I stopped in a store last night to look for a new messenger bag. The damn things were $59/$69! All of the sudden, my $22 bag looked a little better. OK, not that much better. I feel like the Jolly Green Giant carrying around a lunch box - I look like a fool. A FOOL! So, I was in the store looking at bags, touching them, pretty much looking like an interested customer. And the damn guy in the store never ever said hello to me. $59 is a lot to pay for a bag but it's not out of the question. At least TRY to sell me! It was a typical Hoboken store, a mishmash of crap -- just plain weird. I'm not buying your over-priced bags and I'm not buying your HYPE! Wow, is 'mishmash' a word?

I flipped flopped on this car thing again. I was talking to my brother (Aftershok.com - Buy a T-shirt!) last night about this topic and he said, "Why chain yourself to a 48-month car loan when the car is just going to get broken into again?" Valid point. Renting a car when I need one would cost more than owning. So I'm going to buy another cheap piece of crap car and ride it out for as long as she'll go. Yes, I could put more money into my car but I'm sick of the whole stick shift thing. Enough already with the shifting! Plus, and to be perfectly honest, I can barely fit in the damn thing! I'm going to buy a big old American car - parking be dammed! I've been pricing cars in my range and this is what I've come up with this:

Bob's "new" car?

I'm sure after a good washing, she'll sparkle like the broken auto glass that's sure to end up in her back seat. I was thinking of some preventative methods for my next ride. Maybe it'll help if I: Parked the car in different locations, put signs in the car that say the car is empty, put a baby seat in back -- maybe they'll be less likely to rob a family, paint at least one fender gray primer - Oh well, I'll cross that bridge when I get there.

About my POD today - They're painting the front door of my apartment building. I give them a 'B' on the paint job but a 'D-' on the sign.

It's Thursday. That's all I got!

Always,

Bob