Archive for February, 2007
Liz Taylor is 75
Elizabeth Taylor, star of such films as Butterfield 8, and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolfe, is 75 years old. This story is from Yahoo:
The Hollywood icon came down the red carpet at a Las Vegas-area resort in a wheelchair. She was escorted by her 52-year-old son Christopher Wilding, who shares the same birthday.
If you know [...]
Chrysler Will Go Out of Business
In ten years we will be lucky to have GM and Ford still making cars. I really hate to say this but Chrysler will go out of business. Ford might go out of business too, but Chrysler will be first.The US auto industry has been sleepwalking for 30 years. Chrysler should have been allowed to [...]
Bird Flu Hoax
Don’t get me wrong. The Bird Flu is probably very bad and will probably come to the US. Has the danger of the Bird Flu been inflated? Has it been inflated by the media? Will the danger of the Bird Flu turn out to be as much of a hoax as the Y2K problem? It [...]
BMW528e
I took my beloved 1988 BMW 528e to the shop this morning. It’s been parked for a year. It blew a timing belt and had a valve job. Ever since it’s had a low idle and the check engine light will come on periodically.I drove it 50 miles this morning and it ran pretty [...]
Only American Driver in F1 Confirmed
Scott Speed, the only American driver in Formula One racing, was confirmed to be back at Team Toro Rosso for the 2007 season. This quote from Motorsports.com:
Team co-owner Gerhard Berger had reportedly raised doubts about Speed’s commitment but it seems whatever the concerns were, they are now put to rest. Speed was back behind the [...]
Grasp of the Obvious
This headline from LiveScience.com says it all: Americans Hate Their Jobs More than Ever
Overall, dissatisfaction has spread among all workers, regardless of age, income or residence. Twenty years ago, the first time the survey was conducted, 61 percent of all Americans said they were satisfied with their jobs, according to the representative survey of 5,000 [...]
