The Wall-E future may not so unrealistic...

I took my family to see the movie Wall-E when it was in theaters and I enjoyed it, in spite of the reviews. Apparently many people were annoyed at how the humans in Wall-E were portrayed. "We could never become a mass of bloated, unable to stand, introverts," they cry, "We will never become like that....why yes, I would like to super-size my value meal."

"Hmmm, my appointment is two blocks away and it's hard to walk and eat at the same time...TAXI!!"

Though it seems that Toyota saw Wall-E and immediately latched onto this scene and thought, "what a great idea. We should build one of those. It would really bring people together."







Now, just a short time later they present the i-REAL mobility vehicle

The awesome guys from Top Gear give us the scoop.


I love the question Richard asks at 1:25 and then at 3:00 he starts to sound like he could be pitching the idea to Wall-E's bosses at B&L to put on their spaceships.

Thanksgiving is almost here, so what gives??

We went to the store shortly after Halloween and I felt as though I had stepped through a time portal and skipped ahead a month.
They had in the front of the store a CHRISTMAS TREE!!! The gardening area was converted to sell Christmas stuff and they were playing "Sleigh Ride" over the loud speaker.

Don't get me wrong I love the Christmas season as much as anyone, but skipping right over Thanksgiving is terribly wrong. This is a time to reflect on being grateful for what we have and bridging the gap between Summer and Winter. Yards get raked, lawns mowed for the last time of the year, children having to be reminded to take their jackets when they leave the house.
But most of all there is a peace that pervades the air. Almost a calm before the storm. A time to prepare for the craziness of the Holiday season that usually picks up after Thanksgiving. All this early launch of the Christmas season does is add to the commercialization of the holiday and detracts for a special time for true thanksgiving, while prematurely winding up the tensions that lead up to Christmas. Let's keep Thanksgiving as its own holiday. We have a whole month to get ready for Christmas.

Which classic arcade game are you?

I was taking this quiz with my wife and when the results popped up she says, "What's Dig Dug?" (GASP!!) "What?!?! You have never heard of Dig Dug?" I exclaimed, in horror! The only thing to do was show her. The next half hour of my life was spent here.

John Williams is the man!!!

I love John's Williams' musical scores. All of them are distinct, yet stunning. I also love the original Star Wars Trilogy. Thus this video is awesome on so many levels.


Even though Corey Vidal makes a great video he doesn't sing the song. That is done by the awesome barbershop quartet "Moosebutter" (bonus points for the cool name) Go to their website and listen to some of their great work.

Found via neatorama