Whew! Pretty sure I ate enough to last me through 2010. Here’s a recap of festivities. Party… then another Party, only to go to a Party within a Party. Oh, and let’s not forget the PAAATTEEEE. Then,… well, take a look.

Adios 2009! Welcome 2010! We don’t have flying cars. We don’t teleport our asses around the globe. And we don’t eat square Star Trek food. BUT, we do have G3 phones. We DO have bluetooth contraptions hangin’ on our noggens and WE DO…

…have bitchin’ rides. Bring it, Fireball.

1. SANTA’S LAND ROVER SLEIGH

Just frikkin’ cool. I mean, yea, the reindeer will be really pissed, but so what. Take the year off boys. Ima deliverin’ on my own. And I’m gonna buzz the pyramids at MACH 3. …Ho., yo.

…Funny. “Land Rover.” And… it’s a sleigh. That flies. I’m just sayin.’

2. THE AUDI AVATAR

No, not designed by James Cameron. Although, he coulda had it in the movie. Audi is poised to create future car badness with this and the ETRON. Although, I think they’re going to too many movies. Their next car is their wind-powered SUV called the RAMBLOW.

3. E-CRUSTACEAN

Certainly my choice in hybrid rides. Part BUG, part CRUSTACEAN. Butter powered and some serious pedestrian killers. Lemon slice anyone?

4. CAMARO ENFORCER

Want it. Gonna have it. Gonna use it. “You’re the disease, and I’m the cure.” “I am da LAW.” “Feelin’ lucky, punk?” All good lines, but this cars says… “Take your best shot and see what happens.”

5. THE ALFA SPIDER

This ride belongs to my buddy, Tony Michalski. He wanted to convey why cars are like women. Specifically, Italian women. And this dynamo is all Italian. So, I pose the question to ya’ll. “How are cars like women?” Ok, I’ll start….

On second thought, …my wife’s gonna read this. Peace out.

6. THE HONDA HELIX

What the heck? If someone can design this… then I should be driving it. Or… flying it. Maybe it’s a sub? No, wait. I KNOW! It’s an MRI Machine! …With wheels, duh.

7. THE MINI BEACHCOMBER

MINI. Only bigger than a MINI. And no doors. Well, there IS doors, but they come off. And you can store them in your other MINI. Oh, and there’s 9 billion options for this ride. Including Snow Boards that replace the tires. And it has 16 cup holders for slushies. Only,… 4 seats. But you can store the extra cup holders in your Clubman… which will go in the other MINI. Wait… now I’m lost.

8. THE SAHS MERCEDES BENZ

John Sahs designed the CUBE. And he’s my buddy in Tokyo. So, that’s cool. And this MB is cool. And it’s his. So, that makes John my new best friend. HEY JOHN! DESIGN ME AN OCTAGONAL MERCEDES! Or maybe a HEX HONDA. Or would you believe a TRIANGULAR TESLA. NO WAIT! A SQUARE SAAB!

Ok, I’ll handle that one…

9. THE FIREBALL SAABSLAM

GM is buggin’ out and dropping SAAB. You don’t do that to Swedish Babes. (Guess the Chinese doods didn’t want that along with getting a Hummer?) Anyway, references aside,  slam a Saab and cruise it accordingly and what do you get? Big pimpin.’

10. MILK CHOCOLATE CARERRA

Options. Cocoa holders. Park, Reverse and Lick. Exhaust serves marshmallows.

Merry Christmas, people. LOVE TO THE WORLD!

The day before Christmas. Today is the day we all realize one thing. The ONLY thing. …The only thing that matters, ever.

I could sit here and write about cool cars and crazy adventures. But, I do that all year. Instead, I’m going to write about something that keeps us together. As a family. Our family. You and I.

We all like different things. And that’s good. We are all different, yet we are all the same. But we have one thing in common. And that… is that WE’RE ALIVE. We grow when we care for each other. We shrink when we fight. We grow when we show compassion. We shrink when we feel fear. We grow by realizing of our oneness with the Universe, even though we don’t unestand it. We shrink, when we think we’re alone.And the point of life,… is to grow.

We aren’t alone. We have each other. And color, creed, religion and pant size can not separate us. It will not separate us.

