Upper Newport Bay

Having a heat wave in March, when we actually need some rain.  No point in crying over lost rain, just enjoy the beautiful views of our surrounding's. 
So we went for a walk today!


 Plus this little gem of a scene along the wetlands

OTBN

It has been awhile, and this might be a little late for most, but tomorrow, the last Saturday of February, is Open That Bottle Night.
Here is the origin, but sadly the couple have long since been fired by the Wall Street Journal.  All the more reason to keep their terrific idea going.
Enjoy...

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/open-that-bottle-night/

And here is a piece from the originator, from this year:
https://grapecollective.com/articles/finally-we-made-a-choice-heres-what-were-having-for-otbn-

They call him Flipper…

After a long slog of a commute to work, and then having to take the long way around LAX, I was treated to a show of Dolphins jumping through the bay at Dockweiler State Beach.

Now I’d rather go surfing (and I don’t even surf).

 

Technorati Tags: LAX,Flipper,Dolphins,Beach

Mobile testing

Sadly, no pictures yet...

Snooze button bliss…

Here I was, all set to remind the world of a most overlooked, and possibly the greatest, side benefit of digital clocks – the snooze button!

This morning the lovely wife™ hit it twice and I was grateful. In my effort to help the world recognize and honor this humble button, I came across stories like this. Bah, scientist’s!

Not sure if the science is settled, but I still love the little button. My ‘hats off’ to the engineer who developed it and insisted on adding it to the digital clock radio.

Technorati Tags: snooze,sleep,digital clock

New Computers

It is such a time consuming process setting up a new PC.  If only I had all the free time in the world – note to self: buy lotto ticket today…

Kleenex Cold Care

When you get a cold, these softies are the best.  Too bad KC decided to stop making them.  Thanks to my Bro-in-Law, I got an extra stash.  Not many left, however :(

Nothing like invigorating menthol-eucalyptus!

SoCal Winterizing

Thinking of all of my Canadian family and Friends, I offer to you a Southern Californian winterizing video. 

Sorry.

Mini Vaca continues

For those of you not following on Facebook, have a look at what you are missing :)~

Mini-Vaca, con't.

So far, so good; early check in, nice room, great view, 9 holes of golf with even better views. 

Catalina from the 4th tee.  Big water carry, might have to lay up.

 Going to be a nice couple of days. Cheers.

Mini-Vacation

"...Only worry in the world is the tide gonna reach my chair..."
Vaca, day one is off to a good start.  Slept in.

Next…

Public Employee Perks in California

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/dmv-189719-police-confidential.html

This is the kind of reporting that just might bring readers back to newspapers. My old paper, the OC Register, did a nice job here.  Look forward to more like this.  Wishing the new owner luck.
H/T – Instapundit.

Los Angeles City Walk

For those of you not on Facebook, here is a link to a few photo’s from our recent sojourn into the heart of LA.  (ed: Does LA have a heart? Me: Not sure, but it does have a beat.)

Wyoming + Escalators

Not sure what to make of this.  I don’t know if it is a good thing, a bad thing, or no thing; perhaps it just is.

Somehow, it just seems askew.  Just like that word.

Unrelated, but funny:
Huh! Turns out some at Google have a sense of humor.

Monkey Style

Okay, so since I only have one RSS follower, this is for them.  Next time we do lunch, this is what it will be:

http://blogs.ocweekly.com/stickaforkinit/2013/06/in-n-out_monkey_style_burger.php

So until then, best to exercise…

Oh, and an order of Animal Fries, too.  And a Pink Lemonade.

Purple Haze

I am not able to photograph the spectacular sunset I am viewing from my patio here in beautiful Lake Forest, Ca., but it is amazing.  I am sure someone captured it and I will look for a photo to add to this post.

The layers of colours seen in the haze were like ribbons in a sewing store (ed note: do they still have sewing stores? – yes Michaels and Joanne’s).  I have not seen so many shades of orange and purple since my wasted youth…

Hope you got to see something similar.

Colorado Wildfires

Hope our old friends and co-workers are safe from this fire.  In the city of Black Forest there is one of the coolest ever Cat Boarding places, Colorado Cats.

I hope they and the kitties are all doing fine. 

It was often the weekend home to our own Hrudey Cat, shown here with the Lovely Wife

Hockey Overtime

Best thing about overtime?  Other than the amazing hockey and the tension of sudden death? 
No Commercials!!
No wonder NBC hates showing hockey on the main Network Channel. 
Go Kings.

UPDATE: Spoke to soon, re Go Kings - Hawks just scored.  Nice for Kane, a hat trick.  Go Hawks?

Commuter Odyssey?

I have a heck of a commute each day and I thought I had seen it all. I was wrong.

I’m driving to work at 6:00 am and in front of me I see a mini van with a video screen playing in the back. I notice it is a Honda Odyssey, which I am familiar with, so I know it is a DVD player.

As I often do when I see this, I try and guess which cartoon is playing – it is usually a cartoon for the kids in the back seat. Today I am not close enough to see for sure but I do note that it is not a cartoon.

A few moments later the traffic slows down - slow traffic, the bane of my existence – so now I have a better look at the screen. A really close look. It is not a cartoon. Definitely not a ‘toon. I am not 100 % certain at first, but I notice a certain rhythm to the video.

Yep. Hardcore Porn playing in the back of a Honda Odyssey at 6:05 am on the 405 freeway. Okay, now I need to see who is in the car.

Damn! The Odyssey just changed lanes and it is heading to the 110 fwy. Bummer, I will never know…

Press on.

Across the pond

For Thomas and Bernice.
UPDATE:
Bad link; page no longer there?  Link removed, sorry!