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No Goodwill for Hummers
On this last, it isn’t Hummer that’s the real problem—it’s the widespread availability of personal mobility. The Volkswagen Beetle did far more damage to the environment than the Hummer ever did, or will (more than 21 million Beetles were built). But such is the trade-off. We’re not a society that’s going to give up personal mobility so we can have cleaner air and a cooler atmosphere.
via thebigmoney.com
I tend to agree, though I'd put the Ford Model T ahead of the Beetle. And let's not forget the Toyota Corolla at 40 million sold…
Daily Digest for June 3rd, 2009
Will Dearman's Lifestream Daily Digest for June 3rd, 2009 includes 9 items:
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— 3:47pm via willdearman.com
If you are like me and quite a few others, you assumed that the PPIP Legacy Loan Program was already done for. There were weeks of silence, followed by some bad press and a vague retort by Sheila Bair in a May 27 press conference. The banks raised sufficient capital and decided to keep their [...] |
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FDIC claims #PPIP LLP is still moving forward (press release http://is.gd/Nto3 ), but I don't believe them http://is.gd/NtoI [#]
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@wiseclerk Responded to your blog post. P2P funded credit card's just don't work from the lender standpoint; returns would be too low [#]
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DUMMER. LIKE NOTHING ELSE!
via tagadummer.com
I found this awesome website the other day - tagadummer.com. It's all about how Hummers are absolutley ridiculous vehicles and how environmentally irresponsible and plain dumb it is for people to own one. In an attempt to educate Hummer owners on the offensiveness of their vehicle choice the website is asking anyone who sees a Hummer to cover up the H with a homemade D and create a Dummer. (Well legally speaking the creators of the website aren't asking you to do anything- what you choose to do is your responsibility haha.) You can actually grab your own pre-designed Ds from a download template on the website. Different sizes are available and the font matches the actual Hummer font design. Tagging made easy! Don't forget to post photos of your handiwork to the website and do be careful cause it actually is still vandalism.
I haven't tagged my first Dummer yet. There are lots of them in Dubai, but my girlfriend is worried that the owner will be some high up local who will have me thrown in jail and deported. I know I'm too stealth to get caught (physically), but who knows what spies are lurking in this neck of the woods. She makes a good point too. Supposedly some Brito dude got deported for flipping the bird! Ah democracy- how I miss thee.
If you are reading this back home in New Zealand you probably won't be able to get too involved. Dummers don't really exist. I think Kiwis as a whole are too environmentally-conscious to buy a Dummer. That and the fact that if you did own a Dummer you can be sure some hippies would do more than tag a D on it! Nah give me a Ford any day mate! Holdens are scum! Bathurst! Chicanes! Petrol petrol petrol! I find car racing pretty offensive as well by the way.
One last thing, if you are reading this in the States, particularly in Houston, Texas where my bro and sister-in-law live, just keep in mind the odds that Dummer owners are also gun owners is probably pretty high. Make sure you've got your running shoes on.
Here's your classic Dummer owner. Dumb-ass.
via tagadummer.com
Go Team Dummer Go!
How this financial disaster is like Catholicism
I grew up Catholic.
One of the things you learn very early on is this earthly life is a test of your faith for a reward of either heaven and eternal life or hell and eternal damnation. Life here is supposed to be hard, we are supposed to feel pain because these trials are what helps God determine what kind of person who are and what our reward should be. Yes, I know I am grossly over-simplifying this and I have a large contingent of theologian friends with whom I can argue all day long, so if you don't agree, please just take that on face value. It will help the analogy move along much quicker.
So you go to Church every Sunday, you help the poor, you don't commit mortal sins, you do all the things that make you a good Catholic and that in turn will make you a good person. Now, here is where faith wears thin. As you get older, temptations become stronger, specifically, wine, women and song. These things are really, really fun and they make the promise of heaven or hell -- while eternal -- not believable.
If there is no heaven or hell, if this life is all there is, you sure will have wasted a whole lot of good fun. But, if there is a heaven and hell, and you succumbed to the sins of the flesh, you are in deep do-do.
Moving over to your secular life, as a good citizen, you do good things as well. You live within your means by not buying a house you can't afford, save money in a retirement plan, don't put a 58" plasma TV on a credit card at 28% interest, don't buy a cherry red Hummer which is really, really yummy looking.... oh, you're still there... forgive me reader, for I have sinned....
