Cars

In my morning read-through of Blogs, news sources, and satyr, I came across this.

That’s right! The good ole Wall Street Journal has put it’s venerated pencil to paper to add a Pixar-animated, southern, rusted out pickup, voiced by Larry the Cable Guy, to the lexicon of political leaders, CEOs, and other various and sundry influential individuals to be represented by it’s instantly recognizable etch-a-sketch style renderings. I guess it’s a slow news day when the weekend earnings of Disney-Pixar’s Cars makes the 4th line in “What’s News” for the Journal’s weekend edition.

I’ve not seen the movie as of yet, but I very much want to. While Disney has not been up to snuff lately, Pixar has unquestionably set the bar for computer animation. From their debut with Toy Story the company has failed to produce a bad film. As WSJ points out “The six prior Disney-Pixar films all opened at No. 1.” That, ladies and gentlemen, is impressive. It is my sincerest hope (and one that I imagine is pure wishful thinking) that the sellout to Disney will have a positive effect on Disney, rather than a negative effect on the quality coming out of what is now Disney’s Pixar group.

R.I.P. Veronika 1989-2006

REUTERS, Los Angeles.
Tragedy struck on THE 101 in Thousand Oaks, CA during the lunch hour this Wednesday. The ’89 Honda Prelude SI, known to those dearest to her simply as “Veronika,” met her demise as a rod snapped in her engine causing a fatal cardiac arrest. Though the actual reason the rod snapped remains a mystery, many attribute the failure to the presence of Ms. Gwendolyn Elisabeth Siska, who was also on board during the fatal blow to a Honda Civic Hatchback in Arizona earlier this year. The connection between the two incidents is not understood at this time, but is being looked into by authorities. At her memorial service, former owner Taylor Williams had the following to say about the automobile:

“As we mourn Veronika’s passing today, it is fitting that we should look back on the good times. Sure she was a little bit trashy, with her radio that would cut in and out, and only work when someone pushed on certain corners, her hula girl’s legs on the dash after the sun had melted the glue attaching the rest of her, and her window that would only roll up with a little manual assistance. But it was these characteristics that made her who she was, and it was for that that we loved her. As I think back over my time with Veronika, I tell you, I’m going to miss her. I’m especially going to miss the purr of her exhaust, though certainly Barbara Streisand will not share my sentiment. Veronika, we had a good run, I’m going to miss you. Rest In Peace.”