For an upcoming trips decided to get some maintenance on my car and a wash. Went to one of the many full service wash+detail places (this is LA, nobody walks, only only a handful wash their own car). You give them your order, and the keys, it takes like 20-30 minutes if there's a line, so I did some work at a nearby cafe. This is my second time ( Read more... )

Sometimes the net doesn't have the answer for everything, of course you can find some interesting things along the way...

The Rubick's CubeMetaeducat10n was looking for a rubick's cube, and not knowing of any toy/puzzle shops, searching ebay (most with $8 in s/h) and froogle which mostly linked back to ebay, and puzzle shops ran $11 plus usually $ ( Read more... )

I hardly spend any money on my car, but then there are days like today ( Read more... )

So I wasn't crazy, and my parking memory was correct. The car was originally parked within a non memorable distance about 200ft away near a construction area. It was clearly visible from the building, and the memory of not turning anyplace, and going up the front stairs were also correct. Whew, the fact I couldn't remember what happened worried me ( Read more... )

Food: Steel Cut Oats
I've been a fan of oatmeal for many years, going in phases. Using it as normal, occasionally in soups in place of barely, and in replacement of almond milk. Traditionally I have used rolled oats because they have always been accessible and taste great, Trader Joes has steel cut oats instead. They take more effort and time ( ( Read more... )