Thursday, April 09, 2015
First "Seconds Saturdays" of the year is this Saturday!
It would be great to see all you Bay Area folks there for the first show of the season. It will be this Saturday, April 11, at 9am, at Hanzel's in Oakland-- 456 23rd Street.
Francisco is bringing his Phaeton. Maybe S will bring his? Rchen has at least three of his cars on display, IIRC.
Edit: S is bringing his Phaeton. That's two. I just posted an invite on the VWVortex Phaeton forum.
Francisco is bringing his Phaeton. Maybe S will bring his? Rchen has at least three of his cars on display, IIRC.
Edit: S is bringing his Phaeton. That's two. I just posted an invite on the VWVortex Phaeton forum.
Wednesday, April 08, 2015
2015 mushroom cloud attack ad (Rand Paul)
You non-Americans will find this fascinating, upsetting, and/or depressing.
Rand Paul is the second major Republican to announce a run for the 2016 US Presidency. He is a libertarian, which means he thinks the only legitimate responsibility of the federal government is to defend the country militarily, and pretty much nothing else. Paul disagrees with his fellow Republicans on many issues. One, he doesn't believe we should waste our money on foreign aid or on foreign wars. Two, he thinks imprisoning people for drug offenses is also a waste of money.
Well, he's enough of a threat that a political entity set up by anonymous donors is spending $1,000,000 to air the following TV ad. It will be playing continuously in the first four states that will hold presidential primaries/caucuses (Iowa, population 3.1 million; New Hampshire, 1.3 million; South Carolina, 4.8 million; and Florida, 19.9 million). These secret organizations are the result of massive statutory loopholes and an inept Supreme Court. No doubt the funding for this ad is from a tycoon who is supporting another Republican candidate (probably Jeb Bush).
Rand Paul is the second major Republican to announce a run for the 2016 US Presidency. He is a libertarian, which means he thinks the only legitimate responsibility of the federal government is to defend the country militarily, and pretty much nothing else. Paul disagrees with his fellow Republicans on many issues. One, he doesn't believe we should waste our money on foreign aid or on foreign wars. Two, he thinks imprisoning people for drug offenses is also a waste of money.
Well, he's enough of a threat that a political entity set up by anonymous donors is spending $1,000,000 to air the following TV ad. It will be playing continuously in the first four states that will hold presidential primaries/caucuses (Iowa, population 3.1 million; New Hampshire, 1.3 million; South Carolina, 4.8 million; and Florida, 19.9 million). These secret organizations are the result of massive statutory loopholes and an inept Supreme Court. No doubt the funding for this ad is from a tycoon who is supporting another Republican candidate (probably Jeb Bush).
Tuesday, April 07, 2015
Visitors to this blog from around the world
While having breakfast with Ed on Saturday, we talked about how readers of this blog are literally from all over the world. Back when I first started the blog, I obsessively kept track of where my visitors came from. In 2008, the red denoted where my visitors hailed from.
I just checked Google Analytics tonight and after almost 10 years, I am only missing visitors from the following countries:
I just checked Google Analytics tonight and after almost 10 years, I am only missing visitors from the following countries:
- Chad
- Comoros
- North Korea
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Vatican City
- Western Sahara
Monday, April 06, 2015
Sunday, April 05, 2015
5 great SoCal meals (with commenter Ed bonus)
The quick trip down south was a success. On top of seeing family, friends, and the Formula E race, I also lucked out with every meal.
1. Sophy's Cambodian, Long Beach, breakfast. I was headed to Long Beach for the race and met up with Commenter Ed. He and I share not only a passion for cars, but we're coincidentally the same age and went to rival cross-town high schools. We each got the Phnom Penh noodles. He got the soup and I got the dry style. The portions were generous and ridiculously cheap. An order of the flavorful noodles and a Thai iced tea was just $3.95 (not a typo).
BTW, you all know this already, but Ed is a good guy and a smart guy with a unique background. I am very fortunate to have him and all of you around. Thank you!
2. Tokyo Doggie Style, food truck, lunch. The Formula E venue was the Long Beach street circuit. Around two dozen food trucks provided the meals. I made a beeline for Tokyo Doggie Style and got this bacon wrapped curry dog and a side of octopus balls. Again, a home run.
3. Pier 76, Long Beach, dinner. After the race, my buddy and I walked over to Pier 76. It had great reviews on Yelp and I was under the impression that it was a formal sit-down joint. Wrong. Rather, you order at the register, get a number, and they bring your food to the table. There were no plates or bowls. Just wax paper on a metal tray. All of the items on the menu were simple, fresh, and healthy.
4. Spires, Tustin, breakfast. This is an old school Orange County chain of diners. The clientele is definitely 80 and over. The number of handicapped parking spaces in front of the restaurant attests to this. I have a sentimental spot for this place because my step-dad has been taking me there since I was a kid. I took him there this morning and as he has done repeatedly for 30 plus years, he thoroughly embarrassed me by flirting with the waitress.
5. Coco Ichibanya, lunch. I've been craving this place for days. It's a Japanese chain with a few locations in Southern California. I wish they had one up in Northern California. You get to choose the spiciness level of your curry. I thought I could handle a Level 6 (out of 10) the first time I went there but my GI tract replied no. I got a Level 3 today and it was perfect. My friend Steve tried it for the first time today and got a Level 6. He went to the restroom twice while we were eating, supposedly to "blow his nose".
1. Sophy's Cambodian, Long Beach, breakfast. I was headed to Long Beach for the race and met up with Commenter Ed. He and I share not only a passion for cars, but we're coincidentally the same age and went to rival cross-town high schools. We each got the Phnom Penh noodles. He got the soup and I got the dry style. The portions were generous and ridiculously cheap. An order of the flavorful noodles and a Thai iced tea was just $3.95 (not a typo).
BTW, you all know this already, but Ed is a good guy and a smart guy with a unique background. I am very fortunate to have him and all of you around. Thank you!
2. Tokyo Doggie Style, food truck, lunch. The Formula E venue was the Long Beach street circuit. Around two dozen food trucks provided the meals. I made a beeline for Tokyo Doggie Style and got this bacon wrapped curry dog and a side of octopus balls. Again, a home run.
3. Pier 76, Long Beach, dinner. After the race, my buddy and I walked over to Pier 76. It had great reviews on Yelp and I was under the impression that it was a formal sit-down joint. Wrong. Rather, you order at the register, get a number, and they bring your food to the table. There were no plates or bowls. Just wax paper on a metal tray. All of the items on the menu were simple, fresh, and healthy.
4. Spires, Tustin, breakfast. This is an old school Orange County chain of diners. The clientele is definitely 80 and over. The number of handicapped parking spaces in front of the restaurant attests to this. I have a sentimental spot for this place because my step-dad has been taking me there since I was a kid. I took him there this morning and as he has done repeatedly for 30 plus years, he thoroughly embarrassed me by flirting with the waitress.
5. Coco Ichibanya, lunch. I've been craving this place for days. It's a Japanese chain with a few locations in Southern California. I wish they had one up in Northern California. You get to choose the spiciness level of your curry. I thought I could handle a Level 6 (out of 10) the first time I went there but my GI tract replied no. I got a Level 3 today and it was perfect. My friend Steve tried it for the first time today and got a Level 6. He went to the restroom twice while we were eating, supposedly to "blow his nose".
Miata ad
A classic ad for a classic car. The rental I've got is a lot of fun, even with an automatic.
Mercedes Magic Vision Control wipers
This is brilliant. Why didn't the Phaeton engineers think of this first?
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