More shaking going on! Last week we saw more earthquakes hitting the Mexico/San Diego with the highest being 5.5. The earthquake map is filled with boxes which each represent a tremble in various magnitudes. Earlier in the week Indonesia was hit with a big quake and then the tsunami's hit. The west coast of the US was also hit with some showers and a very cold spell which not sure if it was all a result of the various quakes. What is going on?Weekly Update:
I have to say this past week was kind of nice and easy. No big events or crazy things that I had to do ... it was nice! The past month had been crazy in general so not doing anything is almost like having a vacation. Over the weekend I slept in and took a lot of naps. Now the next two weeks (from what I can tell) will be a little hectic ... can't wait to see how it turns out and hopefully I will get some rest in there. More to come ... next week.
At the movies:
No surprise at the box off this quiet weekend as Date Night takes top honors with a nice 27.1 million. The studio behind this film has been plugging at this being this year's "Hangover" however with that PG13 rating, I highly doubt it. A big drop to #2 is "Clash of the Titans" with another 26.9 mil however that was enough to help it reach the 100 mil cume mark. Slight drop to #3 is "How to Train Your Dragon" with 26.4 mil more. Big drop to #4 is "Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too" with 11 mil and that is a 62% drop which is higher than normal. Rounding off the top 5 is "The Last Song" with 9.5 mil.
Quote of the week:
"It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do." - Moliere
Other News:Here is another list for you, this is from Consumer Reports (CR) in association with JD Powers which list the five worst cars on the road today. What is interesting, and no surprise, is all five cars on the list are American made vehicles and almost all of them are SUV/Pickup type cars. These may seem like the "macho" cars but in reality ... they suck. In no particular order, the first on the list is the Cadillac Escalade (Luxury SUV). Reliability was fair however both Value and Safety scores were the worst. CR score was 61 out of 100 while JD Power has it at 2 out of 5. Next is the Chevrolet Aveo (Compact) with Reliability: Poor. Value and Safety both worst overall and CR score was 36 while JD Powers had it at a 2. The next car is the Chevrolet Colorado (Pickup) with Reliability: Poor. Value: Not rated worst. Safety: worst overall. CR score of 41, JD Power with a 2. Fourth on the list is the Dodge Nitro (SUV) with Reliability: Poor. Value: worst overall. Safety: Not rated worst. CR score: 33, JD Power: 2. Last on the list is the Ford F-250 (Pickup) with Reliability: Poor. Value and Safety: Worst overall. CR score: 37 and JD Power: 3. So what does this list tell me? Never buy US made cars. Even with the problems facing Toyota, Japanese cars are still far superior in terms of fuel efficiency (outside of hybrids), reliability and dependability.
Facts & Tips:
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the beautiful people. There's a lot more of us then there are of you. I know there's alumni here tonight. When you went to Adams you might've been called a spazz, or a dork, or a geek. Any of you that have ever felt stepped on, left out, picked on, put down, whether you think you're a nerd or not, why don't you just come down here and join us. Okay? Come on." - Robert Carradine as Lewis Skolnick in "Revenge of the Nerds."
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