Chris Johnson
Are you ready for the car that drives itself?
Recently, Nevada became the first state in the United States to issue a license for the driverless car. It's powered by -- surprise, surprise -- Google. That's right, the ubiquitous search engine that has taken over our research capabilities and memories now is taking over behind the wheel.
Chris Johnson
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CHRIS JOHNSON
My latest restaurant issues aren’t super-sized
Like many other columnists, I'm sure I've written before about the highs (fat and cholesterol) and lows of eating out, particularly at fast-food restaurants. And like many other columnists, I'm getting old and forgetful and not really sure what I've said.
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CHRIS JOHNSON
Twenty minutes without electricity
As I was coming back from lunch one day this past week, I noticed that the traffic lights weren't working. I also noticed that some of the stores along the way did not seem to have any lights on.
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CHRIS JOHNSON
A wedding reception that’s hot, hot, hot
I always said that if I ever got married again, I'd do it on the beach. At sunset. In a simple ceremony. With flying monkeys.
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CHRIS JOHNSON
Taking a closer look at the ‘Buffett Rule’
When it comes to the U.S. economy, I'm a centrist who supports reasonable spending cuts and common-sense levels of taxation that lead to a steady reduction in the national debt while streamlining needed government programs in lieu of destroying them.
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CHRIS JOHNSON
You got fins the left, fins to the right...
It may be hard for a lot of folks to believe, but I've taken the plunge once again. Indeed, despite all my trepidations about rough waters and unforeseen obstacles, I've followed by heart to, yes, the ocean.
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CHRIS JOHNSON
The next dam blast will be super-dee-duper awesome! Really
After I missed two dam explosions that most people said were a dam letdown, I decided to get up close and personal with the project and investigate it my own dam self.
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CHRIS JOHNSON
Come to the coastal paradise of Hatchechubbee
I've never really considered myself a staunch environmentalist. I don't drive a gas-guzzler. I don't litter. And I think everyone who commits the crime of throwing their cigarette butts on the sidewalk or on the street should be arrested or at least given a ticket. (If you can't handle your own ...
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CHRIS JOHNSON
Don’t tempt the skeeters
Few things are worse than having a beautiful day outside ruined by blood-sucking skeeters.
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CHRIS JOHNSON
Having a blast at the dentist’s office
There are many things you don’t want to hear when you’re at the dentist’s office, such as:
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CHRIS JOHNSON
Going out in a blaze of fried chicken
Among the things that keep me lying awake in bed when I should be asleep -- besides the teenager with the one rap song boom-booming in his car radio (or are those different rap songs?) -- are my worries about things I have no business worrying about.


