K.C.

This is a crime against automotive nature.

Tomorrow the pool here will be open. . finally. Its still kinda chilly temperature wise, but thankfully its heated. Will be having a BBQ for my mom by the pool. Think I'll take Satty's advice here and do S'mores for dessert. That sounds great.

A very sweet black HHR Panel SS. It was sweeeeet!

Camaro could be quite the car for the daughter. Should attract quite a bit of male attention, which could be either good or bad.

Chris

Thats one reason it got the automatic no.

It wouldn't save the company, but it would be a nice niche product.

Tahoe 265 with a 496. Yum.....

Very very nice Satty! You gonna take it to Table Rock?

Since my family is here, I asked them their wish list. Here it is.

Me: Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (its that red one's fault. Dammit!)

J: Cadillac CTS-V

Son: G8 GT (wife says no. haha)

Daughter in law: Enclave CXL

Daughter: Camaro (no)

The government better start changing all their signage then for parking, because last time I checked, the blue spots were for a "Disabled Person" or a "Handicapped Person" even on their license plates in California it says "DP" on them.

I believe that is in the process of being changed. It just takes time.

I guess my point in all this that people throw around words such as retard, faggot, etc with no regard for others. It's my experience that people laugh about those words, or use them continuously, until you let the person know, "Hey, I know someone who is. . ." or "Hey, my child is . . ." before people start thinking about what they say. In my opinion, it should never get that far. Unfortunately, people in general have gotten more rude, less caring over time.

Croc has a good point about political correctness. You have the right to dislike someone for whatever reason you have, but it is important to be gracious to people because that is how you would want to be treated. Everyone has traits about them that someone will hate or not understand. Nobody wants to have those traits held against them. It's not fair, and its very disrespectful. That is why it is so important to be politically correct with others. It is another word for being respectful.

Never refer to a co-worker as handicapped.

Always remember person first. It’s not the

“disabled man.” It’s the man with the

disability.

So changing the order of the working makes it better or worse?

For the person with the disability or their loved ones, it makes it better, because you are seeing them as a person first. When I had cancer and was going through chemo, no one ever introduced me as a cancerous man. I was a man with cancer. I am a person that has cancer. I am not cancer that has a person. The same goes for people with other disabilities. People that have disabilities or illness do not want them broadcast for everyone to hear, especially if its mentioned before what they really are. It's putting a stigma out there that is negative and everyone is so much more than their disabilities.

For example, someone with a cognitive disability (formerly called mental retardation) should never be referred to as a retarded person, retard, or a 'tard. If you must refer to their disability (which should be rare), then it would be that person with a cognitive disability. I have found that in most social situation, mentioning the disability is unnecessary because most people will figure it out for themselves.

I have never mentioned this before, but I have fathered three children. I had a son that would be 18 this year. He was born with a cognitive disability and was labeled mentally retarded. He lived until he was 9 years old and died from a long battle with a very rare brain cancer called Glioma. During his 9 years, he had to endure classmates calling him a retard. While he tested very low on IQ and other tests that measure cognitive development, he was smart enough to understand that other classmates were being mean to him based on his disability. He said to me one day, "I wish I smart so my classes would like me, but I can't help it." Nothing has hurt me worse as a parent than seeing my kid being discriminated against for his own disadvantages. Thankfully, he is in a better place now where that is no longer happening to him.

I could be a manny.

Joe Biden gets mavericky!

First lady.

Yeah, well . . . We still have our big SUVs and those are not going anywhere anytime soon.

Awww D, just had to get ya there. Enjoyed all the changes you've made. I found them very interesting.

I only joke with those I like.

Happy Camaro Day yall!

Congrats! I had my 4,000th post tonight. It seems like just yesterday when I made post number 3,995. Oh wait. It was.

I much prefer the sinister looks of the new Camaro in black, but I thought the Orange/black strip combo has some serious machismo to it. In the sunlight, the orange has a pearl metallic effect to it. It's really a beautiful color. The other Camaro I saw today was silver with the RS package.

The orange car is a 2SS and listed for $37K.

The Z06 listed for $77K

Little things guys. Little things.

My mom has an Impala SS. It's a nice car. I'm glad she got one before the got rid of it.

