We just finished putting the new plates on the Smart. It reminded me of the guys who took a Smart and replaced its 1.0 L three-cylinder 70 HP engine with the 200 HP powerplant from a Hayabusa. For those of you who don’t know, Hayabusa is the Japanese word for the Peregrine falcon, the fastestContinue reading “The Smartuki”
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Cancer vaccine developed… in Cuba?!?
What a weird world we live in. Sitting at the doorstep of the world’s largest domestic economy, yet stripped of the right to legitimate trade with that nation, Cuba has been forced to seek some products on its own. To some countries, the products of our pharma companies are our greatest export. Unable to acquireContinue reading “Cancer vaccine developed… in Cuba?!?”
Little Osaka, Part II
I went back to Sawtelle again last night. I wanted to go alone so I could walk around at my own pace and take my time wandering around. I spent a lot of time in Tokyo Japanese Outlet, trying not to feel rude for taking photos of their merchandise. I did buy some chewing gumContinue reading “Little Osaka, Part II”
Little Osaka
Little Osaka is a stretch of Sawtelle Boulevard that runs between Olympic and Santa Monica Boulevard in west Los Angeles. The area has an interesting history. From what I remember reading about the area, the region has unpleasant history. In the early 1900s, the land directly north of this area was home to numerous largeContinue reading “Little Osaka”
Little Tripod in Little Osaka
We had dinner in Little Osaka tonight. It’s one of my favorite neighborhoods in the city. It was a great spot for us to have an impromptu ramen dinner on Valentine’s Day evening. Afterward we stopped by a little shop called Tokyo Japanese Outlet. I did a Google search on the address and it looksContinue reading “Little Tripod in Little Osaka”
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