Welcome to the Crusty Curmudgeon Page!

A reality check, dedicated to clarifying how the world truly  works and stamping out stupidity and misinformation.  No selling, no advertising, no BS.  If you want bias and spin, try a political blog ... or network news.

        Yes, I know the page name is crustycrank; I changed the name because most people can't pronounce curmudgeon. The picture is a Honey Locust thorn sitting on an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper. Think of it as a personality statement.

        Here you will find an assortment of some complex things explained simply, myths busted, a little bit of (hopefully) useful advice, plus some of my pet peeves about the truckloads of rubbish dumped on me by both the moronic journalists in the popular media and the "man in the street" who takes their word for it. NO profanity, NO pointless attacks, and nothing intended to be mean or degrading. This is about subjects, not people.

There are also a few items of humor in the Didn't Fit Anywhere Else section. Much as I would love to spread the blame around, unless otherwise indicated I alone am responsible for this collection of verbal irritation.

        So take a look around at the wonderfully irascible diatribes available only here. There might be one on a subject near and dear to your heart, and the content will, I hope, at least raise your eyebrows if not your blood pressure. What have you got to lose other than a few cherished fantasies?   HEALTH WARNING: persons allergic to facts and logic may have severe adverse reactions and are advised to proceed with extreme caution.

        This page is ALWAYS under construction, so if you somehow fail to reach your limit of frustration, fury, annoyance, and the the general feeling of "why on earth did I ever look at this ... sludge!?!?  ", please come back from time to time and give me another chance. If an item has been recently added or updated, and by recent I mean since the last time I made major changes, it will have an arrow next to it. No need you should suffer through anything twice.

      There are no fancy graphics, borders, buttons and all that rot because I'm on pathetic dialup and thus have a keen appreciation for just how slooooow that sort of nonsense makes a page load. I'm a firm believer that annoyance and abuse should be delivered quickly ... gives me more chance to run away before you realize what happened.

        The subjects contained under each category link are in italics. The subjects are not links on this page, but when you go to the category the subjects become links for efficient navigation within the category. This ease of navigation allows you to more quickly reach your limit of tolerance.

   Things To Think About  What is money?    What is the economy?    Evil Capitalist!   Economic What-Ifs.   Spread the Wealth.   Who Owns the Money?   The Great Pool of Stuff.    Meat and Cows.

   Myths And Nonsense  Herbal Cancer Cures.    FDA Suppresses Alternative Treatments?    Medications, Media, and Money.    Environmental Misinformation.    Ordinary Everyday Misinformation.    Hybrid Hype.    Immigrant Farm Labor Cost.

 Free Advice, Worth The Price  Handling Money without Going Broke.    Living Frugally.     Houses, Cars, and Other Black Holes.    Checking Used Vehicles.    

  Fixing My MK1 VW Rabbit  Reseal A Bosch VE Injection Pump.    Helper Springs     Repair Worn Alternator Mounting    Do It Yourself Front End Alignment    Replace Engine Rear Main Seal and Transaxle Seals

  Looking At The Details  How Big Oil Controls the Price.    Setting the Minimum Wage.    Effect of the Minimum Wage.    Social Security Administration Efficiency.    Bringing Chinese Production Back.    Solar Power Plants.    The Executive Pay Controversy.

   Oh, Give Me A Break!  Gasoline Prices 2005.    WalMart is the Devil?    The Illegal Immigration Debate.    Global Warming and the USA.     The Last Word on Lewinsky    Jobs And Trade Myth

  Stuff That Didn't Fit Anywhere Else  Quotes I like.    Red and Blue Make Me Purple.    Best Political Satire I've Seen.    G.D.Q.    Fall of the Roman Empire.    Backwoods Sports.    Politics 2006.    Governmentium II.   How to Bathe a Cat.   The Math of Success.   Barack Obama Snake Oil.