Sometimes I love critics, although much less so when it is I that is being critiqued. Rabid sharks are seldom as biting as some critics. Consider this line, from Slate Magazine's review of Michael Myers' new movie, The Love Guru:
This tale of a guru who brings joy to all who meet him is the most joy-draining 88 minutes I've ever spent outside a hospital waiting room.
Ouch.
Dave Ramsey, my new favorite financial guru, had an interesting comment on Big Oil yesterday. After spending $75 - the maximum amount the local gas station would authorize on a debit card at the pump - to fill the tank of his "politically incorrect" truck about three-quarters of the way, he went into the gas station's store to buy a drink. His little bottle of water cost him a buck.
It got me to thinking a little bit. If Big Oil should be punished for its windfall profits, I wonder what the calculation is on a bottle of water, 'cuz it's freakin' free. It's water. All they did was put it in a bottle. It's water ... and it's a dollar
For 8 ounces, it's a dollar, which, by the way, is $16 a gallon.
I think Big Water should be punished for windfall profits! Deer Park, you're going down! Costco brand water, you need to be taxed!
He then goes on to point out that a grande latte from Starbucks is $53 a gallon. Perhaps it's time to go after Big Coffee, too.
