Checked the Mini website today. Dominique’s status has been changed from “On Order” to “Scheduled for Production” which apparently means that she is lined up for production or that she’s already in the factory. You can’t really tell. I’ll give the dealership a call to see if they can give me a more exact production date.
[Listening to: You Never Even Call Me By My Name - Steve Goodman - Artistic Hair (04:05)]
Mini Cooper Status: Scheduled for Production
With all the bad news talk that becomes the norm during an election cycle, and from most politico’s all the time, Ronald Bailey has posted the following good news items on Reason’s web site:
Pollution Down: Toxic chemicals released into the air in the United States are down by 20 percent between 1998 and 2001, according to the latest report of the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation.
Cancer Down: The National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society released a report that finds “overall observed cancer incidence rates dropped 0.5 percent per year from 1991 to 2001, while death rates from all cancers combined dropped 1.1 percent per year from 1993 to 2001.”
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Well, this is a surprise. The Libertarian candidate isn’t who I expected, in fact I know very little about the guy. But to get the party started, here is the press release from lp.org:
=============================== NEWS FROM THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Suite 100 Washington DC 20037 World Wide Web: http://www.LP.org =============================== For release: May 30, 2004 =============================== For additional information: George Getz, Communications Director E-mail: GeorgeGetz@HQ.LP.ORG ================================
Constitutional scholar Michael Badnarik selected as Libertarian presidential candidate
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Well, I’ve finally done it. My old Toyota, Ruby, is really pushing well past her ability to keep up. She has been an excellent car and has earned her rest. So, this weekend I went up to the local Mini Cooper dealership and ordered myself a brand new Yellow and White Mini Cooper S with exactly what I wanted. Downside to this approach is that I now have to wait 8-9 weeks to get my new toy and I’m not good with prolonged gratification. However, Mini provides a cool tool on their website that let’s me see exactly where my new baby is in the production process. Since I know you are all as excited as I am, I’m including this status at the bottom of each post so you can keep track along with me. Keep your fingers crossed that Ruby can make it just a bit longer. ;)
[Read More]Elvin Ray Jones, best know for his work in the John Coltrane quartet died today. He also played in Charlie Mingus’ band.