Hood Ornament

I really don't know what this is supposed to be. Stew and I went to get some lunch and saw this truck in an alley with this crazy sided thing attacked top the hood...and an alien.

Do the Dew

For work today I got to set up a new office location for NBC Sports.a nice getaway from the office for a day.

City Of Hope

My friends dad had surgery yesterday at City Of Hope, it's one of the top hospitals in the country for the treatment of prostate cancer. We are hoping they are really that good. I love seeing the tags in the trees paved but people with hope.

Performance VW

A friend from scouts holds an event every year that he calls The Internal Combustion Festival where he invites a bunch of people he knows that have some type of performance auto. I don't think my 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid really fits the bill, but I got an invite. He holds it at his shop that is right across from the old Irwindale Speedway that existed in the 1960s up until 1976,now there is a large brewery there. Dave had the original sign.

Late Night

Late night project at work...the cubes are empty.

Fire

The cool part of Jaws Lake is the diver getting pulled under and the dock that explodes as it gets pulled out to sea... oh and the animatronic shark.

The Valley

Looking east from the upper lot at Universal. Some days is good to be outside.

5 Points, TX

I went for a golf cart ride around the back lot today just to escape. I'm not really sure what I was escaping form. I ended up in the old west, at Five Points, where 5 old west streets come together. I used to run on the back lot, sometimes to run from work and sometimes to run from life. Sometimes just to run and be healthy.  Sometimes I don't know what I'm running from. I guess that's most of the time.

Merit Badges

The boy had a Court Of Honor at scouts tonight. A time to honor all the work and fun the boys have had over the past few months. There were 178 total badges earned since June and my bit earned 10 of them. The merit bashes are a way of marking the journey, stopping to experience it and not rush through with only the destination in mind.

Night Ride

Went for a night time ride with Sean. As usual a great time, both for the ride and the chat along the way. Sean is also my bike mechanic and brought my coaster brake Schwinn back and took my mountain bike for some needed adjustments.

Fishing

Went deep sea fishing with the Boy Scouts. We headed out towards Catalina Island as far as the oil derricks. There was a sea lion playing in the water near our boat a lot of the time.

Not many people caught fish even though I provided some extra bait with last night's dinner going overboard.

The End Of The World

When I was a cub scout leader the parents of the boys gave me a book to say thank you. There are times when I think it might be helpful.

Blue Bass

My awesome daughter created this blue bass out of rip art. We have been talking about building her a bass, maybe it will be blue.

Touch Up

My daughter was asked to help out with worship at her school chapel. I thought it was going to be singing, turns out they want her to play guitar. And she wants to play the one we made for her. Makes me proud. But I needed to make a small adjustment to the neck thickness. I think it's ready.

103 and Rain

It was 103 degrees and raining out.looks like there was a lot more rain up in the desert. I miss the warm rain of the desert.

Big Boy

This guy is a classic! 

Cheese

Jerry came up to me begging for cheese.

UDS

Late night weekend project to upgrade the network. It was like getting the band back together with two great people I've worked with for nearly 15 years.

Rocket Car

I saw this on the freeway this afternoon. I'm really not sure what it is. Seemed like some kind of '60s future vision of a rocket  car Corvette.

Yellow Brakes

Usually when I see a Porsche the brake calipers are red. Today I saw yellow.

He Planned To Expand

A friend of mine wrote a song called "He Planned To Expand", I don't think he meant it for kids getting braces. I took my boy to get started on braces today. Step one is expanding the upper pallet and just like I had he gets a little gear that has to be turned every day.

Wildlife

Tonight the wife went to work out, as she usually does on Tuesday evening and I received this. Apparently a momma bear and a cub wanted to watch the humans exercise in the heat.

Clouds and Rain

It was cloudy today, rain a bit in the morning. They had flooding out in the desert. We really just had heart and humidity, but it made for a good picture of one entrance to work.

Sunset

Tonight it seems a lot of people I know saw and commented I the sunset. Not just here in Southern California but up north in Vancouver BC and east in Las Vegas. It was beautiful, God did amazing things tonight. I got to spend some time with my nephew, I think I've missed some opportunities over the past few years and now it's time to try to make things right. I'm not real sure how that's going to happen but it's time.

Saturday Morning

I love Saturday morning at the dog park. It reminds me of living in Orange County and a lot of life hadn't happened yet.

Old West

Some days i like to just get a golf cart and go for a ride around work.

Soft Serve

A friend of mine speaks of putting her mouth under a soft serve dispenser. That would be the ultimate comfort food.

Love The Pool

My back yard is great, even when not in the pool it's relaxing and peaceful.  Sometimes there is wildlife: bears, raccoons, rattlesnakes, collies and Bassett hounds.

Last Swim

We got a lady splash in before the end of summer, school starts tomorrow. We are in Southern California so we will likely get user of the pool for another month or two.

Labor Day Ride

My friend Sean and I went for an early ride today. It was a new place for me with a nice combination of fire road and single track trail. A loop with uphill fir the first half and a fun downhill on the way back. The view at the top was spectacular up above the smog.