Well, long time and no blog.
Tonight, I find myself blogging from Georgetown, Kentucky's first cyber cafe, "Lock and Key Coffee House", in the old JC Penny's building, which then was a bank, which then was...er...something. Now it's a coffee house. they've got a website, but I can't seem to resolve the name. i'm sure i'll be back, so I'll post pics then.
Honestly, it's too cool for G'town.
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Let's see, what's going on?
Susan is buying a new SUV, it would seem. She's tired of her Focus. Can't say I blame her, though goodness knows I see enough hot Foci in H-Stock. Good chassis, bad build quality. Had one for a week as a loaner while the Problem Child (My old jetta, may it rest in pieces) was getting the hood repainted. Hated it. They do drive rather nicely, though.
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Well, I've had it with getting beat at autocross...i'm taking the Evolution school up in Louisville next Frid...
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Well, after an hour-and-a-half at the dentist's office and an hour nap, I'm conscious again.
Man, is the dentist HORRIBLE! I mean, they do the best they can (tons of novacaine) but the combination of the close-quarters, the medieval looking instruments, and the sounds and smells. Gaa...
Anyway, I just had one small filling that had to be redone w/a tooth-color filling, so it was relatively simple.
Random thought I had while doing laundry:
Everything takes longer than you estmate.
Personally, I'm late to most everything. It's rather a personality trait (thanks, honey!), and it puzzles me. I used to be spot on time (or early) to everything, but then I realized: I wasn't, my PARENTS were. My mom was my chauffer everywhere, and she's always early.
Anyway, I suck at estimating how long something's going to take. From brushing my teeth to housecleaning, combine my proclivity for procrastination with my bad estimating skills, and i'm chronically late.
Going to try to do better tomorrow.
::crosses fingers::
Well, if you want to buy that Mitsu Evo, better do it quick
Mitsubishi is in deep trouble, though I'm not suprised. Aside from the Evolution 8, they have no interesting product: The Galant is an also-ran, as are the lancer, the Ascender, etc. No product == no sales == no profits == no company.
Recently, an affiliate, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus, had announced a recall after a series of accidents caused by wheels flying off moving vehicles. In one widely reported case, a young woman was struck and killed by a runaway truck wheel. Mitsubishi Fuso was a division of Mitsubishi Motors in 2002, when the accidents occurred; it later sold much of its stake to DaimlerChrysler, which owns 65 percent of the truckmaker.
Yeah, combine that with the story from a few years back where customer complaints got stuffed inside a locker at corporate headquarters, never to be addressed.
Incredibly incisive New York Times article on how America is losing to foreign nations because of our lack of focus on innovation.
We're doomed, folks. Enjoy it while it lasts: While America is the elephant, a million gnats in the form of India, China, and East Asia are nipping away at our effectiveness. Sure, our vast natural resources and productive economy have enabled us to be the big dogs for comming-up on a century, but times change. While we might churn-out 100k top-level engineers in this country per year, China can output a million.
Sorry, not everyone can be a football, basketball, or movie star. Some people have to work for a living, and America's getting bad at that. The children of 3 generations' worth of wealth are indolent, and why shouldn't they be? As Dr. Wirzba once said, we have an OBSCENE standard of living in this country. We have to scratch and claw for nothing, so why should we individuals acquire the tools to do so?
So long a...