Casual Dress Friday: The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same
Posted on August 1, 2008
Filed Under Casual Dress Fridays
It’s a long held cliche that in tough economic times that ‘the rich get richer and the poor get poorer’. Two news stories further cemented that belief this week.
First off ExxonMobil announced their second quarter earnings this week, guess what? The oil giant posted second-quarter earnings of $11.68 billion Thursday, the biggest quarterly profit ever by any U.S. corporation, but the results were well short of Wall Street expectations. Cry me a river. It’s good to know that while we were paying $4.25 a gallon for gas our good friends at ExxonMobil were continuing to line their pockets.
On the flip side Delta announced this week that they will be increasing their fee for a 2nd checked bag from $25 to $50 in response to rising fuel costs. A third bag will run you $125. So now I could potentially pay more for my luggage to fly than it costs me. Does my bag get a movie and a meal with that? Southwest keeps looking better and better.
Oh yeah and Jaime Lynn Spears announced that she and boyfriend/my baby’s daddy Casey Aldridge will wed this fall in a private trailer park…errr…backyard ceremony. This has nothing to do with anything, I just thought I’d throw it in. Have a great weekend!
Until next time…
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