HERE'S AN INTERESTING ARTICLE on the ups and downs of EV design.

Electric cars were supposed to usher in a new era of automotive styling. The thought was that once finally freed from the age-old constraints dictated by the pipes and plumbing of internal combustion, EVs would offer a blank slate for designers to revolutionize the form and function of the automobile. Instead, the EV market today is dominated by an increasingly broad selection of battery-powered cars that all look more or less just like their gas-powered counterparts.

Aerodynamics rule....

FALLING LEAVES 2025 PREVIEW: My fall series will begin (for certain) by Oct 5th since we'll be gone until then.

In the meantime, here are a couple from late August, just before the leaves began to fall in earnest. This first is of our yard, where it seems the weakest trees are failing:

The next is of our pond, of which we now have a decent view by way of judicious tree trimming. The trees are still green but only because the winds have thinned the dead leaves out.

This last one is of the subdivision pond. It's still green and fairly thickly covered, mostly because it's well-protected from sun and wind.

Until October, when the series will resume.

TAKE THE NUCLEAR OPTION: Let Mamdani win the mayoral race so NYC can start over from scratch.

It worked in Detroit ... took a while, though.

STAY OUT OF OUR CLASSROOMS! New Jersey trying to mandate homeschoolers with DEI codswallop.

RANDOM THOUGHT for President Trump: Let's keep the noncriminal aliens and deport the Deep State's paid anti-American rioters instead.

A MUST READ: The track record of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Stunning. I knew it was bad when I checked the CDC website at the outset the COVID nightmare, but this .... this is appalling.

Here are some of the prior posts I've written about the CDC. Mostly they were during the COVID nightmare. Unfortunately the Blogger search function doesn't organize them by date but you can sense my dismay/disgust easily enough.

[Just Updated] Want more proof? Here it is. Linked from Instapundit.

BULLDOZERS SOUND GOOD TO ME. Portland mayor urges action on homelessness before Trump deploys bulldozers.

ANOTHER TRANSGENDER KILLER arrested at house with BLM, Palestine graffiti.

AMERICAN GREATNESS: The progressive pantheon of pathetic heroes.

YOU BRUNG 'EM: Democrats, please cry more about the new rules.

Now you have to live with them....

THANK YOU, PETE HEGSETH: Army ends bias reduction assessment program for officer selection.

REMEMBER THE TRUMP-HATING JUDGE who tried to block illegal aliens from being deported?

Well, he's back....

CANADIAN VOTERS get what they deserve.

On the bright side, the U.S. should soon be able to buy Canada for pennies on the dollar.

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: California, the great destroyer.

DON'T LET THE DOOR HIT YOU IN THE ASS AS YOU LEAVE: Actress joins Hollywood exodus from U.S. after calling country a 'shit show'.

As a bonus for normal Americans, give up your U.S. citizenship....

THANK YOUR GOVERMENT-SPONSORED WELFARE STATE: Poll reflects low belief in the American dream getting ahead via hard work.

WE ALREADY HAVE the best carbon sequestration units - they're called trees.

MEMO FROM BOSSES TO ACTIVIST EMPLOYEES: STFU or ... (don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out.)

CHILDREN SHOULD BE SEEN AND NOT HEARD. Wisconsin youth sue state over climate change.

DHS SECRETARY KRISTY NOEM fires two dozen FEMA IT leaders and staff for failing to give a rip about security.

Don't just fix FEMA, drive a stake through its heart. Make that two stakes, just to be sure.