When a large company acquires a smaller company , the smaller company often suffers. American Motors Corporation was the smallest manufacturer in the US. Chrysler bought AMC in 1987. Chrysler wanted Jeep. Specifically the new Jeep Grand Cherokee that was in development. Chrysler rebadged the AMC cars into its new Eagle Division. While the Jeep division was thriving, in 1999 Chrysler closed Eagle. There […]
The plan: Light Rail out to the Folsom Outlets. Get a little reading done and a little lunch at the shopping center. Detour 1: Rite Aid on K Streets for breath mints (an omen?) Detour 2: Changing trains on R Street Detour 3: Hasty exit at Watt And the rest of the story. On […]
Although I have lost quite a bit of weight I still have a long way to go. So I am back at the gym. Last year I joined a discount Gym in Natomas 8 miles away. This price was good and the facilities was well equipped but there are no showers, which meant if I […]
Flu, Gun Control, American Idol, Justin Timberlake . First things first, its flu-cold season Like millions of americans I have the flu and I’m cranky .Like millions of americans I still have to work, to keep the lights on. I sneeze and cough into a tissue, towel, or news paper. I’m not shaking hands as this is no […]
Waldorf Astoria Lobby, New York City Most hotel chains have systems in place for the safety for the guest . These begin from the moment the guest walks in and are in place until the guest checks out. Most chains will ask for credit card and ID this is to reduce fraud. They will write your room […]
John Sununu‘s has taken a public beating after his comments on General Colin Powell. There are some who’ll automatically assume he’s racist. Does that statement alone make Mr Sununu racist? Mr Sununu sentiments are shared by many. No race or gender is immune. Through the years, Mr Sunnun has come in contact with […]
Picture It. Sometime between 1503 and 1506 Leonardo da Vinci proudly walked up to a woman and said, I’d like to paint you . Nothing dramatic, no promises of a press tour or a record deal. Just ,I’d like to paint you. That’s what happen to me… It was the summer of […]
I must confess, I have avoided the Sacramento Auto Shows choosing San Francisco and Los Angeles. Those venues are not only larger they offer a much larger representation of the auto industry. The Sacramento show held at the massive Cal Expo . This venue doesn’t have to flash of the larger shows. Staging for the manufacturers was minimal […]
Ever notice Mitt Romney during his campaigns stops on TV? Watch him as he walks across that stage, he is absolutely graceful. He could be in the swimsuit competition at the Miss America Contest. Notice the fast and short steps,what grace ,and the wave, I can just see Miss Rhode Island gnashing her teeth ,nice walk Mitt. I’m a overweight man and […]
After 13 torturous hours on the hound. This by the seat traveler got his act together. Bought a Megabus ticket on my Samsung. From New Orleans to Houston Texas and from Houston to Dallas and from Dallas to Austin. It was gonna be a long day…. Megabus is well known in the south, and East Coast. Low fares fast […]
April 18, 2013
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