that‘s my starting issue

I am moving slowly this morning, and time is moving fast. I have begun like Hootie & the Blowfish. I enjoyed a great conversation with Ben Hodge at Homer’s Coffee House this afternoon in the City of Overland Park, Kansas. We should randomly meet again sometime.

BMW M3 story (Must see and you won’t be disappointed)
“Story behind the making of this amazing sportscar ! Subscribe now for more car videos every month !”

Both the unsweetened iced tea from QuikTrip and the lack of a heating sleeve with my Lean Pockets are disappointing me this Tuesday morning.

Nissan To Fix 5,300 Leaf Electric Cars - Driver’s Seat - WSJ
“Nissan Motor Co. says it is conducting a service campaign on 5,300 Nissan Leaf electric cars in the North American, Japanese and European markets to fix a potential software flaw that could keep the vehicles from restarting after they are turned off.”

Twitter / Martin G.: “Text from my dad regarding the Nissan Leaf starting issue: ‘I wouldn’t want to be seen driving one, that’s my starting issue.’”

Nissan Leaf NISMO RC Concept – Auto Shows - Car and Driver Blog
“No, you’re not crazy. At the 2011 New York auto show, Nissan is showing the Leaf NISMO RC—that’s ‘RC’ as in ‘Racing Challenge.’ Obviously, this is no ordinary Leaf with a rear spoiler, but more like a Leaf that whirred over to the NISMO side of Nissan’s design compound after dark—and stayed.”

David asked what I would answer if I was offered fifty million United States dollars to name my favorite song. From Family Guy, “Where’s my money?”

Stan Bush - The Touch
“Stan Bush - ‘The Touch’ music video from The Transformers.”

Switching between Top Gear on BBC America and Family Guy on Adult Swim happened.

Standard And Poor’s Lowers Outlook On U.S. Debt : NPR
“The ratings service lowered the outlook from ‘stable’ to ‘negative’ due to risks from the country’s growing deficit, but it reaffirmed the investment-grade ratings on long-term and short-term debt.”

Without knowing how to swim, I stay out the deep end, and remain shallow.

Top 20 Miss Tuning Finalists | Car Tuning
“It’s that time of the year again for car tuning enthusiasts to vote on the new 2011 Miss Tuning award.”

This conversation is energizing and engaging!

Do aliens speak particle-tongue? - Holy Kaw!
“Instead of using radio waves or optical beams, ET may encode information on the particles called neutrinos. Communication via neutrino particles has some advantages over radio and optical signals.”

Twitter / Oui Oui Jockamo: “Re-watching LOST with my son. The most bogus thing? Those torches that inexplicably kept burning with no fuel or explanation. Like LOST.”

Jasmine in the Middle Kingdom
“China’s version of the Arab world’s ‘Jasmine Revolution’ was a complete failure. Why are China’s leaders overreacting?”

Back in my day, discussion of The Transformers canon was much more interesting, and no one argued about what happened in The Movie.

China banning time travel for TV?
“Hong Kong, China (CNN) – China has been cracking down on dissent of late, as the recent detainment of artist Ai Weiwei suggests. But the latest guidance on television programming from the State Administration of Radio Film and Television in China borders on the surreal – or, rather, an attack...”

Okay, with the exception of Brawn...

The Unleashed Mind: Why Creative People Are Eccentric: Scientific American
“Highly creative people often seem weirder than the rest of us. Now researchers know why.”

The Hub, Rainmaker Entertainment Inc.
and alt.toys.transformers forever! FIRRIB!