In a blind survey, one out of every single Prius drivers is an asshole.

Ok probably not, but it sure seems that here in the Nor Cal Bay area, they certainly drive much differently that in many other parts of the country. I’ve scowered through article after article of people complaining about these routinely slow drivers ruining their commutes because of their inability to ever challenge the speed limit. Here however it seems to be counter to that in every way. My commute towards the city each day is about 45 minutes along HW-80 WB. Each day I have these people in their Obama Sticker Mobiles flying past me regardless of my already high rate of speed. They have little to no regards as if providing some overinflated environmental savings is an incentive to own the road. And they’re much worse than other impatient assholes that backup my commute. So the next time you think you are late because of a slow Prius driver, just let 3 or 4 squeeze into the fast lane so that the brake tapping dance begins. I promise you’ll spend the rest of your commute trying to chase them down.

The only person that should ever own a Prius. Those that watch Weeds know what I’m talking about!

Remember growing up with the kids magazine Highlights?  Well having recently moved into a new house, we still get a lot of mail addressed to the former residents, and Highlights magazine is often included.  My wife decided to flip through the recent issue and found a rather amusing yet oddly coincidental image.  In viewing it you can see that there just happens to be a matching clock set to 4:20 and surrounded by a flying rooster.  Now for those that may be unfamiliar with the term/time 420, it’s used routinely in the pot smoking community to designate the opportune time to get high.  The date 4/20 is also designated as a type of holiday to meet in large groups to smoke out.  Now it’s impossible for me to say for certain that the authors at Highlights had anything other than honest intentions in picking a random time for the rooster clock, but if I had to venture a guess, I would assume that at least some staff members are definitely “420 friendly.”

Walmartwatch.com has done a tremendous job in clearly displaying how Wal-Mart has continued to reign as Americas number one growing cancer.  Their primary focus is to:

“bridge the gap between ordinary citizens and community organizations concerned about Wal-Mart’s unchecked growth and negative impact on our society. We challenge Wal-Mart to embrace its moral responsibility as the nation’s biggest and most important corporation.”

What’s more is that they expose unethical marketing practices that focus on lower income shoppers spending clearly beyond their means on items that they initially believed were beyond their financial limits.  Meanwhile these same shoppers may skimp on necessities, and in the end spend more than they would at a standard retail or food outlet.  This pattern then repeats itself…get a bunch of food for a good price, and then blow the rest on flashy items that catch your eye in passing.

Walmartwatch also has a wonderful flash based map that allows visitors to update locations that aren’t already shown.  They state:

“With more than 4,000 units (stores and distribution centers) in the United States alone, Wal-Mart controls an enormous amount of real estate. The map below includes profiles for most current and planned U.S. Wal-Mart stores and distribution centers.”

Above is the most recent version showing all the Wal-Mart locations throughout the country.  You can update the map or see additional information here.