The Electrics are coming!

Last week, I saw an electric Mini at the grocery store and drove next to a Tesla! Granted, I live in LA, so I see electric RAV4s once in a while, and also Honda fuel cell vehicles. I'd rock the Tesla for sure.

Fancy callbox

So up on ACH, I decided to open up the callbox; never looked at one before. Well, this sucker was pretty darn nice. English/Spanish, nice LCD display, and a freakin keyboard?

Angeles Crest Highway just got better

The sign use to say 36 miles, but now it's 55 :) A few years back, there was a land slide that closed down the highway. They finally got around to clearing it and opening it back up. It's really really nice up there! The weather is cooler up there too because the elevation is around 7000ft. Smooth roads are great too.

Friday afternoon

Some volleyball on the beach after work. Not too bad of a way to finish off the week.

Perfect pedals

The S2000 has them. The position of the brake relative to the gas makes it super easy to perform heel-and-toe downshift. Ball of foot on brake, heel on the gas to blip the throttle to make the nice and smooth, rev-matched downshifts. Most cars today have the brake pedal really far from the gas to prevent 'accidental accelerations'. Proper driving cars still have the pedals in the right places.

Bug splatter of another color

So I went for a ride up Angeles Crest Highway last weekend and encountered a few bugs. These suckers splatter a nasty yellow. Back in Florida, the 'love bugs' splatter more like plaster. So, not quite as bright.

Bicycle Parking

Parking at Catalina Coffee Company near my place in Redondo Beach.