Jury duty sucked
Well, I guess I've done my civic duty, but mostly I feel cheated out of about 26 hours of work. I believe that it's important to participate in things like jury duty as a way to contribute to the community I live in. This was a colossal waste of time. I'm allowed to talk about all this now, so →
14th Annual Ride to Work Day
Wednesday, July 20th is the 14th Annual Ride to Work day. I think it's a great idea. Here in Southern California there is far too little recognition of motorcycles on the road. Anything that can help to raise awareness is a good thing.
Triumph Rocket III Streetfighter
OK, given I'm on a big Triumph kick now that I have one, but this is pretty sweet no matter what. I got the link from thekneeslider.com. It's a 140HP Triumph Rocket III totally streetfightered out. Here's the link to the Google translated page. I love this kind of stuff!
Ready to roll!
Yesterday I had a garage day with Cooper and Michael. I had a bunch of stuff to do to my new-to-me 1999 Speed Triple. I started out with replacing the brake pads and flushing the lines. The brake fluid was honey colored... Anyway, they got all new fluid and man, what a difference! They feel →
Apple really is switching to Intel
Here's a summary of a great live commentary on the Apple WWDC keynote by Steve Jobs this morning from Engadget. It's true. Apple is going to transition to Intel chips, and they already have a copy of OSX Tiger running on P4's. This will be very, very, interesting... 10:26am PDT - “Now, let’s go to the big topic: →
The dog powered scooter!
The Dog Powered Scooter is something that has made it's way on to my "I want it" list. Maggie, our Australian Shepherd/Border Collie mix has more that a little extra energy. What I sometimes do is strap her into a harness and have her pull me around the neighborhood on my skateboard. That's the ONLY thing that →