If you are living within your means (good Catholic) and all your neighbors who went out and got drunk on over-priced homes, televisions, cars and stocks get bailed out by the Federal Government (God) what was the point of you living within your means? What if you living within your means actually means that your house is now worth 70% of what it was, you have to spend down your savings because you lose your job and you have no TV to watch to wile away your days of unemployment? Does a great FICO score get you into heaven or is it a worthless ticket?
Are the fiscally responsible who have not been living the high-life of comfort and excess going to now be forced to live with even less because of the sins of their neighbors? Doesn't God just punish the sinners? How is this fair?
Well it isn't and it makes one question the value of being a "good citizen." If I knew with absolute certainty that there is no God, no heaven and no hell, I would be having more fun in this earthly life. I would be sinning and I would care less about the other puppies on this planet. After all, this would be the only go-around I would get and to not grab all I can out of the deal would just be silly.
If I knew with absolute certainty that no matter how fiscally irresponsible I was that eventually the Federal Government would bail me out, that they would force my bank to give me a better interest rate and that I could get a new Hummer every year and a big screen TV for every room of my house, I would not care about excessive credit card debt or paying any part of the principle on my home loan. Saving for a rainy day would be just silly.
But, I am not a gambler and the odds of there actually being a God are a little higher than there not being a God. At any rate, the possibility of spending an eternity frying my tail off just doesn't sound all that much fun. Why risk it. And, being Catholic, I can always go to confession after sinning (don't tell God about the loophole.)
I believe that the lack of mental anxiety that comes with living within your means is worth it. Like the Vatican, I don't believe the government cares about me personally other than I behave myself and don't make too many waves. By keeping me in a house, family and self-inflicted poverty, they is accomplishing their goal.
I will come out of this recession more intact than my drunken neighbors. I just hope the government can figure out a way to reward the responsible citizen while also making the sinners pay.
But I know our government also believes there is a God and they are leaving the sorting of the sinners to him (or her.) That vote is just way, way too risky and there are no confessionals in Congress.
Toyota Prius: Toyota Launches 10th Anniversary Edition
The Toyota Prius S "10th Anniversary Edition"
Toyota's Prius and the Hummer H3 - Two Green Peas in a Pod?Toyota, whether consciously or not, seemingly unwilling to concede any sales in the eco-car sector to the H3, has risen to the gargantuan challenge and upped the ante, today releasing the Prius S "10th Anniversary Edition", which aims to match the H3's blend of ostentation and specious environmentalism by mating the Prius' lauded green credentials to a modicum of extra bling. While the new Prius may lack the war-inspired D-rings of its American rival, duly making the attachment of parachutes, and hence a spot of automotive base-jumping, sadly out of the question, the special edition Toyota is thankfully replete with a host of other accoutrements aimed at luring the medallioned away from their Hummers. First up is the Anniversary Edition Prius' unique hue, which while perhaps not garish enough for certain tastes, nonetheless boasts a splendidly protracted and grandiose name: Light Purplish Blue Mica Metallic - sounds enchanting, but personally I find it to be more of the light blue, and less of the purplish. Meanwhile, technologically, the 10th Anniversary Edition is equipped with a raft of supplementary gadgetry, including gas discharge headlights, complete with a self-levelling function and Toyota's Intelligent Parking Assist System, not to mention a new smart entry and ignition system. For the directionally challenged, the 10th Anniversary is also equipped with an HDD Navigation System with voice recognition and hands-free compatibility, while standard cruise control allows compulsive multi-taskers to make alternative use of their right foot. Finally, a leather-trimmed four-spoke steering wheel and illuminated entry system - consisting of myriad external and internal lamps aiding entry to the vehicle in the event of a lunar eclipse - add the proverbial cherry on top. Those who take delivery of the Prius S "10th Anniversary Edition" will also, quite appropriately, receive a special 10th anniversary case to house the key for their trusty new Toyota.
If all this sounds as tantalising as a carrot dangling from a stick to a dim-witted donkey, the Prius 10th Anniversary Edition can be yours in Japan for a mere 2,730,000 Yen (£11,700). While, this limited edition Prius stands as little chance of dragging purveyors of bling away from their Hummers, as the Hummer does of becoming the environmentalists weapon of choice, the new features of the 10th Anniversary model go some way toward giving palpable form to the Hollywood cache it has attained since its introduction in 1997 as the first mass-produced hybrid car. I shall however be waiting for the appearance of a track-honed, superleggera, club sport version of the Prius before heading to my local Toyota dealer to put down my deposit.
