A June Morning

Sometimes you've got to pull the car over and take a picture like I did this morning.

From afar, these look like fire flames but a little closer they look like feather fringes or wisps.

June 9, 2010  

There's Compromise and then there's Bad Combo

My apologies for not posting the last month.  Nothing exciting or worth spieling on happened and on top of which, thankfully, I have picked up a ton of extra hours at work and I've been too exhausted to log in.  I did have one thing that I was working on and it took me a couple of days to upload all the pictures and once I posted it officially, it wasn't how I wanted it to look so I removed it.  Note to self: when deleting a post, you delete even the saved draft.  At that point, I was too frustrated to start over so when I get the energy, I'll make a second attempt.  


A few months ago, I was driving to a Vietnamese restaurant with a friend of mine and I saw this sign.  Of course, I was confused by it so I had to take a picture.

Now, if you read it the way I did, you'd question it too.  Is it a fried chicken joint or is it a chinese place?  I never made any attempts to walk in there to even look at their menu to confirm one way or another.  From the outside looking into the windows, it seems clean enough but then again there wasn't exactly a line of people waiting to be served.  In fact, there were no people inside.  


Then at the end of April, I happen to be in L.A. with the same friend and I saw this:

Yeah.  Could someone explain this to me?  And secondly, is this a chain establishment?  And if you've dined here before; please let me know.  I'm curious but I'm not THAT curious to find out for myself.


This reminds me of the restaurant in the movie Black Dynamite.  Roscoe's Chili and Donuts. It's two very different combinations put together and makes neither one sound appealing.  (Chicken and Waffles)


Actually yesterday, I had another encounter with, coincidentally, the same gal pal.  We headed to a co-worker's house to pick up some furniture that she was giving away.  On the way there she says, "I'm in the mood for either sushi or tacos."


I'm sitting in the back seat with my head cocked to one side letting that statement settle on my mind.  My response was this, "What the hell kind of a combo is that?!"


"I said one or the other, not together!"


A couple of hours later we're sitting at Del Taco and lo and behold she, according to her, unconsciously ordered two fish tacos.  Now that's a compromise.  It's the best of both worlds.  


Got any crazy combos you tried or heard of?  Leave a comment, I'd love to read them.  And knowing Herr Falco, I'm sure I'll get a few from him.

Driving Etiquette

I can honestly say that I have lived in different cities and states and either the driving gets worse place to place or the DMV just issues out licenses to stupid drivers that don't deserve to be behind the wheel. So with that being said, I'm dedicating this blog to the on-going rants and raves on stupid drivers. And over the course of time, I'll be adding to this. Feel free to share or add a comment, I'd love to read yours.

1. When I'm already going slightly over the speed limit and I'm on cruise control, do not cut me off just to slow down.

2. Signals or blinkers. Use them when it's appropriate and not 15 blocks in advance. And if you happen to use them when switching lanes, please for goodness sakes, turn it off. This confuses the rest of us.

3. Know the dimensions of your vehicle. In the State of California, the driving lanes and parking spaces tend to be more narrow than most states. Sometimes you drive a little too close and that freaks me out especially at 70mph.

4. If I'm sitting at a red in the 'left turn' lane and you are turning left from the cross street, please be aware that I'd like to keep my front fender intact.

5. The shoulder is not a driving lane.

6. The HOV lane stands for High Occupancy Vehicle, meaning two or more live persons are present.

7. Your SUV does not fit in the 'Compact Only' space.

8. (This one is for my pack rat neighbor) Your car is not a storage unit and it's illegal when you can't see out any windows. Clean out your cars. Yes, plural: cars.

Left: the driving car filled to the roof in the backseat
Right: the "storage" car filled to the roof both front and back seat.


9. Speed bumps are not for height and distance jumping.
10. In parking lots, please drive in the direction of the arrows. It's a one-way lane.

11. We pass on the Left here so if you're in the left lane and you're going slower than the flow of traffic, you are in the wrong lane.

12. Your windows are not tinted nor are you invisible. We can see you picking your nose.

13. If an emergency vehicle is coming your way, please pull over to the RIGHT side not stop exactly where you are. If that was your family member in that ambulance, you'd want no obstructions in their path.

14. And in the spirit of Black Friday and holiday shopping, if you can see that someone is waiting for your parking space and they have their signal turned on, do not take your sweet-ass time loading up your car and getting out. This does not contribute to glad tidings and good cheer.

Thanks for reading. Again, if you have anything to add, by all means, please share with the rest of us.