Bet they didn’t see that coming.

So last night I was showing an out of town guest around Oakland. One of the things we had to do was have some Masu Sake (the bottomless sake at Coach Sushi). It was an interesting evening as so many of her friends had warned her of Oakland’s “mean streets” and of it’s residents propensity [...]

I’m a hypocrite and my neighbor is not a sex machine

so when people ask me why the whole motorcycle thing I always make the point of utility, performance, and efficiency. I rail on endlessly about dragging thousands of pounds of vehicle around with you when all most people do in their cars is haul their person from point a to point b.
 
If you spend more [...]

Meh, Milano

So yesterday I was out doing a walking tour of my hood and points beyond. There is a house I was interested in trying to buy on the other side of the lake so I walked over. Strolled a few laps around the prospective hood, and met a few potential neighbors. The weather was so [...]

Deck and Sausage Jokes

So on Saturday I a hosted fun little gathering at The Penthouse. It was good times. As far as Parties go it was all a host could ask for. Everyone had a great time. The turn out was good. There was no drama, no one broke anything, fell off the roof, or puked. 
This party was [...]

Anticipation

So I got some cool stuff in the works. I got a big party at my place tomorrow night. Well I don’t know how “Big” it can really be, my apartment isn’t exactly huge. Usually when I have a “get together” it tends to be 12 to 15 people or so. There will be closer [...]

Stimulating

Still kinda waffling about what to do with the stimulus check. I know that I am among the minority that will be actually spending it. I mean that’s what it’s for, right?
When I look around at my life I would say I’m fairly content. I really don’t need anything. Of course there are wants. Nothing [...]

That’s Why

So last night I caught up with BigGuy. I haven’t seen him much since his place (my old place) burnt down. But we still email back and forth and yesterday we caught up with food and drink at the Palomino in San Francisco. He had to jet to catch the train so he could catch [...]

Pissing with Pele

So yesterday I walked over to the Grand Lake Theater to catch The Bank Job. I’ve wanted to see it for a while but it just recently started showing at the Grand Lake last week. First I walked a lap around the hood. Got a bite to eat at Cafe Di Bartolo and checked out The Day of the Dead [...]

Love/Hate

So usually I love my apartment. I mean it’s a cool hood, Lake Merrit. There’s lots to do and of late I’ve become reacquainted with the proximity of the BART station. So whenever my friends gather at a spot near another BART station I can take the train and socialize relaxed without the spectre of [...]

Parking Karma

OK, so I’ve had a few parking tickets in my day. I really don’t sweat it though. I mean for a long time I had been of the “Because I can” mentality with regard to my motorcycles and their abilities. I mean I felt that since my chosen vehicle had the capability to do things [...]