Mad Tooth Bar Chin Up

So, this afternoon I completely wasted over four hours watching WKRP on my DVR that I never got around to watching. Hey, isn't that what long weekends are for? Anyways, for ages I've been trying to figure out what song that is at the end of the show during the credits. Jen suggested that I Google the lyrics and see what comes up. So we listened to it and she says its nothing but gibberish. Well, guess what? It is nothing but gibberish.


So while searching the net for all things KRP, I found this You Tube Video that almost made me pee my pants.




Just a note folks. After using Apple's new keyboard (the bluetooth version) with my PowerBook for a few months now (and occasionally using Jen's new MacBook) I've come to the conclusion that the new chiclet keys rock. I can type faster with less mistakes. When I first got my PowerBook I loved the scissor keys, but now they seem too close together and spongy. Fuck, that new MacBook Pro is getting better looking everyday....

My Next Car

In spite of this mess in Detroit I have been thinking about replacing the Escort. Its almost 15 years old but still runs well. Thats scary to me because the day is going to come where it just dies for no apparent reason (probably in the middle of the fucking winter.) My problem is that none of the car companies have anything I really like. Well, totally not true, I do like the Dodge Challenger or the new Camaro. But really, I'm almost fifty, do I really want another muscle car. No (Ok, If say I won one, then maybe. Allright you got me but I'll save that for story for another day.) I want something thats not hard on the environment. Which means no trucks. What I want seems to be out of style. Until recently. Toyota has the Yaris, VW has brought back the Rabbit, and of course Honda has the Fit. BMW's Mini Cooper is a real cool car but I'm not happy with the MPG on it. (They've recently announced an experimental electric version but its lease only, and we all know what happened the last time an electric car was lease only.)

None of them appeal to me. What I want is a three door hatchback like my Escort. Big enough to carry shit from Lowes or the local hardware store, but small enough to parallel park it anywhere. So, the little Yaris (3 door) is too small but I'll give it another look. Then Ford announced the Festiva (above) which I think was originally going to called the Verve or something remotely edgy. They posted a mini web page for at Ford's website. You can even sign up for updates, which is a fancy way of saying we'll spam you to death until you buy my car. Its based on the European Mazda 2. In fact the picture above is that car with a Ford badge on it. I think if Ford is still around in 2010 I just might look into this car. Its style is enough to catch my eye and maybe my wallet.
I don't know why I'm attracted to this car so much. I'm not really a fan of Mazda. Its styling is really cool. I just hope they don't turn it into a boremobile.

Then again my next car just might be The City Of Portland's Transit System. Or New York's...

In other thing that have come across the counter:

David Letterman's Top Ten Sara Palin Excuses For Turkey Slaughter

Daily Show's Best Sara Palin Moments
An absolutely hilarious remix of our favorite Alaskan

And from the "Recession, what recession?" department A Wal-Mart Employee is trampled to death on Black Friday. Black Friday indeed.

Choices

Wow, and I thought I had hard choices to make.
Myron Rolle wins Rhodes Scholarship

Starting Over

OK, people when was the last time we had a President look this cool. He’s almost Bond like. Obama, Barack Obama. 007, license to be cool.
Anyways. I decided today that my hate relationship with all things Palin is now over. I signed an online petition called Dear Sarah Palin, Shut Up Already. I decided I no longer want to hear about her. The first week after she was introduced to most of the lower 49 stressed me out enough. That’s not to say I wont shut my eyes and ears to anything stupid that comes out of her mouth, which should be sometime before the end of the day.....