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If you’re in need of a defensive driving course in Dallas to dismiss a traffic violation, or, if you just want to laugh off a percentage of your auto insurance, look no further. Every Monday evening, you can take a fun, engaging and educational class for defensive driving taught by comedian Daun Thompson at the…
It’s normal for our driving habits and abilities to change as we get older. Weaker eyesight, slower reflexes, impaired hearing and driving stamina all are common factors which could result in quite a bang-up for older drivers. And, let’s face it, with osteoporosis, most of us will be getting shorter. Heck, I can barely see…
I was talking to a paramedic about the loudness of an ambulance siren, compared to an automobile horn. An average auto horn is 85 decibels, while an ambulance siren is 120 decibels. According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, regular exposure to 110 decibels or more, for one minute, puts a…
We all love our pets like they are a member of the family. Now that summer is here, we’ll be taking those family members to the dog park and maybe even on vacation. And, although we don’t intend to be leaving dogs in hot cars while we run an errand, sometimes it happens. Most people…
Don’t Be a Litterbug and Don’t Mess With Texas are two of the vintage slogans I remember from the good old days. We’ve come a long way, baby (that’s another one), and we really have evolved. The Don’t Mess With Texas littering campaign started in 1986, coincidentally the same year as the Lady Bird Johnson…
Motorcycle laws vary from state to state. And, although motorcyclists know these laws, people driving motor vehicles should know them as well. For instance, with the issue of lane splitting, only in California is it legal to split lanes. So, yes, it is illegal to split lanes in Texas. But, if a motorcyclist is splitting…
Happy Independence Day holiday! I love, love, love being an American. Yes, I like to throw the word LOVE around like they throw diet pills around at a Weight Watchers meeting. One word that I have sworn off is the word HATE. And there…I just used it. So, I am a liar and a hater.…
It is too common to hear stories about pets that are left in cars. We all know how dangerously hot your vehicle can become, especially in the warmer seasons. When left unattended in hot temperatures, pets are subject to heatstroke or even death. Although some pets are found before any serious injury occurs, not only…
Ed “Big Daddy” Roth was an artist, cartoonist, pinstriper and custom car designer and builder who created the hot-rod icon Rat Fink characters in the late 50’s. In the 60’s, when I was a kid, I was fascinated with his work. A combination of funny and creepy, all rolled into one. Not until 1993 did…
Christian “Chrix” Thornton teaches Comedy Defensive Driving with his own brand of hilarity. A magic bus tour with jokes, games, songs, humor, and videos. Chrix is a refugee of the San Francisco hippy days and is a musician, entertainer, actor, and comedy writer.Future projects include music videos and a Bigfoot hunting parody, “The Bigfoot Squad”,…