Chevy Sonic vs. Ford Fiesta

Polls - There were 20 major polls published yesterday and Romney really took it on the chin.  If the election was held TODAY. Obama would win 94.6% of the time.  The Election forecast is 76.1%. The Democrats have a 77.7% chance of taking back control of the Senate.  Baldwin/Thompson is now classified as a toss-up with a lean towards Baldwin.  

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WELL - seems Sharrow drugs has sold out and will move to the Hometown ShopKo store. Sad as another business that draws people downtown is leaving.  I think I'll be moving my drug buying to Walgreens.  The only reason I went to Sharrow was it was downtown.

Then I find out that The Columbus Journal is leaving Columbus.  At least the offices (this is second hand so correct me if I'm wrong).  I've been reading a lot of letters that were posted in the Journal during the Civil War and it will be sad to see the Journal leave. I wonder how long there has been an office in Columbus.

I've never been a BIG fan of the Journal mostly because of lack of real news (unlike the newspaper I was involved with).  I miss receiving a subscription but for the amount of money I was paying per news item it was not cost efficient.   Heck, I started this blog because it did not have any real facts on the movie Public Enemies (perhaps you have heard of the movie)!

They should have hired me to write a column for them in my heyday* (not hay day). I would have livened things up a little.  HEY - if Gutter Gussie can have a full page  . . . . . . .

 *heyday is a pretty strange word.  "day" has nothing to so with what we consider a day to be and comes from a different word completely.  yea- heyday means "a stage or period of greatest vigor, strength, success but that is OUR meaning, not the original meaning.

It's first seen in the early sixteenth century, in various forms (heyday, heyda, hoida, hoighdagh) and it is probably an extended form of the common exclamation hey such as "Hey Andy".  It could come from "high day" which was a church festival.  Who knows, I'm bored with the subject now. 
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Congratulations to adubya and his engagement to Sara who has yet to have a nick name. Perhaps "Sara with no name".

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Fall River got an exchange student from Thailand . His name is Juan Akarapon Haruethaivifitchock.  And we wonder why America is the greatest country in the world?  Think how much more productive we are in America by having simple names like Smith and Jones as opposed to Juan Akarapon Haruethaivifitchock.  Could you picture buying a house and having to write that name forty times?

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The Columbus Chamber is accepting applications for  Ambassador.   SWEET!  I could go to different countries.  I could be the highest ranking diplomat who represents Columbus!!! Did you know the word Ambassador comes from the Mongol-Manchu word, Amban Said.   I gotta apply!!

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Chevy Sonic

Our quest for a new sub compact car to replace a soon to be beater (1998 Honda Civic) has now gone through two cars. The Chevy Sonic and Ford Fiesta.

The Chevy Sonic is a pretty cool car but the knock we had on it was it just seemed plasticy inside.  Sweet digital instrument panel and huge trunk and 10 air bags, great response and very very peppy.  Ultra safe but just a lot of plastic.

Ford Fiesta

The Ford Fiesta hatchback looks really cool.  Small mirrors but has blind side mirrors.  Not as peppy but it was fine. Inside was much better but the instrument panel was not cool digital but analog. Not as much "trunk space" BUT, has multi colored ambient lighting on the inside.  A MUST in all cars  :-) 

At the moment the Ford is winning.

Next up, the Honda Fit, Hyundai Accent, plus always keeping in mind gently used cars. 


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Check this out - a baby goat was drowning at a petting zoo and a pig saves him.

http://youtu.be/g7WjrvG1GMk





Keep warm this weekend.

RM