Are you going to GA?  Are you paid to do membership work for a congregation?  

Then you’re invited to a membership pro get together this Wednesday night at 6:15.  Location TBD.

If you can come, RSVP over here.

My car gets somewhere in the neighborhood of 25 mpg. But so what? What does that mean?

A better way is to measure how many gallons per 100 miles. So I get 4 gallons per 100 miles, an SUV gets something like 7 gallons per 100 miles, and a hybrid gets 2 gallons gallons per 100 miles, or better.

The weird thing is that this shows you that switching from a Land Cruiser to an Elantra saves more gas (3 gallons per 100 miles) than switching from an Elantra to a hybrid (2 gallons per 100 miles). You could probably figure out as much with mpg, but this way of doing it makes it much more clear. (To me, anyway.)

Here’s the example they give:

For instance, trading in an SUV that travels 10 miles for every gallon of fuel for another that can go 20 miles, saves 5 gallons on a 100 mile journey. However, trading a small 25-mpg car for a 50-mpg car saves only 2 gallons per 100 miles travelled.

Be careful making your way out of the parking lot Sunday.  A new study suggests our penchant for bumper stickers indicates we drive aggressively.

Watch out for cars with bumper stickers.

That’s the surprising conclusion of a recent study by Colorado State University social psychologist William Szlemko. Drivers of cars with bumper stickers, window decals, personalized license plates and other “territorial markers” not only get mad when someone cuts in their lane or is slow to respond to a changed traffic light, but they are far more likely than those who do not personalize their cars to use their vehicles to express rage — by honking, tailgating and other aggressive behavior, he said.

It does not seem to matter whether the messages on the stickers are about peace and love — “Visualize World Peace” — or angry and in your face — “My Kid Beat Up Your Honor Student.”

I heard Obama throws elbows in basketball games, but doing it on the Senate floor is awesome.

Furthermore, during a Senate vote Wednesday, Obama dragged Lieberman by the hand to a far corner of the Senate chamber and engaged in what appeared to reporters in the gallery as an intense, three-minute conversation.

While it was unclear what the two were discussing, the body language suggested that Obama was trying to convince Lieberman of something and his stance appeared slightly intimidating

Using forceful, but not angry, hand gestures, Obama literally backed up Lieberman against the wall, leaned in very close at times, and appeared to be trying to dominate the conversation, as the two talked over each other in a few instances.

The way she stares this guy down at 2:50 in could melt steel.  I blanch to think about her mama’s superpowers.

Native Georgian Boy in the Bands let me know about some regional (okay, so not really MARTA) public transportation possibilities that are up for discussion right now. The AJC says the Beltline folks aren’t getting along.

And my fundy spy tipped me off to the Christian Pure Fashion show this coming Sunday. It doesn’t start until 2, so you’ve got plenty of time to make it after church as long as you beat the Baptists to the cafeteria. Remember ladies, Baby Jesus doesn’t like it when women wear pants. Good thing culottes are awesome!