24 Ways to Brighten Your Morning

Remember: Stress and anxiety wreak havoc on your immunity. Enter your day happy and relaxed, and you greatly increase your chances of a healthy, productive day.

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10 Cars That Damaged GM's Reputation

Over the past few decades GM put some truly terrible products out on the market. Unreliable, uninteresting and flat ugly, these were cars that simply destroyed GM's reputation.

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Smile, And Try Not To Get Killed

http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/7dy3k/when_driving_the_most_fun_thing_to_do_if_you_get/

The theory is that the best thing to do when somebody's pissed off at you is to just smile and wave. While I agree in theory, I think in the real world there's a real good chance that this comes across as smug and patronizing, and is even more likely to get you into a serious altercation. Use with care.

So Much For That Commute

One way to change your commute over night is to become unemployed :(.

That's what just happened to me this week.  So on a good note I'm no longer trekking 90 minutes in to work each day, spending $2/day parking (going up to $4/day I'm told!) and $150/month on a train pass.

But, flip side, I don't know where my next job (and hence my next paycheck) will be coming from.  I'm trying to concentrate the search closer to home, but depending on how long it takes I'll take what I can get!

I still plan to keep the blog running as best I can.

Will Dropping Gas Prices Bring Back the SUV Craze?

Short answer: no. Long answer: the SUV craze of the late 90's and early 21st century came into play from the perspective that they were safer and more practical.

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New Software Will Enable Cars Avoid Accidents

A road construction barrier falls over: The car driver can’t avoid it, since there are cars on the lane next to him. In future, a new software program will enable cars to coordinate maneuvers together in dangerous situations.

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