Sorry, dear. I'm gonna be a bit late. . .

Traffic is really stopped up tonight.

Zut alors!

Sometimes (not often) I wish I had been born French.

Trees have haircuts

Okay, we're discussing Land Use patterns here. A municipality with lots of land likes to build an airport, for the prestige and the income. Good.
The land around the airport is not appropriate for housing, schools, or commercial uses. Golf courses are okay.
Thus, most municipal airports have adjoining municipal golf courses.
Makes sense, right?
However, golf courses like trees. Airports do not like trees.
Hence, as at Buchanan Field, Concord CA above, we give the trees haircuts.
It looks weird, but it makes sense.
Q.E.D.
(Don't ask. :))

The Old Fishing Hole

Glimpses of Saipan:


http://bit.ly/MBdyYP



:)

A scenic drive through the hills of San Francisco

If you, like me, enjoy driving, even driving in The City, you must spend 10 minutes of your precious time to enjoy the video referenced below. You will be happy that you did. And, you might finally have an answer to what caused all those recent "donuts" on San Francisco's streets.

Go here, cut and paste if necessary, and thank me later:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuDN2bCIyus
Click on "DC SHOES" and sit back.

Thanks also to Bloomberg West for making it available. And I note that it's also showing up on the cable news channels. Oh, well.

Always needed

One Wise Owl

(Click to enlarge)

Really neat visual!

Afternoon, 4 July

First:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ETrr-XHBjE
Then:
http://pjmedia.com/spengler/2012/07/04/a-national-anthem-that-begins-and-ends-with-a-question/2/

If you can make both work, both are worthshile.

Happy Fourth!

Happy Independence Day

Hog Island Oyster Farm

First, you have to get to Tomales Bay. It took us 1 hour, 35 minutes. We took Sir Francis Drake through Ross.
Second, it helps if the weather is beautiful, bright and sunny, as it was today.
Third, you really have to like fresh oysters.

Simply said, the five of us shared 5 dozen oysters. We enjoyed all sixty. Immensely.