Hey you in the left lane...yeah, its me again

Here's my deal...the rules say slower traffic move right. Not slower traffic move right unless you are hovering somewhere around the speed limit in a ineffectual attempt to police the speed of those around you. Not move over into the fast lane so that you can take time to get on the phone and forget your whole purpose...which...you know...is DRIVING! That does not play in my game. But by all means feel free to flip the bird, yell, scream and honk when I whip around you before you even have the chance to cut me off. It makes my day...really. Its the reason I bought a car capable of very quick bursts of speed. Thanks, we'll meet again.

Quizno's ad is just ALL WRONG

That's it Quizno's. I refuse to eat you toasty subs again until you yank that Toasty Torpedo off the air once and for all. It's creepy and the innuendo is so NOT subtle that my 13 yr old son even gets it. The thing is just all wrong...make it stop.

Market Lemmings Reward B of A for...what?

The government says Bank of America fails the "stress test" and needs to add a paltry $34 billion (billion...with a "B") to cover itself against potential failure should the economy worsen. So what do the Market Lemmings do? They reward them with a nice bump in stock price. Wait...what? Let me get this straight. Here's a business entity that would have collapsed under the weight of its bad decisions were it not for a bail out from the government. The exec's at B of A can't even find the backbone to fire their CEO, instead just removing him from the Board of Directors. Way to send a message guys. Even worse these sorry SOBs will probably end up getting MORE bail out dollars. I said it before, I'll say it again, something is busted in the stock market.

It's an Abomination

This one is simple folks. Seether's decision to put out a cover of Careless Whispers is inexplicable and damn near unforgivable. I would wager that any rocker over 35 feels the same way. There is simply no excuse to follow a song like Remedy with a limp wristed cover of a song by George Michael.

If the band members chose to do this then they need to seek counseling and re-assess their rockitude.

If some manager or record exec suggested this they should be fired without hesitation.

Any of you younger rockers who think this song is "awesome" need a history lesson and a slap upside the head.

'Nuff said.

The Stock Market's Relevance

I am sure this post will only illustrate my overly simplistic look at things...but here's my deal...

The stock market is no longer a relevant indicator of the overall economic well being of our country. We ALLOW it to hold sway over us thanks to an engrained belief that the stock market represents money invested in our nation's industrial engine. It was just that. A place for those with money to invest in business ventures with the expectation that this money would be used to drive forward that business and therefore the drive the economy and ultimately provide a return to the investor too.

That no longer applies. The stock market is nothing more than a corrupt financial tool abused by the rich and the big banks or brokerages for their own devices. Just look at these lemmings on a day to day basis. Take last week. Everyone knew that Exxon was going to report lower profits, everyone knew Chrysler was destined for bankruptcy. Yet when these announcements came out every worthless market lemming started running off the cliff selling off like this was some sort of surprise causing a near 200 point run down. Its an embarrassment and I am sick of the whole thing.