Jay Kersting's Blog

Let me make NO SECRET of this.  I need to mark this date on my calendar as a date for celebration every year.  I am NOT kidding about this.

It was on 11 January 1902 that Popular Mechanics was first published.

No publication can be all things to all people.  But for me, Popular Mechanics is about as close as you can get.  Covers everything from automotive, computers, carpentry, electronics and gadgets, firearms, up to and including, possibly most importantly, some big issues of the day.  Often times, those issues are addressed before they are on the top of the minds of most of us.  In recent years, PM looked at the problems with our nation's crumbling infrastructure WELL BEFORE the I-35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis.

PM also has been one of the leaders debunking the myths surrounding the attacks on 11 September 2001.  The writers, editors and researchers put together a team of folks to look, INDEPENDENTLY, at the evidence on the World Trade Center attacks, the Pentagon attack and Flight 93.  The so-called "Truth Movement" has launched their own attacks on PM, specifically, on James Meigs, PM's Editor-in-Chief, because they could not accept the fact that PM exposed them as the loonies that they are.

Now Popular Mechanics may not be your cup of tea.  But, I recommend the next time you need a good read on a flight, or a road trip, or on the beach, give it a look.  I bet you will find something in it that grabs your interest.

--------------------

Check out the webstream link for NewsTalk 1240 KLIK when you get a chance.   Scroll down to the bottom and you will find the link on the left side.  We are NOW streaming our live programs from 6:00-10:45am (Central) and I will be adding more interviews to the blackout times.

--------------------

I mentioned yesterday that we made a trip to the ER for my mom.  What happened is that she fell down the stairs in my house.  Not wanting to place blame, nor accept blame, but one of the issues with my staircase was the lack of handrail.  (Would it be OK to blame my realtor, Rick Sinclair of Cornerstone Realty and host of Partyline on News Talk 1240 KLIK, for this omission?  Probably not, huh?) 

Well yesterday, that problem was solved.  Dad and I bought and installed one.  Now I just need to sand down the ends and put a finish on it.  Probably just going with a light wood oil (not to make it slick...wise guys...).

-------------------

Add comments as you see fit.  Let me know what you think about the webstreaming.