Confessions of a car salesman

This is a really insightful read. They hired a new writer, and the guy went undercover for a few months to see what it’s really like to be a car salesman.

Confessions of a car salesman

US Open Smoke Free

John Daly isn’t going to be able to enjoy himself quite the same way this year at the US Open, which starts today.

US Open bans smoking for the first time

premium densuke melons

Several news sites are reporting this luxurious watermelon sale in Japan today.

This is the highest price on record for a Densuke watermelon, and that probably means it’s the highest of any watermelon in Japanese history, said Kazuyoshi Ohira, a spokesman for the Tohma Agricultural Cooperative in Hokkaido.

This round, juicy melon sold for 6,100 US dollars today. READ THE STORY for more information.

My last day at UT

publishers gone wild

I bet I know one person who can’t wait to see documents created by this piece of artwork.

PSA: catalytic converter theft epidemic

Interesting article and news to keep your eye on. Pretty sad what some people will do for a little money.

“Forget the rims, and never mind the stereo. Modern thieves looking for a serious payoff are skipping the obvious old staples and crawling underneath your car in search of the real prize: the catalytic converter.”

irresponsible banks, gullible borrowers

 

 

All we hear these days is whining from reckless home borrowers and their banks.
But did you know that renters are 32 percent of American households? And that homes in foreclosure are less than 2 percent?
So why is Congress rushing to bailout high-flying borrowers and their lenders with our tax dollars?

I know that more than just myself are concerned with this government bailout of banks and borrowers. I’m no economist, but I found angryrenter.com had some very interesting information. It may be somewhat biased or extreme, but it makes its point clear and gets people talking and thinking.

Shipping container data centers

I know a few architects around the world are working on designing living spaces to use these over abundant shipping containers, but this is a neat concept as well. These things can be had fairly cheap ($1,500 or so, but possibly more as of late with the rising cost of steel) and this is yet another great idea to recycle. Shipping containers modified to be data centers.

another company that has utilized this trend is Freitag. Their office consists of shipping containers stacked on top of each other. The picture is below, and feel free to read about them and visit their site. Their bags are wonderful.

Finally

Can’t wait for this to affect my stock. Go baby GO!!!