Saturn owners hope GM doesn’t abandon them – CNN.com
We have a ten-year-old Saturn, which is an excellent car. I too hope GM doesn’t abandon the brand more than it already has, but I’m not holding my breath. Oh, and there’s this gem:
“Brand loyalty is overrated,” McManus stated flatly.
No, it isn’t, dumbass. Brand loyalty sells cars. If Saturn still made good cars, I’d consider buying one based on my current experience.
Whoever employs this fucknut should drop him like a bad habit.

Paul Krugman in today’s NYT: Financial Russian Roulette. I say, fuck Lehman. It will most likely suck for everybody when the consequences are felt, but I and my offspring shouldn’t be on the hook for the failure of a few assholes and their poor business practices.
“…if institutions need to be rescued like banks, they should be regulated like banks — why were we so unprepared for this latest shock?”
Taxpayers aren’t an insurance policy; that’s what the FDIC is for.

This article in the NYT, about the slow food movement, brings up a fascinating new trend: people are hiring gardeners to plant, maintain, and harvest a garden in their backyard. Have we become this lazy as a society?

According to this gas mileage savings calculator, I would not save any money trading in my Jeep for a Honda Fit. Well, duh.

Is it just me, or does anyone else who has money deposited with Bank of America get nervous when reading this headline? It could be that they’re just shoring up a bad investment, or making a smart one for the future. personally, I can’t help thinking of A Night To Remember when I think of Countrywide.

McDonald’s is going to make Cappuccino. The employees at the McD’s down the street can’t make a smile successfully; I don’t think they’re going to compete with a real barista. Sorry, I’m a coffee snob: Anyone who chooses to drink the excrement made at a McDonald’s deserves to pay any markup they’ll charge. Me? I’ll pay for good beans and brew it myself.

Hey, this is sweet. From Lifehacker, a handy site which has a searchable list of recycling options, from christmas trees to computer equipment. Be careful about the big-box stores taking computer equipment, though—we’ve had some disappointing experience.

The Consumerist has posted an uber-directory of helpful steps and links in a Guide to Fighting Back, for those times when big companies have done you wrong. I don’t like to think about it, but someday I will need this list.

For Baltimore, Housing Slump Slows a Revival, from the NY Times. Bottom line: It’s slowed, and there are a lot of unsold houses on the market, but there are a lot of local businesses still fueling growth.