On a day to day basis, I do not see too many things that strike me as unique.  Today, I saw not one, not two, but three things that I probably will not see again.

First off, the Michael Jackson Memorial at the Staples Center.  I, along with presumeably over a billion people, watched at least part of the tribute.  It was produced by the same gentleman who does the Grammy Awards and the Oscars, and the promoters were AEG.  The tribute was touching (forgive the irony), with many performers singing and remembering Michael as arguably the greatest entertainer who ever lived.  Short of having the President there, it was a heartwarming, solemn, and worthwhile show that every network carried live.

Secondly…I saw the Google car today!  A curious little thing, I recognized the little tan Toyota Echo almost immediately due to the large four foot pole mounted atop its roof.  The pole has numerous high speed cameras attached to it, filming for Google maps (the street view).  There has been controversy over this initiative, as some people can be clearly identified (and likely, in places where they should not be).  To me, if you are in public, the right to privacy is null and void.  You can be photographed by anyone at any given time.  Google is not singling you out, they are not out to exploit you or your perceived privacy.

Onto the third thing.  I was emailed a link today to a Japanese game that even by their standards is bizarre.  I never thought I would put the words Horny Nazi Tank Girls together.  Yet, in Japan this is actually a video game, and they are porting it over to the X-Box 360 soon.  Now, of all the concepts and ideas one could divine for a video game, I never would have thought of having semi-naked Nazi women pretending to be tanks and planes be one of them.  The native title of the game is Moe Moe Niji Taisen Deluxe, for those who are curious to find some videos and photos online.