breeds New HIV" which basically says strains of HIV have jumped from wild animals/primates to humans Seven times in recent history, not two, like everyone thinks. This includes "invisible" strains. As a bonus, the title is great anti-republican propaganda for those who just browse headlines.[/vegetarian]