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Robin's Daily Outrage

"The New York Times doesn't usually give you this much entertainment on a Saturday morning," Robin says, as he leads me to this article about how it's probably not a good financial idea for consumers to ditch their SUVs in favor of smaller, more responsible vehicles for any number of spurious reasons none of which have anything to do with being conscientious citizens. By sheer coincidence, Automakers Race Time As Their Cash Runs Low, which means they might not be spending as much advertising money at the NY Times! Also, Whole Foods isn't that expensive, honest! It's all in your heads, consumers! Reality becomes perception! It's true, you whiny people, we're in a mental recession! Keep looking at this watch as we sway it back and forth! Pity my poor husband; after this venting, he doesn't even have the energy to get worked up over non-stories about Olympic hopefuls failing drug tests...