Today in the Paper ...

Hey There, Hi There,

It is Monday. Felt like a Monday all day, too. On to the news.

A member of the Royal family makes racist comments. Yawn. What healthy 20 something British soldier laddie doesn't use a bit of misplaced profanity now and then. Get over it.

The war continues in the Gaza - a tragedy for both sides, but brighter lights than I have not been able to either adequately describe the problem, or offer a remedy with sticking power. My heart bleeds and breaks for the people caught in the crossfire of history and religious politics.

American car makers hire 100 monkeys to create names for their new cars - randomly typing in a warehouse/zoo in Detroit - and the legible words that appear most often get put on a carnival wheel and become car names if their lucky number comes up -

• the GM Spark - better from GM than Ford (Pinto, anyone?)
  
• the Ford Fiesta (cause every car is a party - better Fiesta than Siesta),
  
• the Kia Soul'ster (because you pray every time you get behind the wheel - when they say driving a Kia is a religious experience, it's not necesarily a good thing)
• the Dodge Circuit EV - (let us conjugate the verb Dodge - dodge, dodgey, dodged as in avoided - mmmm..... subliminal reason for car sales - the name means "to avoid")

So - they finally get the idea that small is better and hybrids or electric cars are what the public and the planet need. All it took was the looming spectre of bankruptcy and a government bailout. Nicely done, gentlemen. All three CEOs should be replaced immediately, the companies merged, and Ralph Nader put in charge of the auto industry. And the CFO should be the guy that writes the Lemon-Aid books. Al Gore can advise from the sidelines.

What about the ZENN? If the Big Boys of Detroit are going to make electric cars, and the provinces open up the roads for them, then why haven't they already done so for the ZENN? Time to find out what' up with that.

Incognito Ergo Sum,

Jane Doe, Citizen.