The new Lexus hybrid SUV (http://www.lexus.com/models/hybrid/)  

Hybrid cars - I want one!!

I was happy to see that the new trend in vehicle models are hybrid cars. Car manufacturers are finally designing the cars (SUV) I want! This is not surprising based on the rise in fuel cost. However, it is nice because these cars are nicer to the environment. Hybrid cars consume less gas and produce less vehicle emissions. I don't know if you are familiar but they combine a gasoline engine with a battery-powered electric motor. That's how they work. For example, the Honda Civic Hybrid gets 10 to 15 miles more per gallon than a regular gas engine in the same car while the hybrid engine of the Toyota Prius produces 90% fewer emissions than a comparable gasoline engine. Plus they are not that expensive, they only increase the price by $3500 - $6000, which is nothing when you calcualte how much you'll save on gas money and tax returns.

It is sad that it is now when these vehicles are gaining popularity, since they have been in the US market since 1999. Of course, I don't know if you remembered those models, who would want them if they were u-gly? They looked like the cars that ET did not want to take home. The good thing is that the new models are the same vehicles just fuel efficient. Actually they are the new models on old favorites. They are looking good. How about my future SUV, my dream car? Well Lexus, Saturn, Honda and Chevrolet are making them. Lexus model already came out. I liked it.

I guess the next step is to create a car that does not run on fuel. It would be nice if it could run on water, better salty - ocean water. Hope its use doesn't make us run out of it though. Better yet, how about running on carbon monoxide, so that every time the passenger exhales, it runs. Or everyone's favorite, let it run on solar power. Why haven't they done that one by now I don't know. We only needed to design a powerful enough battery. We still have a long way to go, definitely.

At least we - consciousness is increasing and spreading - so that now there is hope.

Spring break for everyone! 

Big fam experience

Spring break is over. Sounds bad doesn't it? You betcha! It was a good week. Some family came over and we had a full house, which is weird for me 'cause I'm an only child. It was a good change though. I don't really like the quiet, so it was good to have someone to talk to in every room. It was nice to have the laughter that you can only hear when a group is together making jokes and teasing each other. I was supposed to have looked "like an apple" with my red sweater and cap at some point in time. At least that's what I was told :0)

The week went quickly with full-table dinners, with additional chairs attached at the corners, with people giggling about what someone was doing without knowing, full bathrooms, full cars, lots of different food. Nice!

Hope you have a big family now or in the future - to have fun with.

Sponsor a FREE mammogram! (FREE to you)

A friend send me an email on donating FREE mammograms, as an effort to fight breast cancer. Later I shall find statistics to tell you people indicating what a terrible disease these is for us, women and how at risk we are - no matter the age. So tune in the future, but for now click here and donate a free mammogram (http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CTDSites). How does it work? After you click you'll see some ads from the companies sponsoring the tests. That's it! So please give a try!! Take care!

True blue koozeh (http://photo.koozeh.org/) 

Live each day like it was your last, because one of these days it will be...

A view of Las Vegas provided by (http://www.accessvegas.com/wallpaper-screensavers/las-vegas-night-a-800-09.jpg) 

Viva Las Vegas!

Chica Caribe went to Vegas for the first time in her life and had lots of fun! Actually I was surprised (that I had fun there) since I have never been the party-girl. But the cool thing there is, you don't have to be - really. Everyone can have fun (with the right attitude) obviously. We visited the Hoover Dam. It is awe-inspiring. It is one of the 7 engineering wonders of the world and has every right to be. Its story is really interesting too. Maybe I'll tell it someday. I'll post some pics as soon as I have them.

Back to Vegas, it was quite the experience. The hotels are beautiful and worth the visit. I loved the Paris and NY-NY hotels because they had small towns inside. I admired the architecture of the surroundings. The designers were artists! The people were nice. Even the police guards made you feel welcome! Everybody was happy I guess. What I didn't like was the smoking, but I know someday that will stop like it happened in NY and other states. It's just too bad for your health. It should be illegal (protecting at least the 2nd hand smoke).

I won't say any details about my trip because as it is said: "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas". But something I can tell you is I did return a married woman!!

Suggestion go visit the sin city for yourself!