I haz questions.

During the disasters that were games 5 and 6 for the St. Louis Bluenotes a particular commercial advertisement caught my eye and piqued my curiosity.  In it, Lincoln Motors is trying to sell me a new car SUV thingy.  One of the selling points harped on in the voice-over is that the hatch, lift gate remembers your height. 

Really?  Why?  Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?  

To prevent your College bound basketball star son from helping bring in the groceries?  To shelter you from inclement weather?  Because it's nice to know your car cares and remembers you?  Gimme a break.  Can anyone enlighten me?

How much R&D and production money has the Ford Motor Corporation poured into this little gem?  And how much does that option cost the consumer?  FoMoCo couldn't put that cash to better use, I don't know, say safer vehicles, better fuel efficiency or alternative energy sources altogether?

Innovation boys and girls.  Volvo is striving for Fatality free cars by 2020.  From CNN Money.  Tesla is charging (intentional) the electric car market.  Self-driving cars are already proving their worth.  And Lincoln is touting this marvel of modern engineering?  

It's the 21st century dammit!

Where in the Hell is my flying car?

     

For what it's worth, I've managed to pad my lead a little.

Thanks.

See you when I see you, probably tomorrow if you're lucky...