Michael Grunwald’s “The Tire-Gauge Solution: No Joke“:

The Bush Administration estimates that expanded offshore drilling could increase oil production by 200,000 bbl. per day by 2030. We use about 20 million bbl. per day, so that would meet about 1% of our demand two decades from now. Meanwhile, efficiency experts say that keeping tires inflated can improve gas mileage 3%, and regular maintenance can add another 4%. Many drivers already follow their advice, but if everyone did, we could immediately reduce demand several percentage points. In other words: Obama is right.

Going to check my tires today. It’s been a while.

I am using HelloTxt to send my text messages to Twitter, FaceBook, MySpace, Pownce as well as Visualgui.com (the right column underneath the search box). Pretty cool little tool. Blogging is so old school nowadays.

My mom, sister and sister’s kids are visiting us this weekend. The rough plan is to take them to Korean BBQ, the National Aquarium, Eden Center, and in particular, the 5th Annual Asian Festival.

On energy plan:

Senator McCain’s energy plan reads like an early Christmas list for oil and gas lobbyists. And it’s no wonder – because many of his top advisors are former oil and gas lobbyists.

On tire inflation:

Last night, after all that, Senator McCain agreed that keeping our tires inflated was a good idea. Which makes sense, because NASCAR, which knows something about tires, said the same thing, so did the AAA, so in the coming days it’s going to be interesting to see this coming debate between John McCain and…John McCain!”

Have to love that McCain vs. McCain joke.

T.I. gets his King pimp on.

“Success is not how high and fast you reach the top, but how high and fast you bounce back when you hit bottom.”

For a couple days, we thought we landed our first home. After almost two months, the bank accepted our offer, but quickly dropped us when someone else made a higher deal. Now we know how short sells work. We’re back on the hunt again. Feel bad for our agent. She has been on top of things all along, but the seller agent screwed up.

NPR profiles producer Norman Granz:

The creation of great art does not rely solely on the creativity of great artists. Behind countless masterpieces are promoters, critics and consumers who make artistic expression possible. Although he can’t sing a note and never played an instrument, Norman Granz is one of those non-artists who made jazz possible in the 20th century. As a concert promoter and record producer, Granz has no equal in the history of popular music.

Listen to the program here.

Paris Hilton responds to McCain ad. Her scripted energy plan doesn’t sound bad.

A hilarious spoof video from Affion Crockett doing both Lil Wayne and Jay-Z.