RELATIONSHIPS OF ALL KINDS

"I believe that everything happens for a reason.
People change so that you learn to let go.
Things go wrong so that you learn to appreciate
Them while they're right. You believe lies so you
eventually learn to trust no one but yourself,
and sometimes good things fall apart for better
things to fall into place." - Marilyn Monroe

You know I had to throw that Marilyn Monroe in here (lol).


"ALL DECISIONS IN LIFE ARE
MADE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF
THE PERSON MAKING THE DECISION."
- VINCENT MUNSON
(Shout out to Big V! We're all philosophers out here, HUH? lol.)


"Be very careful if you make a woman cry, because God counts her tears. The woman came out of a man's rib: not from his feet to be walked on, not from his head to be superior, but from the side to be equal; under the arm to be protected, and next to the heart to be loved."
(OK, I do not remember who said it but it's quoted because I didn't say it so just known that it's a saying.)


Relationships (of all kinds) are like sand held in your hand. Held loosely, with an open hand, the sand remains where it is. The minute you close your hand and squeeze tightly to hold on, the sand trickles through your fingers. You may hold on to some of it, but most will be spilled. A relationship is like that. Held loosely, with respect and freedom for the other person, it is likely to remain intact. But hold too tightly, too possessively, and the relationship slips away and is lost.
(PLEASE TAKE THE ADVICE ABOVE. THE LAST SAYING. DO NOT SUFFOCATE YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER. THAT ONLY WORSTENS THE SITUATION. GIVE THEM ROOM TO BREATHE. DON'T CHANGE THEM, HELP THEM GROW.)

Sparky

Have a seat and let me tell you a story . .
All of my sayings will make so much more sense to you after you've read this story. So, please, do read it. For God knows our generations needs to read more anyway . . Ok, as Drake would say, "HERE I GO!!" (lol)


For Sparky, school was everything but impossible. He failed every subject in the eighth grade. He flunked physics in high school, getting a grade of zero. Sparky also flunked Latin, algebra and English. He didn’t do much better in sports. Although he did manage to make the school’s golf team, he promptly lost the only important match of the season. There was a consolation match; he lost that, too.
Throughout his youth Sparky was awkward socially. He was not actually disliked by the other students; no one cared that much. He was astonished if a classmate ever said hello to him outside of school hours. There’s no way to tell how he might have done at dating. Sparky never asked a girl to go out in high school because he was too afraid of being turned down.
Sparky was a loser. He, his classmates . . . everyone knew it. So he rolled with it. Sparky made up his mind early in life that if things were meant to work out, they would. Otherwise he would content himself with what appeared to be his inevitable mediocrity.
However, one thing was important to Sparky – drawing. He was proud of his artwork. Of course, no one else appreciated it. In his senior year of high school, he submitted some cartoons to the editors of the yearbook. The cartoons were turned down. Despite this particular rejection, Sparky was so convinced of his ability that he decided to become a professional artist.
After completing high school, he wrote a letter to Walt Disney Studios. He was told to send some samples of his artwork, and the subject for a cartoon was suggested. Sparky drew the proposed cartoon. He spent a great deal of time on it and on all the other drawings he submitted. Finally, the reply came from Disney Studios. He had been rejected once again, another loss.
So Sparky decided to write his own autobiography in cartoons. He described his childhood self – a little boy loser and chronic underachiever. The cartoon character would soon become famous worldwide. For Sparky, the boy who had such lack of success in school and whose work was rejected countlessly, Charles Schulz. He created the “Peanuts” comic strip and the little cartoon character whose kite would never fly and who never succeeded in kicking a football, Charlie Brown. Charlie Brown’s pet Beagle, the sarcastic and depressed white dog named Snoopy.



Someone asked me the other day, "Who/what inspires you?"
First thing that popped into my head was CHARLES M. SCHULZ aka SPARKY.



R.I.P. CHARLES M. SCHULZ



GO VISIT THE PEANUTS WEBSITE: www.snoopy.com or just click on the pics I've provided links on all of the above. =]

2009 BUGATTI VEYRON 16.4 GRAND SPORT!

MY MOST FAVORED/DREAM VEHICLE. I PRESENT TO YOU: THE 2009 BUGATTI VEYRON 16.4 GRAND SPORT!


