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“Go get me the paper stretcher.” - My Dad, getting rid of me at age 15
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I'm beginning my Life 3.0 and this weekend was one of mile"stones" for me. I bought a car, a 2004 Pontiac Aztek. It's ugly, I know ... it's so ugly…
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Growing up, I had what I affectionately called "Fat Boy Asthma." Whenever I would play sports, I had trouble breathing. I never experienced an attack for no reason like most…
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Can you blame me for adding stuff to it?By the time anyone reads this, I'll have been through the experience and we can all laugh about it. But right now,…
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Ass-Effects (Aciphex) may cause diarrhea. Ass-Effects, a real drug actually spelled "AcipHex," is a new drug from Eisai Company, Ltd., of Tokyo, Japan. The drug's country of origin should explain…
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The Thanksgiving Feast.It's that time of the year again. The leaves have turned from brilliant oranges and yellows to shades of brown. The time had changed and temperatures have cooled…
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Stress is one of those realities of life that we all experience. Whether it's stress on our job or stress in our relationships, eventually this harbinger affects us all. It's…
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The property management place where I work is moving offices and I was put in charge of coordinating all the utilities and services migration. In other words, I had to…
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I got a chance to see my two nephews this past weekend and as always, their innocent insight into the world proved to be enlightening. From Monkey Poop to thoughts…
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I was eating chicken with a friend the other day, just shooting the breeze and enjoying a nice leisurely meal. He's not necessarily an odd guy, grooms himself decently enough,…
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Recently, I entered my wife and I into a "Couple's Best" contest where you submit a 200 word story of how you met and people vote on the best story. …
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Written by Ross Cavins
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Monday, 23 August 2010 06:19 |
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 Over Is Right, Under Is Wrong
You see, I'm an "Over" and my wife is an "Under."
Let me explain.
In this world, people are split into one of three categories: 1) The people who like to have their toilet paper with the paper rolling over the top toward them, 2) The people who like to have their toilet paper rolling down the back and under the roll, and 3) The people who don't give a damn and just want to wipe in peace.
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Written by Ross Cavins
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Sunday, 08 August 2010 16:16 |
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 Recently, I entered my wife and I into a "Couple's Best" contest where you submit a 200 word story of how you met and people vote on the best story. I figured, I'll write up our story and we're bound to win versus all those amateurs. At stake was a $50 mall gift certificate.
So I wrote the story and went through multiple revisions. MANY MANY revisions. Ran it by my wife and she made a few suggestions and I incorporated those. Then revised it some more until I deemed it just about perfect. It's very hard to write a touching story in 200 words or less.
We submitted the story and I sent out FaceBook emails and had my mom send out Spam emails to everyone she knew to vote for us. The game was on.
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Written by Ross Cavins
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Tuesday, 13 July 2010 19:00 |
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 "Don't email me if you want a supermodel. I'm twenty-two, divorced, and I have twins. I'm also overweight, unattractive, and have no education to speak of. I'm pretty much not going to bring anything to the table except the fact that I'm pretty nice and won't ask you to pay my bills. Here's my email address. Don't email if you're full of it."
This is the way the story began ... with a real ad on an internet dating site.
And it is unlike any story you've ever read.
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Written by Ross Cavins
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Wednesday, 30 June 2010 03:20 |
 Book Reviews floweth left and right. And all are flowing with praise for my new re-edited book, "Follow The Money." I'm flattered by all the nice words and copious love, and now that there's a little buzz about the book, I only hope that it can live up to the meager hype.
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Written by Ross Cavins
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Monday, 24 May 2010 19:00 |
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 My only regret, Front Wheel Drive.
GM stated at that same show that they needed to sell 30,000 Azteks to break even and they expected to sell 75,000 annually. That inaugural year, they sold 27,000, half of them to rental outlets that didn't have the ability to choose what GM models they received. 2002 and 2003 sales held near 27k also, then in 2004, it dropped to 20k and in 2005, sales dived to 5k. The vehicle was discontinued.
A poll in Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper in August 2008 placed the Aztek at No. 1 of the "100 Ugliest Cars" of all time. In 2007, TIME magazine called the Aztek one of the worst cars of all time.
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