Archive for July 2008
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In The Future You Might Have To Drive The Car You Can Afford
I was reading in the Los Angeles Times where Chrysler would no longer be leasing cars through its in-house financial service. Wells Fargo, known for its auto leasing loans, among other things is also getting out of the auto leasing business. Ford took a write down on its auto leasing portfolio of over $2 Billion, [...]
Johnny Edwards, We Hardly Knew Ya
Okay, so by now unless you were living in a cave in Mynamar you would have read or heard about how the National Enquirer, cornered former Presidential Hopeful and Democratic Vice Presidential nominee, John Edwards in the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Apparently, the media gang from the Enquirer chased poor Johnny around the hotel in some [...]
Does This Painting Remind You of Anybody?
Sorry, I couldn’t resist. Besides conducting background checks and corporate research, I am still an author and am fairly versed in the arts. I had the fortune of seeing this painting on display in the Los Angeles County Museum of Arts, known as LACMA around these parts. It is a most compelling work. It attracts [...]
Should Disney Get Horny? Sexing up the Soaps to Boost Sagging TV Ratings
The venerable Ad Age reports that Disney’s ABC Television Network is launching a series of new campaigns to try and revitalize their flagging soap operas. To boost ratings a variety of actors and performers will do what we hope are humorous promos, urging viewers to tune back into their favorite and, arguably, venerable Soap Operas [...]
Fuel Prices Send American Workers Below the Border
I noticed this article in the San Diego Union-Tribune about American drivers going down below the border to buy diesel fuel at half the price they can get it here. Bus service may be halted today By Omar Millán González UNION-TRIBUNE June 19, 2008 TIJUANA – Truck and bus drivers experienced a day of chaos [...]