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  • 12:23 Just booked a 5 day vacation at Disney for Thanksgiving … really looking forward to becoming reacquainted with the Mouse! #
  • 22:47 Gentlemen, back me up – there is NO "endearing way" for a wife to compare her husband to the Pillsbury Doughboy. #

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Car Shopping 101

Well, not exactly car shopping just yet, mind you, but more car looking at this time – that’s what we did for part of this afternoon, anyways. It seemed like a good idea, with Sara finally graduating nursing school and a new car as a well-earned reward in her not-so-distant future – the local auto show coming to town this weekend proved to be a great opportunity to preview her options without the hassle of getting swarmed by pushy salesmen.

And at this point, I think we’re leaning towards the new Honda Insight, a new hybrid in next year’s lineup that promises anywhere between 40 – 43 mpg. Sara liked it because it was a Honda and she’s had good experiences with them in the past, not to mention still having plenty of room and really having that new car feeling – it’s a pretty sleek looking car! I liked it because it’s a hybrid and I think the fuel efficiency is going to be really important in the next couple of years, and even though it’s still a bit pricey, I think it should still be in the running because of this. We’ll see…


Of course, one of the other things that I couldn’t help but notice this afternoon was simply the lack of show by The Big Three automakers from Detroit. Here we looked at eight or ten different manufacturers and after it all, Honda and Toyota still managed to shine above our own domestic automakers who threw such a big stink last year about how they were too big to fail and needed taxpayer assistance to keep their businesses afloat. Millions of dollars worth of loans and yet they still had all of their SUVs and big trucks, their muscle cars, and exactly one hybrid model each to show their desire to keep their businesses afloat. My favorite, I think, was Ford’s new fuel efficient car, which apparently gets better city mileage than highway mileage … all for about $15k more than Honda’s hybrid, even though Honda’s still gets better mileage to boot!

So anyways, all in all I think it was a good way to spend a couple hours of the afternoon. It was nice to be able to look at all of the different options under one roof and in such a short amount of time, so now it’s just a matter of picking a favorite and then going to battle for the price. Good times…

Daily Tweets from Twitter…

  • 00:42 Just put out a metric ton of garbage forgotten before our vacation. I feel very accomplished, however the garbage men might not concur… #
  • 01:44 "I’m cuddly, bitch – deal with it." – I LOVE this show! #
  • 18:04 It’s almost funny watching everyone bitch about changes on Facebook – their user base is so vocal about every enhancement they introduce. #
  • 18:07 Mind you, it took this post to understand that the new feed isn’t technically "out of order," but it makes sense. tinyurl.com/yf9kmk #
  • 18:09 With 300 million active users, not everyone will agree on anything – g
    otta take the good with the bad and let the app grow, folks… #
  • 18:29 Paws #oneletteroffmovies #
  • 22:39 So it looks like part of tomorrow will be
    spent trying to fix our air conditioner – oh boy! #
  • 22:48 twitpic.com/mu0i2 – Halloween lights plus giant cat eyes in the window … our neighbor REALLY likes #
  • 22:51 It’s pretty bad when you can smell booze from somebody’s CAR as they drive past… #
  • 23:19 twitpic.com/mu5q3 – Think of all the pie that could be made! #

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  • 14:06 Was trying to pull up honeybaked.com and accidentally typed honkeybaked.com, but that would be a very different ham retailer… #
  • 23:27 What was with all of the bleeped swearing in last night’s The Office? Seemed out of place – hope this doesn’t become a regular thing… #

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  • 09:32 Finally back on dry land … why is it so COLD in Tampa this morning?! We left you guys with beautiful weather! #
  • 11:04 Ok … I’m bored. #
  • 16:34 Wow – it’s going to be tough getting used to going through the afternoon without naps again! #
  • 18:49 Waiting at The Melting Pot for one final gargantuan meal before the impending, post-cruise diet extravaganza. Much melted food to come! #
  • 19:14 twitpic.com/m27sx – Waiting… #
  • 20:12 twitpic.com/m2gv0 – Eating… #
  • 21:11 twitpic.com/m2q4v – Desserting… #
  • 23:21 Really? They made a SEQUEL to The Blair Witch Project??? ??? ??? ??? #

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