First Post

So this is my first post.........Sweet! I'm currently sitting in the College of DuPage library, sipping on a 24oz cup of 7-11 coffee, reading the Chicago Tribune Online. I keep losing focus and have started to surf the web. Here's what I looked at:

http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/30/fuel-efficient-cars-lifestyle-vehicles-efficient-cars.html

My car is older than me. I've driven or been driven around my entire life in my car. I drive a 1987 Volvo 240 station wagon, a tank, through and through. Sure it's in great shape, not a spot of rust...but it's radio doesn't work unless it's raining or a pig flies by. A friend of mine calls it Vinnie because it sounds like a name an old man would have. And that's what it is an old man...it even creaks and pops when you start it in the morning. Needless to say...I want a new car but I can't afford one...I frequently fantasize about having a new car...nothing ridiculous or outlandish...but a cheap, fuel-efficient car that I could buy, and pay gas on, for cheap.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/transportation/chi-red-speed-08-apr08,0,6871221.story

This is an article I am writing a brief report on for my Sociology class. It scares the crap out of me because I ran at least 2 yellow lights on my way to school this morning. Sociologically this new "service" creates jobs, stops law violators, and boosts local revenues from issued tickets. But seriously...I've never got a ticket and I've occasionally made traffic violations when no one was looking, give me a break!

Drew