The Seattle Elliott Bay Trail runs along natural edgewater. I picked up the trail at the NCL pier and reversed course at the top of Smith Cove Waterway (2.25 mi). The course is paved and wide enough for bicycles and bladers.
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Nice CutAway BTW
Honda et. al. are not resting. While the US Government pours design incentive money into Hydrogen Fuel Cell tech. The Japanese continue to engineer increasingly efficient Hybrids. Their technology is moving fast enough to make the current green car offerings – well… old tech. I would be hesitant to actually own one of these only because it will likely be obsolete on advent of the next generation (kinda like your 5 year old desktop pc paper weight). There will be a new improved engine version always raising the bar or setting the pace every few years. The gains are not incremental. We’re talking double digit percentage economy AND power advancement. Big problem with the Fuel Cell which hasn’t been thought through – There is zero infrastructure to support the distribution of alternative fuel. No way to immediately ramp up a way to store it, make it, transport it, sell it without spending zillions. I’m afraid that our boys (GM / Ford) are on the wrong tack.
LAX layover
From Aviation and Century we climbed on the Big Blue Bus #3 and rode Lincoln St for 20 minutes. At Ocean Park Blvd. we jumped off and headed west on foot for a little over a 1/2 mile. We stumbled upon a local farmers market already in progress and had fun tasting the fresh fruit samples. Onward a few more blocks to the beach. North or South take your pick. Jogging, biking, roller blading, walking, people watching. No thongs or string bikinis. I guess that’s only Hollywood stuff. The Venice Beach / Santa Monica Ocean Walk is a bit seedy. The hippie jewelry, incense and tarot card vendors look like refugees from Nor Cal, immigrating by way of Big Sur no doubt. I half way expected to see Fletch bumming about 🙂
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video.google
Search video.google.com with keywords of your choice. I typed in S2000 and found this very nice amateur upload
BEST sedan
The 1960 Chrysler Imperial Le Baron, IMHO, is the most beautiful, perfectly proportioned, graceful 4 door car ever created. Who says that 1959 Cadillac had the most flamboyant fins?
Missing!
A Day without a Mexican (2004) – a must watch for us immigrantphobic conservatives.
SEA layover
Passed up the Holiday Inn buffet (w/omelet chef) because it seemed a bit pricey for a breakfast at 9.95 in lieu of a known entity: Denny’s uniform, consistent, bland, standard, generic, manufactured meal 5.99 – add orange juice 2.40 (ouch!) – for a tax and tip Grand Slam Total of 10.17 (!) Wha’ happened: Trick – The smiling hostess politely offers you coffee or juice as you are taking a seat, handing you the plastic menu and you cheerfully accept. Discovery Surprise – coffee/juice is NO longer included in the price of any of the menu fare. There are options and large was the default — for this sucker… Solution – “Naw, just a glass of water”. Better still, the Holiday 💡
Next mealtime. A hole-in-the-wall spot. Called the “Happy Hut Teriyaki” restaurant, it’s located on-site at the Jet Motel. Sound like adventure fun?
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hot summer nights
Cruisin’ main street in the roaster roadster is most
enjoyable after the sun goes down…
a song(s) for my head
I’m only about a third of the way into the A’s and 3500 songs to sample…
Listening to sweet Alison Krauss & Union Station – ‘Let Me Touch You For Awhile‘ whilst navigating media directories. This chore is easy with WinAmp Pro and a nifty plug-in iTunes clone, ml_iPod, interface. Assigning ratings and building playlists. Hold up! The Allman Brothers Band – Whipping Post is playing now. Crank it up !
news scoop? or phake out…
Jornal de Negócios Online :: Empresas –
English News
The Portuguese State will buy FLYi Inc
Lisbon – A source from the department of transports said that the Portuguese state is very interested in buyFLYi Inc. The state company TAP -Transportes Aéreos Portugues could launch a takeover to FLYi Inc. This plan of the takeover of FLYi Inc is the same that TAP did with the Brazilian airlines VARIG. The same source said Portugal’s TAP will supported its plan to invest in debt-ridden American airline and keep the loss-making national flag carrier flying. The source said the Portuguese State could notifie tomorrow the Portuguese National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) that it was willing to waive the condition of a 75% minimum acceptance level to which its public offer for the acquisition FLYi Inc shares was subject, taking into consideration that the response received will be sufficient to develop the business project pursued through the takeover bid. The Portuguese State will launch a takeover bid for FLYi Inc with the payment of 1,5 euros for each of the that responded to the tender offer, this initial offer could reach the limit of price of 1,85 euros for each share of the american company. The same source said the deal would not affect Portugal’s public deficit and would allow FLYi Inc to maintain its domestic services.
Better start brushing up on that Portuguese!
Eu gostaria de uma cerveja por favor 