In our last episode of Car Shopping we introduced our contestants:
the Ford Escape 4×4,
Ford Fusion AWD, and
Ford Taurus AWD;
the Jeep Patriot 4×4, and
Jeep Liberty 4×4;
the Honda CR-V AWD,
the Subaru Forester, and
the Toyota RAV4 AWD, with
the Chevy Equinox AWD rounding out the group.
So how did we come up with this cast of characters. Also from last time, here [...]
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[cue ominous movie trailer music and Don LaFontaine]
In a world where filling your gas tank means taking out a second mortgage and hoping for a Congressional bailout…
Yes, we’ve finally decided to make a change. But it’s not the Suburban that’s going - not this time, anyway (evil laugh). It may be a gas hog, but [...]
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Rush on The Colbert Report. You don’t see these guys in interviews very often, especially all three of them, but the more I see them the more I really enjoy their sense of humor. Oh - and the music? “Do you ever get tired of being so awesome and kicking so much ass?” “No, I [...]
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Of course it’s no longer news that George Carlin died yesterday. I saw him in concert once when I was in college. At the time I found his comedy really amusing, the play with words, the willingness to question things no one else would. Listening to interviews with him years later I came to have [...]
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I am not a linguist, a grammarian, or a teacher, nor do I play any of those on television. However, I am a good speller (city-wide champion in eighth-grade back in 1976 - - you do the math), and I try not to mistreat the English language too much. One thing I am especially careful not to [...]
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Posted in Humor, Life, Photography on March 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
*roughly translated as “look at all the f—ing snow.” Yes, I know it’s March, and it’s Maine, and that complaining about the weather doesn’t serve any constructive purpose.
Too bad.
Yes, another 4 to 8 inches between tonight and tomorrow. Someday, someday, it will be spring.
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Actually, the title should be “How to Be a Millionaire and Never Pay Taxes.” Money Magazine has half the secret. Steve Martin has the other.
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Been following the financial markets lately? Stocks up, stocks down. Gas and oil prices up, up some more, and yet still more before pausing for everyone to catch their breath. Falling interest rates, rising anxieties.
I have noticed in recent day that the mainstream news media seem even more intent on characterizing daily events as some kind [...]
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Posted in Humor, Uncategorized on March 7, 2008 | No Comments »
Proof that cabin fever is reaching epidemic proportions: Mark Bittman featuring a tomato as “guest host, good friend and colleague” for his segment as “The Minimalist” on roasted tomato soup.
Talking to, and speaking as the voice of Mr. Tomato Face? Clearly evidence this interminable winter has taken its toll. Now I don’t feel so bad about [...]
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