They have a few commercials that are designed to renew your confidence in the in the economy. I know I feel better after watching them. They are a bit subtle; in fact, you have probably seen them before. This one is my personal favorite:
This one isn’t bad either.
And for those of you keeping score at home, I ripped almost this entire post off from Tyler Cowen.
Politifact.com is a fun website that allows you to fact check the statements of politicians you hate, so you can riducle your buddies for supporting them. I guess you could even read up on the truthfullness of your own favorite politicians – if your into that sort of thing.
researching: Fraud in the Accounting Profession
reading: Career Warfare: 10 Rules for Building Your Successful Brand on the Business Battlefield
listening to: Hootie & the Blowfish -The Homegrown Tour: Live In Charleston
practicing: Juggling
playing: Spore
Ford’s 2009 Fiesta ECOnetic goes on sale in European Markets in November, but it will be unavailable in the States. Ford’s reasoning is that Americans will not drive diesel-fueled vehicles because of both high fuel prices (taxes,) and stereotypes (diesel is for tractor-trailers and farmers,) not too mention American’s recent fascination with hybrid vehicles.
Here is the full story via Business Week.
Aasif Mandvi of the Daily Show reveals the Republican Party’s election strategy:
This kiosk jumped out at me in the checkout line at Kroger. I cannot help but wonder how much financial incentive these companies are giving to Kroger for pushing their products.
