Oddball Update

News in the automotive sector today is that Carlos Ghosn, the egomaniacal CEO of both Nissan North America and Renault, says he isn’t interested in anything other than a full-blown, three-way alliance between the two aforementioned companies and General Motors.

Apple ordered some sunglasses over the Internet last week, which were shipped via UPS. Yesterday, the UPS tracking report showed a revised delivery date indicating that the package was going to be two days late.

The garbage truck stopped by a few minutes ago, so I went outside to roll the standard-issue trash can back into the garage.

A comment I just submitted to my last entry reminded me of an old post I started writing several years ago, but never got around to finishing.

It’s 2:42 a.m. and I’m sitting at the computer. What a dumbass.

So I was up late on a recent evening occasion, and although there are far more weighty things with which I could be occupying my brain, I settled instead on the topic of long-forgotten grocery goodies that I once enjoyed as a kid.

Good thing I didn’t wait longer to pick up my new car — starting with GTOs produced in February, Holden deleted the hidden accessory connector that allows you to add the cool sports gauge pod to the top of the dash.

I thought the Holden plant in Australia was going to keep building the GTO through August, as they did last year, but apparently I was wrong.

Apple and I spent the morning hauling another huge load of recyclables and trash to the local recycling center, or as I affectionately call it, “the dump.” We used my boss’ truck to transport all the goods.

Playing right into my previous entry, this article on CNN today backs up my opinion that American cars are what they are because of their unique style and soul, not because of where they’re built.