I love you, too, sweetie! :)
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Monday, February 12, 2007
What is Love?
Excerpt from Harry G. Frankfurt's "On Truth":
People do tend to love what they feel helps them to "find themselves," to discover "who they really are," and to face life successfully without betraying or compromising their fundamental natures.
One who loves necessarily strives to have present and preserve the things he loves.
People do tend to love what they feel helps them to "find themselves," to discover "who they really are," and to face life successfully without betraying or compromising their fundamental natures.
One who loves necessarily strives to have present and preserve the things he loves.
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Foul weather, Foul mood
Having grown up in San Francisco, you'd think I'd be used to overcast weather. After all, there's hardly ever any sunlight where I lived in SF. But, I've been in a very lousy mood today. I think I've shown signs of frustration during a meeting for the first time. I've been pretty even-tempered up to today...
Either the the lack of sunlight is really affecting my mood, or the fact that all the crap has been pushed onto me has finally gotten to me.
Either the the lack of sunlight is really affecting my mood, or the fact that all the crap has been pushed onto me has finally gotten to me.
Monday, February 05, 2007
Coincidence?
Last night, I saw a commercial for a Prius sales promotion. If I remember correctly, it wasn't too long ago when people had to wait for months to their hands on a Prius - even for a used one. So, it really baffled me to see Toyota spending the money to boost the sales for a product that is already so hot. (This reminds me of a South Park episode on the smug cloud disaster caused by people buying hybrid cars, but I won't get into that here...)
On my way to work this morning, I heard on the radio that DMV has stopped issuing the "Access OK" stickers for hybrid cars bought after summer. The "Access OK" stickers give hybrid drivers the rights to use the carpool lane, a.k.a HOV lane, when driving alone. For those of you who don't live in California, this was how the CA state government tried to get more people buying hybrids.
I find it very hard to believe that Toyota *just* happened to push a sales promotion for the Prius at the same time when DMV decided to stop issuing the stickers. But, I guess this is simply politics at work.
While the carpool lane access was never our primary reason in considering buying a hybrid, I am glad we haven't bought the car yet. The people who are getting their sticker applications bounced back must be super frustrated... I know I would have been. Having the "Access OK" sticker can actually be a big money saver with bridge tolls, since the most basic tolls now start at $3. I'd say the hybrids with access stickers could actually save the owners more money in tolls than gas.
Well, I guess this means aside from being less guilty in polluting the air, there isn't much of a reason to get an overpriced hybrid. Perhaps the price will drop next year... But, in the meantime, I'll stick with my Corolla, which is now running fine after getting its WAY overdue oil & filter change. :)
On my way to work this morning, I heard on the radio that DMV has stopped issuing the "Access OK" stickers for hybrid cars bought after summer. The "Access OK" stickers give hybrid drivers the rights to use the carpool lane, a.k.a HOV lane, when driving alone. For those of you who don't live in California, this was how the CA state government tried to get more people buying hybrids.
I find it very hard to believe that Toyota *just* happened to push a sales promotion for the Prius at the same time when DMV decided to stop issuing the stickers. But, I guess this is simply politics at work.
While the carpool lane access was never our primary reason in considering buying a hybrid, I am glad we haven't bought the car yet. The people who are getting their sticker applications bounced back must be super frustrated... I know I would have been. Having the "Access OK" sticker can actually be a big money saver with bridge tolls, since the most basic tolls now start at $3. I'd say the hybrids with access stickers could actually save the owners more money in tolls than gas.
Well, I guess this means aside from being less guilty in polluting the air, there isn't much of a reason to get an overpriced hybrid. Perhaps the price will drop next year... But, in the meantime, I'll stick with my Corolla, which is now running fine after getting its WAY overdue oil & filter change. :)
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