sooo it's early in the morning. My namesake is whining to go out even though I know she doesn't need to. ah well. I just let her out anyways.

This is really cute. Far too cute for it's own good.
^ ^ Love is boundless. Rar.

There is this wreath on my front door...and a bird had made a nest in it...we generally try and give mommy bird lots of privacy, but we've also been watching the eggs ourselves. Two of the eggs hatched yesterday. Was it ever adorable. *squeal* Little tiny beaks open wide and tiny tiny wings. Really really adorable. Really adorable.

^_^ Thus dawns a new day.

Like when General Motor's Swedish charge, Saab, decided to expand its lineup, to add a third model to its portfolio for the first time since the Sonett disappeared in 1974. It turned to daddy for help. Help for what exactly? Help in asking Fuji Heavy Industries, of which GM claims a 20 percent paternity, to share its beloved Subaru Impreza. It wanted to give the Subie a Scandinavian makeover and call the car a 9-2X.

And daddy said no prob. For GM has a way of getting its children to play nice.

Play nice they did, though the match may seem incongruous at first. Sure, both Saab and Subaru once built aircraft, and both have rallying in their blood. But of all GM's wards, if Saab is the nerd with the pocket protector, endlessly calculating the efficacy of crumple zones, then Subaru is the punk with the pierced nose learning how to do doughnuts in the school parking lot.

But the fit is a good one. Keep in mind that both Subaru and Saab share a sort of not-of-the-mainstream attitude. They are the anti-Toyota and BMW, what you choose when you refuse to park the same set of wheels in your garage as every John Doe on the block. As disparate as these two seem, they share the same disinclination to join the in-crowd.
So what's next for Saab? Well, papa GM is set to throw another plaything in the Saab toy box, the 9-7X sport/utility vehicle based on the Chevrolet TrailBlazer. But you'll have to wait until next year to try that one.

*laughs* I'm not going to ask what sparked that Dan.

*starts sharpening sticks*