The surest way to have a big dog… is to plant your little one.
It’s the Holiday weekend and strange things are already happening. BUG decided that an Orchid Pot was a good place to observe from, so he planted himself. I suppose it’s not a bad idea…
So I went out to Canyon Country to visit my friends, Andy and Jen. Newlyweds. Just bought a slammin’ new house and wanted to hook up with us at the Route66 Grill. …Where there just happen to be some sweet rides. I unfortunately forgot to tell Kathie that there was a car show in the parking lot. Wups.
Rides. Burgs. Bitchin.’ Like goin’ into a Classic Car CandyStore, these cars came in all shapes and sizes. And the only thing better was the owners. They loved their cars, even the guy with the beat up Pinto Wagon.
It’s the Holidays, and coolness abounds. Snappy designs and ideas from the best, and not so best, around. So, as I down my peppermint chocolate cookies and slurp my apple cream cider, I pose this contemplative effort. (Like, I have no idea what I just said…) Whatever…
Adios 2009! Welcome 2010! We don’t have flying cars. We don’t teleport our asses around the globe. And we don’t eat square Star Trek food. BUT, we do have G3 phones. We DO have bluetooth contraptions hangin’ on our noggens and WE DO…
…have bitchin’ rides. Bring it, Fireball.
1. SANTA’S LAND ROVER SLEIGH
Just frikkin’ cool. I mean, yea, the reindeer will be really pissed, but so what. Take the year off boys. Ima deliverin’ on my own. And I’m gonna buzz the pyramids at MACH 3. …Ho., yo.
…Funny. “Land Rover.” And… it’s a sleigh. That flies. I’m just sayin.’
2. THE AUDI AVATAR
No, not designed by James Cameron. Although, he coulda had it in the movie. Audi is poised to create future car badness with this and the ETRON. Although, I think they’re going to too many movies. Their next car is their wind-powered SUV called the RAMBLOW.
3. E-CRUSTACEAN
Certainly my choice in hybrid rides. Part BUG, part CRUSTACEAN. Butter powered and some serious pedestrian killers. Lemon slice anyone?
4. CAMARO ENFORCER
Want it. Gonna have it. Gonna use it. “You’re the disease, and I’m the cure.” “I am da LAW.” “Feelin’ lucky, punk?” All good lines, but this cars says… “Take your best shot and see what happens.”
5. THE ALFA SPIDER
This ride belongs to my buddy, Tony Michalski. He wanted to convey why cars are like women. Specifically, Italian women. And this dynamo is all Italian. So, I pose the question to ya’ll. “How are cars like women?” Ok, I’ll start….
On second thought, …my wife’s gonna read this. Peace out.
6. THE HONDA HELIX
What the heck? If someone can design this… then I should be driving it. Or… flying it. Maybe it’s a sub? No, wait. I KNOW! It’s an MRI Machine! …With wheels, duh.
7. THE MINI BEACHCOMBER
MINI. Only bigger than a MINI. And no doors. Well, there IS doors, but they come off. And you can store them in your other MINI. Oh, and there’s 9 billion options for this ride. Including Snow Boards that replace the tires. And it has 16 cup holders for slushies. Only,… 4 seats. But you can store the extra cup holders in your Clubman… which will go in the other MINI. Wait… now I’m lost.
8. THE SAHS MERCEDES BENZ
John Sahs designed the CUBE. And he’s my buddy in Tokyo. So, that’s cool. And this MB is cool. And it’s his. So, that makes John my new best friend. HEY JOHN! DESIGN ME AN OCTAGONAL MERCEDES! Or maybe a HEX HONDA. Or would you believe a TRIANGULAR TESLA. NO WAIT! A SQUARE SAAB!
Ok, I’ll handle that one…
9. THE FIREBALL SAABSLAM
GM is buggin’ out and dropping SAAB. You don’t do that to Swedish Babes. (Guess the Chinese doods didn’t want that along with getting a Hummer?) Anyway, references aside, slam a Saab and cruise it accordingly and what do you get? Big pimpin.’
10. MILK CHOCOLATE CARERRA
Options. Cocoa holders. Park, Reverse and Lick. Exhaust serves marshmallows.
Merry Christmas, people. LOVE TO THE WORLD!
Look at that face. This is my dog, BUG. And this face represents the day. You know what I’m talking about? I mean, not a horrible day, just… one of those days. You know you have to do something that you don’t want to do and it haunts you all day until …you are just grateful that the day is over.
