I went to the auto show.  I took a lot of photos. It has taken me a while to get to them.    Better late than never?

One of the more interesting design models at the Michelin design challenge display.

Michelin sponsored city of the future display, with 3 concept cars that weren’t drawing much attention.

Coming soon, much much more…

Aptera has been very quiet since participating (but not finishing) in the Progressive Automotive X-Prize competition.  After a very promising early start, and lots of great media coverage, Aptera went through a management shake-up, and now appears to be starving slowly.  Without government loans to develop their product, or a large angel investor to come in and rescue them, they seem to be adrift.

I went to my local Walmart today, to grab some assorted stuff. The place was packed, on a Sunday afternoon, with people of all backgrounds.

Interestingly, I saw a few cars with Obama stickers in the parking lot, and this made me wonder. Isn’t this ironic? The left in general, including Obama, have long been pounding Walmart for their resistance to labor unions. Walmart has been accused of squeezing suppliers, being stingy with health insurance for its employees, and many other sins. So why are Obama people shopping at Walmart?

Could it be the low prices?

And what will happen those low prices, if Obama and the majority Democrat congress have their way, and make it easier for unions to organize by eliminating secret ballots and instituting card check elections? Aren’t Obama’s supporters trying to undermine the very thing they are using to save money?

And have you noticed, how some liberals, would-be defenders of the “working people” love to hammer Walmart as being a “white trash” magnet. But isn’t it the “working people” who shop at Walmart, to stretch their paychecks further? And the very phrase “white trash” is inherently racist, because of the implied contrast to non-white trash.

Kroger, which is unionized, does not have elderly or disabled folks employed as greeters and return checkers, while my local Walmart does. Kroger’s employees have gone on strike, causing inconvenience to their customers.

I am unrepentant Walmart shopper. I don’t care if I am seen as downwardly mobile by my high-brow neighbors. I often shop at Target, the darling of the bargain hunting style conscious types, but I will not avoid Walmart if they have something I need.

Where else can you go to buy a wireless G router, and also score a good deal on pickles, pumpkin pie components, 9mm ammunition, toothpaste, and motor oil?

The gates are there for a reason.

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A little somethin’ for my peeps.