Bugatti EB 16.4 Veyron Pur Sang is a vehicle built in Molsheim. It was presented at Frankfurt and only 300 models will be made.
Bugatti Veyron's body is made of aluminum and carbon fiber which wraps the big W16 1001 bhp engine. The body has two main colors: black and silver. The engineers combined the comfort with the power and the light with the darkness.
The Veyron model has a weight of 1888 kg and the power of the W16 8000 cc with four turbochargers is 1001 bhp. The maximum speed of this model is 406 km/s, 0-100 km/h in 2.4 sec.



The aluminum colored one ranges for about $3,900,000.


The four Bugatti Veyron models sport the racing colours of the relevant countries: blue for France, red for Italy, green for Britain and white for Germany. All four cars have an immediate “predecessor” in the shape of a Bugatti type 35 – the brand’s most successful racing car – lining up alongside the corresponding new model. These four historic 35s represent the generation of the legendary Bugatti Grand Prix racers that recorded countless victories in the 1920s with world-famous racing drivers at the wheel. The names of four of these drivers are bywords for these achievements, and it is after them that today’s Veyron “successors” have been named: Jean-Pierre Wimille for the blue Veyron, Achille Varzi for the red, Malcolm Campbell for the green and Herrmann zu Leiningen for the white model.



BAPING APE's PINK BUGATTI VEYRON. (VIV'S PINK BUGATTI WILL LOOK BETTER!)


BENTLEY VS BUGATTI

Look too quickly and you'd swear that these two exotics are the same car. Anything longer than a glance and you start to notice the differences. Even then, the silhouette of the Bugatti and the Bentley are quite similar. Both brands are under Volkswagen's corporate umbrella, and both cars were touched by the design fingerprint of Hartmut Warkuss. The shape of these two cars seemingly represents what VW's design folks thought of as a supercar eight years ago. We think it still works pretty well.

Remembering our remedial lesson in how to pronounce Hunaudieres brings 1999 flooding back. Volkswagen had recently purchased Bentley, and they made a splash by debuting a supercar concept powered by a W16 engine with rumored LeMans aspirations. In fact, Hunaudieres is the name of the straightaway at LeMans. The car never made it out racing, though Bentley campaigned the Speed 8 from 2001-2003.

A few months after the Bentley was on the stand in Geneva, the Bugatti Veyron was rolled out at the Tokyo Motor Show. The Veyron was originally slated to run a W18 engine, but the production version wound up with a turbocharged W16. The Veyron has gone on to become the fastest and most powerful new car you can buy today. It looks like the Bentley team donated their engine and interior to the final car, which has turned out quite nicely, thank you.

[Source: Sybarites]

2009 Toyota Celica Coupe

I WANT A PINK 2009 TOYOTA CELICA COUPE!
(Since I don't think I'll get a PINK Bugatti anytime soon lol)



"Toyota has long since had a reputation for having safe cars that weren't particularly exciting. Years ago, they had offerings like the MR2, Supra, and Celica to get our blood pumping, but the company is moving even further into the boring segment by really pushing the Corolla and Camry, for example. After ditching the Celica in 2005, the Toyota brand was left without a sports coupe. Don't tell me to buy a Solara, because that car just doesn't have the same personality as the Celica.






Above is a photo of a 2009 TOYOTA SUPRA.




The missing chunk from Toyota's lineup may soon be filled again, because Automotive News is reporting that the Toyota Celica may be revived for the 2009 model year. As it stands, the current rumor is pointing toward a European release with no real mention of a North American launch at all. No details have been revealed, but we imagine that the new Celica will still be a four-banging sports coupe priced at the lower end of the market.



Personally, I think it's a great move for the company. The Yaris isn't exactly a well-respected compact sports car, after all."


- Michael Kwan (www.mobilemag.com)

2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid

It's about time MERCEDES-BENZ had a HYBRID, yeah?




Vehicle Specs

List Price: $85,000 (estimated)

Engine: 3.5-liter V-6

Horsepower: 279 hp + 20-hp electric motor

Torque: 258 lbs.-ft. (estimated)

Transmission: 7-speed automatic

0-60 mph: 6.9 seconds (estimated)

Top Speed: 155 mph (limited)

Weight: 4,500 lbs. (esimated)

Length: 205 in. (estimated)

Tires: 255/45R-18 (estimated)


Source: duPont Registry.