Look Before You Peep: A Leafer's Guide

Look Before You Peep: A Leafer's Guide
"Even though leaf-peeping sounds rather naughty, it actually involves looking at trees."

Ah, trees. As Ronald Reagan said, "I mean, if you've looked at a hundred thousand acres or so of trees—you know, a tree is a tree, how many more do you need to look at?" Obviously many people feel otherwise, which is why so many of them go leafing. This article also contains an interesting literary exercise that, like many of the best leaves, is hard to spot.

4. Usage-Based Car Insurance: The Freedom to Choose in California - and Elsewhere
"So, are the potential savings worth it? Would you voluntarily place a tracking device in your vehicle for auto insurance savings?"

Proposed insurance regulation in California stirred controversy because one of its mileage-verification options is a device installed in your car to track your mileage. Many consumer advocacy groups argue that visual verification is sufficient. You don't have to be a conspiracy theorist to see how putting an electronic device in your car that can communicate with your car insurance company via cell phone conjures up images of Big Brother, regardless of what it's actually used for.