International On the Wrong Track

It absolutely amazes me how people can not even see how inappropriate their products are. The International company, makers of tractors, school buses, dump trucks, and the like, are marketing a pickup truck that costs upwards of $93,000. The thing hauls 20 tons or something, and it makes the waste-of-gas-and-metal Hummer look like a Chevette.

It weighs twice as much as a Ford F-350 and is two feet taller. How is this monstrosity ever supposed to be good for the environment? "Well, they obviously mean it to be used by industry," you say.

"Wrong," I say. I read the article.

Rob Swim, International's marketing director, said the 5-passenger CXT will appeal to image-conscious contractors, roofers, landscapers and other small-business owners who can use the towing power but also want to draw attention to themselves.

"This truck is for businesses that want to make a bold statement," Swim said. "It's for business people that want to promote as much as perform."

See? It's for the IMAGE-CONSCIOUS contractors and such. So it's meant to be on the road with the rest of us.

Folks, please boycott this vehicle.

Stupid Columbus Drivers, Again

Jenn and I were in the parking garage after our doctor's appointment this morning, and we were getting ready to pull out when the lady behind us (waiting for us to get out, naturally, instead of just pulling ahead to the next level where there were plenty of spots) pulled too close. Jenn sat and waited for her to move back, and we pulled out. Jenn looked at the car in the rear view mirror and said "that mini-van is never going to fit in there."

Because of where we parked, we had to go forward, up and around to get to the exit. As we came back around... we had to stop and wait as the car continued to try to get into the spot we'd just vacated. I wanted to stop and watch her keep trying, but I had to get to work.

Hard to Believe

You know, I've lived in Columbus for almost eight years now, and I've never ever thought of Columbus as a liberal city. Almost all you hear is conservative, conservative, conservative. But now I'm sitting here listening to the new 1230 format and I'm in pig heaven. I've gotten Al Franken and Ed Schultz talking sense and Columbus is listening to it.

I can't wait to see how all this pans out in Cowtown... should be fun.

Progressive Radio in Columbus?

Yes, it's true. There's finally an alternative to all the Dittohead crap you hear on the radio here (as well as an alternative to Buckeye-saturated sports radio)... 1230 AM has gone progressive! Listen to it at http://www.progressive1230.com/main.html.

Listen to Al Franken and friends all day on this great new resource!

Bizarre Attraction

So I was giving blood today, and I'm sitting on the cot squeezing the squeeze-ball, and the girl on the cot across from me was winking at me. Naturally, I was flattered, but for some reason I'm troubled by the idea of being hit on while my bodily fluids are leaking out of me.