It’s not a cool macho high horsepower thing to say “I love you.” We’re all afraid that it won’t come back to us. But it does. Always in a way that’s best for us. Even though we may not believe it. The toughest hombre on the globe needs it. We all need it.

So give it. Give it today. Give it NOW.

For Christmas, let your loved ones know how much they mean to you. Even if they are “mean.” Mean people are in pain. And they need you. Right now. Not with more presents, and not just for Christmas, but all year. When they are gone, you’ll wish you had. …And don’t rush. There’s plenty of time. Be safe, spread love and compassion. Realize that others don’t have it as good as you do. And they don’t.

I can’t buy presents for everyone. But I can remind you that LOVE is the only thing there is. You have it. I have it. We all have it. And when we go, it’s the only thing we’re taking with us.

Merry Christmas to all. Blessings to our tiny world, …and to you.

So. Contemplation time. Should I? Should I not? If only I had a flower to which I could yank pedals. Or a coin? Maybe rock, paper scissors?

I’m here at American Classic Cars, browsing. Browsing for an idea. An idea placed in my noggen from a new client that wants me to SLAM! CHOP! CUT! …AND DESIGN AWESOMENESS!!!!!!! Who’s the client? Oh, do tell….

Ok. Relax. Ommmmm…. Maybe a yogurt would help. Wait. I don’t really like yogurt. Why am I talking to myself all of a sudden? Ok. Get a grip. Just pick one, Fireball….

The orange hot rod here is only a million bucks. (Think I’ll skip that one.) Good. I’m pairing it down. Maybe something in the $3.99 range? Maybe something different than a Hot Rod? Maybe…

What will I do with it when I get it and bring it to the shop? :-0

“Something wicked this way comes….”

So, there I was, minding my own business… sitting in my cozies and on the computer when… BAM! I get a call from my friend jt. He says to me, he says… “Fireball! Does Kathie have a long dress?” I’m like… “what?”

Then, he proceeds to say “If you can get down here right smack quick, you gotta come to this here party. Only 40 people and the “Princess” wants to meet you.” And I said… “what?” He SCREAMS….“A PRINCESS! AN HONEST TO GOODNESS ROYAL FEMME!!”

I sat there, thinking… “What the heck did he just say?” So…

BAM! In the car we went to Santa Monica, Suit, Dress, Tie. TIE???? WHAT THE TICK???!!! Yup, I caved…. Put the tie on. She was a Princess and I had to look snappy for royalty. I even changed my undies.

And was she for real? You better believe it. Princess Lilly Lawrence. Godchild to Onassis. Family friend of JFK and Jackie. Wow. I was sweatin’ bullets…

AND………she was a sweetheart. And… it was Christmas. And… we had a blast! We even met LA Times Journalist, Ann Brenoff and her daughter Sophie. Great people. And, did I mention that Princess Lilly had several of Elvis’ cars? More on that later.

Party with the Princess. …”What?” How the heck did THAT happen?

It’s the Holidays. And I’m makin’ candy. Toffee and Carmels to be specific. Why?

What, are you kidding? Check out these lip smackers and tell me you don’t want some. I just gotta figure out a way to convince Kathie that we need to keep some for ourselves. (They’re gifts… DANGIT!)

And what else is goin’ on for the Hoopy Halidays? LOTS OF CHEER! Went to the SRF Mt. Washington to spread happy cheer and relax, then gotta NIPLICK from my doggie BUG, then Kathie built a few stuffed poochies for outr lil’ nieces and nephews. IN THE KITCHEN! Spank! Now where to I keep my carmels??!!!

Shhh… she’s probably gonna read this. DON’T SAY A WORD!

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So, you guys awake yet? Writing this at 11am… and I’m STILL full from last night. Probably ’cause I had two dinners.

That’s what happens. Extended families brings extended stomachs. Although, everything was pretty tasty. Let’s see, how about a re-cap?

Tofurky. Yes, I’m vegetarian and I wasn’t too sure about a Tofurky experience. But it was… AWESOME. Then, Chocolate Pudding from scratch, thank you very much. (Maybe I should had that first?) Then, peas, pie and several other things that start with “p.” Then, I had to pee. So, …things went well.

How about you guys?

…and be grateful. That you aren’t the turkey