The auto execs are actually driving from Detroit to D.C. in hybrids for their latest plea for money: Ford CEO Alan Mulally left for the capital Tuesday afternoon in a small Ford Escape sport utility vehicle, which runs on gas and electricity. Rick Wagoner of GM departs Wednesday in a hybrid Chevrolet Malibu. Chrysler LLC said its chief executive, Robert Nardelli, would leave Tuesday night, driving a hybrid Dodge Durango or Chrysler Aspen SUV. Unfortunately, they’ll probably get the cash this way. Now along with $1,525 for health care per car produced (more than the steel in a GM vehicle’s…
My mom and dad and Berck’s dad come into town for Thanksgiving weekend. Berck and I spent all day cooking (and I cooked as much as I could ahead of time): free range turkey from Whole Foods stuffing gravy butternut squash soup pea casserole skillet cranberries mashed Colorado Yukon Gold potatoes refrigerator rolls chocolate icebox pie pecan pie sauerkraut Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling Chateau Ste. Michelle Gewürztraminer and some of my homemade mead!
Some time ago, Jonah got stuck in Atlanta. I convinced her that she was better off spending the night with me in D.C. than in Atlanta. I had the entire afternoon, evening and night in DC, so Jonah hopped on a flight to DCA. She promised to write about it, but never did. We toured a few museums that I hadn’t been to and which Jonah didn’t remember too well, walked the entire mall and then some. We also got lunch at Ben’s Chili Bowl. I’d thought that Jonah took a picture of this sign that proclaims that Bill Cosby…
You may already know about You’ve Been Left Behind, a service that promises to e-mail your friends that are left behind once you’ve been raptured. But Todd seems to have stumbled upon someone who came up with an even better business idea: Post-Rapture Pet Sitting. Awesome.
Stephanie: I just beat the entire Poulsbo Sportsman Club at their turkey shoot. I won 4 out of 5 possible turkeys. Sent at 3:02 PM on Saturday Stephanie: Ha. Wait. I’m Nathan. Not Stephanie. That would be even more impressive.