End Of An Era - And It's A Good Thing

The Pontiac Aztec is dead. General Motors announced today that their nearly ten-year-old threat to shut down Pontiac is now a done deal. This is a surprise to anyone only recently immigrated to the Planet Earth. Pontiac has been on the cut list since 2001. So at last, it's possible to visit a GM dealership without wearing those goggles used for viewing Medusans.

Happy Birthday To Me!

For those of you who haven't guessed, I'm a year older. I'm 42. I wish Douglas Adams were still around to curse.

So either I am to ponder the question to the ultimate answer...or I'm to have my brains extracted by a couple of white mice.

Not sure which I would dread more.

At any rate, I'm 42 and no closer to understanding Life the Universe and Everything...

For Those Of You Playing At Home

Meet the engineering leads of the Protectorate Space Platform. Yes, I do name my aliens. I leave you to struggle with pronunciation. Don't email. I won't help you.