Rainsense wipers are really nice. My Av had them and they worked great. Too bad that option has gone away. Must be a supplier issue.

The secret to an awesome margarita is Jose Cuervo Gold Tequila and Grand Margiere (instead of triple sec), and real life juice. I even zest the limes and put in there.

Feliz Cindo de Mayo. I am on my 3rd margarita, and we had steak, chicken, and shrimp fajitas for dinner.

Good stuff.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you Mr. and Mrs. Eg Bagley Jr of C&G.

My wife is the queen of saving and has been for years.

Ways my wife saves us $$ while helping the environment and the economy.

1. We eat Organic Vegetables for little money & a few hours of work by working on a farm for the food ($12 to $24 for 6 months worth of fruits & vegis).

2. We get Organic shirts that are made in the USA with organic materials from SOS for about $3 a shirt. (www.sosfromtexas.com)

3. My wife makes her underwear from old shirts. Best way to reuse and save $$.

http://proverbs31living.blogspot.com/2008/...d-t-shirts.html

4. We onlly have 1 light bulb per overhead light fixture. Our house is very bright, so there is no need for more.

5. We use fuel made from “waste” that was produced in Oregon. SeQuential BioFuels offers alternative fuels throughout the state of Oregon. We get a $0.50 per gallon tax credit for purchasing fuel, up to 400 gallons per vehicle.

6. We get some organic stuff from Costco:

Organic Sugar - $7.99 for a 10 lb bag

Organic Tortilla Chips - $4.49 for a 40 oz bag

Organic Salsa - $5.89 for a 64 oz jar

Odwalla Orange Juice - $6 for 1 gallon

7. We use cloth wipes & the females in the home also use cloth for their "needs". Wipes can be easily made at home though my wife got the idea from a Portland based company www.fresh-moon.com.

8. Sellers of organic soap will have broken or odd shaped ones available for little cost. Check with your local soap maker or retailer to see if they have any available. If you are in Eugene, check out Down to Earth, Oregon.

9. We have switched to one half filled small trash can a month for waste. If we happen to buy something at a store that over packs items, we unpack it at the store and let them pay for the waste (assuming we can't recycle it). If everyone did this, the companies would figure out how to reduce their packaging so we can reduce our landfill needs.

10. Instead of spending money on trash bags, we have switched to a smaller Rubbermaid (made in America) trash basket that we put inside our pull-out trash holder. Beth (my wife) cleans it frequently in the dishwasher when needed. This removes the cost of trash bags and reduces what we send to the dumpsites.

11. Beth makes really cool shopping bags out of old couch covers, curtains, etc. This was started because we couldn't find American made grocery bags that didn't cost $10 or more.

12. During the winter we keep our house temp at 65 degrees, though at times will turn it up to 68 degrees when we are “hanging out” and watching a movie. During the summer we keep the house at 78 to 80 degrees. Due to Beth’s work hours we need to run the A/C to help her sleep.

13. Instead of paying for cable we watch Hulu. All the great new and “old” shows on your time line for $0 (besides the internet ofcourse).

14. Our vehicles are kept in the garage as this reduces the need for warming them up. A $100 storage unit in the backyard with “stuff” might save you hundreds of dollars in gas costs.

15. The girls can earn $5 a week doing chores. Instead of handing them cash we keep a running total in a spreadsheet. This gets the girls to save up and allows us to track the money we loan them. They are not allowed to loan more than $20 at a time and are required to pay off debt before acquiring more. This teaches them the importance of paying your bills off before buying more stuff, and ensures we are not over extending credit to our children.

16. We schedule our nightly meals and make our shopping list as a family. Making the nightly dinner meal list together ensures that what is made will allow everyone in the family to have one night of something they like, and ensure that what is made is eaten by all. By making the list together and going shopping together, the food that is bought will be food that it eaten during the week.

17. Our kids are given $5 a week for school lunches. When we go shopping they buy what they need, usually going under the budgeted amount. We do require a healthy base for the meal, but allow them to make the choice of what it is and what the “snack” will be. We do not include the price of milk and allow for extra money when organic fruit is bought.

18. Have a family slogan. This creates cohesiveness and team spirit in a family just like a company. Our family motto:

We’re all about solutions!

That is what I figured. Made me though.