As Oakland A's fans, it was fun to root for "our" home team and see the future prospects shine. Watch out for newly acquired Chris Carter.
One of my favorites, Travis Buck, also did not disappoint.
I miss baseball already.
Ask a man a question, he'll give you an answer; Give that man a Blog and he'll spew for the rest of his life.
Monday, September 07, 2009
Season Closer
Yummy!
Revised Food Donation
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
No wonder it's slow at the Food Bank!
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Update on Van
According to the letter I got yesterday, our van has returned to "High in Demand" status.
Friday, July 31, 2009
The Tale of One Minivan
A couple of weeks ago, I received an "Official Notice". A certain car dealership contacted me because, due to their records, I owned a highly sought after late model vehicle in high demand: Our family's 2002 Ford Windstar Minivan. I had never done business with this dealership and had no intention of ending that streak so I threw the notice away without another thought.
Last week, I got another "Official Notice" from the same dealership. I figured it was a second notice of the first lie and attempt to get me to buy one of their new cars, but I opened it anyway. Desperate sale pitches amuse me.
To my surprise, the dealership wanted me to know that "according to their records" I owned an aging 2002 Ford Windstar that most likely qualified for the Cash for Clunkers Government program.
Within two weeks, our van transformed from a high-in-demand vehicle to a clunker.
Now the car is still the same vehicle; it's a 7 year old minivan.
What did change was the available angle to be used by the slimy car dealerships to coerce the desperate, the easily-swayed, or the just plain stupid to buy a car. It's no wonder that the car business is in trouble. They don't even try to hide their lies and/or manipulation of information and circumstances. They don't care who you are, just come and buy the car- "no matter how much you owe!"
Am I amazed that yesterday on our mountain drive I heard endless commercials of "Cash for Clunkers" offers only to learn in the evening news that the program had went broke in less than a week? No.
Government money made available to the car dealerships is like throwing slop in front of hogs- only more disgusting to watch. If they throw another two billion, watch how fast they can eat that up!
In a completely unrelated topic, I am sure putting money in front of the medical vultures will work out much better.
Last week, I got another "Official Notice" from the same dealership. I figured it was a second notice of the first lie and attempt to get me to buy one of their new cars, but I opened it anyway. Desperate sale pitches amuse me.
To my surprise, the dealership wanted me to know that "according to their records" I owned an aging 2002 Ford Windstar that most likely qualified for the Cash for Clunkers Government program.
Within two weeks, our van transformed from a high-in-demand vehicle to a clunker.
Now the car is still the same vehicle; it's a 7 year old minivan.
What did change was the available angle to be used by the slimy car dealerships to coerce the desperate, the easily-swayed, or the just plain stupid to buy a car. It's no wonder that the car business is in trouble. They don't even try to hide their lies and/or manipulation of information and circumstances. They don't care who you are, just come and buy the car- "no matter how much you owe!"
Am I amazed that yesterday on our mountain drive I heard endless commercials of "Cash for Clunkers" offers only to learn in the evening news that the program had went broke in less than a week? No.
Government money made available to the car dealerships is like throwing slop in front of hogs- only more disgusting to watch. If they throw another two billion, watch how fast they can eat that up!
In a completely unrelated topic, I am sure putting money in front of the medical vultures will work out much better.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Two for the Price of One
Watching a movie on Info-mercial plagued ION TV, my kids and I saw several devices that almost always end with:
First we saw the Slap Chopper: The nifty little chopper of all things food related. One of the kids even said "Cool!"
Next, the Neckline Slimmer: Not quite so cool and the photos not so convincing. We remained quiet watching the sales pitch.
Finally one of my bright children responded "Instead of giving away a second, they should just give one of each." He thought further. "Maybe they can combine them... like... the NECKLINE CHOP! Slim the neck WHILE you make dinner!"
"Not just one but for a limited time, we'll send you a second for free!"
First we saw the Slap Chopper: The nifty little chopper of all things food related. One of the kids even said "Cool!"
Next, the Neckline Slimmer: Not quite so cool and the photos not so convincing. We remained quiet watching the sales pitch.
Finally one of my bright children responded "Instead of giving away a second, they should just give one of each." He thought further. "Maybe they can combine them... like... the NECKLINE CHOP! Slim the neck WHILE you make dinner!"
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