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Monthly Archives: August 2004

27-Aug-04

Pumpkin Seeds: Are You Ready For Some Football? Edition
1. Thanks to Eliel, I’m going to tonight’s Jets/Giants pre-season game! Guess that means I really can’t back out of his feature at 13 on Monday, hunh?
2. The football season couldn’t have been better timed, what with the Mets doing their best impersonation of Justin [...]

25-Aug-04

Paul Ballew gets the Jackass-of-the-Day Award.
Report finds softer SUV sales; Detroit laughs
By Sarah A. Webster
Knight Ridder
Detroit — SUVs, which have been berated in recent years as rollover-prone gas hogs, are losing appeal, a respected automotive research firm said on Thursday.
Demand for sport-utility vehicles, such as the Ford Expedition, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Chevrolet Suburban, is [...]

25-Aug-04

“War is good for the economy…like cannibalism is nutritious.”

In related news:
U.S. stocks rally as oil drops to two-week lows
Wednesday August 25, 1:35 pm ET
By Mark Cotton
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) — U.S. stocks gained ground in afternoon trading Wednesday, buoyed by fresh drop in oil prices to two-week lows.
Crude for October delivery fell as low as $44.08 [...]