Not That I Expect Anyone to Give a Darn, But,,,

I predict the next fad in SUVs will be converted armored cars. Come on all you suburban moms and dads, you know this is what you want! Armored cars, normally sold to companies such as Brinks and Wells Fargo, refitted for consumer duty, just like the Hummer. Think about it Mom, you and your little dears would be so safe in one of these! And think of all the groceries it could hold! And dad, just think of the respect you’d get at intersections!
Just let that mean guy with the big Hemi powered pickup try anything! You’ll show him who’s tough, right? Yeah! And gas mileage? Oh come on! What do you think this is, the seventies?

There’s no inflation. Just ask Alan Greenspan, he says so. Guess he never buys Gasoline, milk, bread, meat, canned tomatoes,,,,

I wonder if we’ll come full circle, with all this outsourcing of jobs to overseas contractors? Think that in a few years, those companies will outsource jobs to some country with a lower standard of living, say for example, the United States?

Have you ever watched Raccoons? I mean really watched them, from a discreet distance? Damn, those little guys are smart! They have figured out how to open my apartment’s dumpsters,
working in teams of two or more. One climbs up on top, and one stays below, and together they manage to open the sliding door on the side. Of course, the parking lot is then littered with trash the next morning. The little dudes seem to like pizza a lot, as shredded pizza boxes are the most common item I see.

I’m voting for Halle Berry for President. No further explanation is needed.

Dan Brown (The DaVinci Code, Angels and Demons) is one seriously great writer. I Don’t imagine he’ll be a guest of honor at any fancy dinners hosted by Opus Dei though.

If the economy is really recovering, would “Dubya” kindly explain why so many software engineers and other highly degreed, and highly skilled people are still trying to hang on to their jobs at Best Buy and Circuit City?

Speaking of which, rumors are going around at my place of biz. Think I should go for the Red Jersey (Circuit City) or the blue one? (Best Buy)

On second thought, maybe Barnes and Noble would be more my style.

Betting time: One year from now, gas prices will be back below two bucks a gallon, and everyone will be happy. Anyone? Anyone at all?

Wonder how long it will be before the Atkins, and South Beach diets will take their place in history, along with the Scarsdale Diet, the Stillman’s Water diet, and the Grapefruit 45 diet?
(Remember that construction worker, squashing grapefruits in the tv ads? A classic from the 1980s)

Uh, not to sound like an old fart or anything, but what is South Beach? It sounds like the latest prime time sludgefest from Aaron Spelling.

I cannot believe it, but Britney is still hanging on. Of course, now she has gone the “Michael Jackson route”. This is to say she is famous for her half baked behavior, and not her musical talent. Mmmmmphhh-Choke-chortle,,,, Bah-Ha-Ha-ha-Ha!.. Man, that was a tough one.

Do you think that somewhere, Tiffany (You all remember Tiffany, don’t pretend you don’t) is seeing Britney on the tube, and going “Oooohhhhh!” while shaking her fists up and down?

We have not heard from the king of Mac Bashers, John Dvorak, for a long time. When this has happened before, I have said that perhaps “he won’t be down for breakfast.” This time, I must predict he is out there somewhere, probably getting his latest anti-mac diatribe ready for Apple’s next major product release, whatever that will be. Bets, anyone?

Thinks airline travel will ever be pleasant again? Note: That is aimed at the management staffs of airlines, not the flight attendants, ticket agents, ground personnel, and others who I know damn well are working their butts off, with what little management is giving them to work with.

That’s all from my neck of the woods.