We all have those days, I guess. Say something that you think is the right thing… and it was totally the wrong thing. Try to fix it… and it gets worse. So,… what do you do?
Settle. Take a deep breath and re-evaluate. But more than anything, be positive. You can’t change things by not thinking about them. You have to consciously change the direction by replacing those thoughts with positive ones. How you do it isn’t important. Go for a walk, excercise, drive, …punch a bag really hard…
……..Then Breath. Look at that face. Life is tough sometimes. But in the end, it all smells good, right? …And then you keep going like Col. Sanders.
That’s always a good question for me. Yesterday was my 44th birthday. I’m as old as we’ve had Presidents.
So, it begs the question. What did WE do? Well, up until about 11am, I had no idea what Kathie was up to. A surprise. It started out like any other day as my eyes woke up at 5:30am with my dog, Sammy, licking my nose. But from that point on, the day was a big question mark.
Since Kathie knows I love cars, she rented a really cool one for the day. A Bentley? No. A Lamborghini? Nope. Not even a Ferrari. She went out and rented a Toyota Yaris for $31 bucks. ZOWIE!!!! And boy, did we have fun!!!
Off we went south for about 1/2 hour to our favorite coffee place, The Rose in Venice. The best coffee on the planet and lots of star sightings to boot. Any stars today? Not a one. It was MY Birthday. Kathie was treating my like a star with great Granola!!
Then? Off we went south about 2 hours to a small town called Encinitas. If you’ve ever heard of Encinitas, then you know that it’s famous for the surf spot SWAMIS. But, we weren’t going surfing, dangit, ’cause we were in a Yaris which is 5 feet shorter than my longboard. Where were we going?
Well, one of our absolute favorite places to go in Malibu is Paramahansa Yogananda’s LAKE SHRINE. One of the most beautiful places in the world and a fellowship we cherish and give. Meditation Gardens, a Lake and waterfall. (More on that later) But in Encinitas is another of the Guru’s locations. Much different because it overlooks the ocean.
East Indian religion is not religion. It simply just teaches that all we need to succeed is inside us and no where else. You just need to bring it out. And walking through the gleaming and beautiful gardens did just that. A state of peace that is now forever in my Birthday memory.
Plus, ….we saw some cool and not so cool cars…. 4 and 4 = 8. And you know what THAT means? I get to be 8 years old again!!! COOL! Off to the movies today to see FAST & FURIOUS 4! Let you know how it is.
Happy weekend everyone!
Poor pillow. What did he do to deserve this?
…And for a first trip, Sammy and Bug were excited. At only 5 months old, they were eager to experience San Francisco and the car scene. Some good, some seriously wrong.
In order from above, I grabbed the pups in the early dawn and we headed up the coast to the City By The Bay. 6 hours. Stopping briefly at the pooches favorite food shop, Subway. Piled high.
Once arriving, as always, Kathie wanted to find the water. And since SF is… like ALL water, that wasn’t hard. (Not to mention we’ve been here about 300 times!) BUT, for the pups, it was their first time! And man, were THEY excited. …And the views did not disappoint.
Can you identify the gold car? Take a chance and post the answer below. It’s about as wrong as it gets…. You may get a gold star?
We met up with our son, Sean, who just moved to SF and is working for Starbucks. Yes, free coffee, yo. And lots of it!! We hung with him, downed a triple espresso, and took the pups on tour in Kathie’s new favorite ride, the TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. The ride rocks! I’d recommend it highly as a great long distance traveler. We rented this one, but she’s hot doggin’ for a black one coming soon. But, for anyone in the market to buy, ALWAYS rent first. It’s the best way to make sure that the thousands are well spent.
We head into Sausalito to see some cool rides, just soakin’ in the sun, then off to ESCAPE FROM LA PIZZA. Best in town,… and a good title. No Alcatraz this time, doggies not allowed as they may mess up the pen.
One more time past the Golden Gate and to the beach and we were done. 4 days. The pooches were depooched as we got home. And it was nighty night, doggies. Sleeping and dreaming of Twin Turbo’d Z Cars smokin’ Ferraris….
Why do we make money? Why do we work so hard? Why do we waste our time dreaming? … To enjoy life, you have to step up to the plate. And say that you did the things you always wished you could do. And found a way…
Don’t wait ’til it’s too late…
