When Land Crusiers don’t get enough fiber in their diet, they crap out Mini Coopers.
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I got home early on Wednesday, so I spun through the training loop. After being stuck late at work for a bunch of days bracketing the weekend, it was very nice to finally get out and ride. The upper section of the course is lined with mango trees, so I had to slalom through the smashed mangoes on the road and avoid the bombardment of falling mangoes from above. I could see the hint of white flowers on the albizia trees infesting the area along the H3 service road. In addition to the usual walkers and runners, there was a pair of other cyclists out riding. At the end of the ride, it wasn’t my legs that were tired, but my arms from stand climbing in the drops.
D = 21.27 km (13.2-miles), Vavr = 21.0 km/h (13.1 mph), Vmax = 38.7 km/h (24.1 mph), T = 1-hour, 1-minute
Korean-Style Fried Chicken
If you’ve experienced Korean-style fried chicken, Mochiko chicken, Garlic chicken, or any of the various and sundry spin-offs of the theme, then the version they make at Cooke Street Diner will probably surprise you. The serving is predominantly meat, and the amount on skin and fat is minimal. There is enough skin represented so you get a nice crispy crunch once in a while, but it isn’t all skin like at some other places. The chicken was cooked just about right, so it was still moist and soft on the inside. A couple of the smaller pieces were on the dry side though – that counted for a half-point deduction on the rating. The sauce is moderately thick and actually has a bit of a spicy burn that comes through the sweetness. As in the past, I ordered it with brown rice and a tossed salad with a creamy dressing. $6.23 USD including tax.
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Three grinning monkeys out of four.
If you were stuck at the H1/H2 merge townbound this morning, whatever happened involved an upside-down 1G white Toyota Matrix XR and a dislodged light pole that looked like an unbent paper clip.
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I was sitting in back of a new Jaguar XF the other day in Kalihi of all places. I immediately noticed that the shiny boot (trunk) lid was offset and skewed in the opening – to be precise, the gap between left and right was unequal, and the right side of the lid sat 3-4mm above the adjacent fender.
This vehicle definitely wouldn’t pass the ‘ball bearing test” from the 1980’s Nissan/Datsun TV commercials.
Pretty slick looking car though. Too bad the coachbuilding workmanship is so poor. Looks like it probably costs all the money and gets terrible fuel mileage.
WTF?
The Albizia trees bloomed toward the end of April. I’m driving back from Waimanalo Yesterday, and the Albizia trees along Kalanianaole are throwing a new set of flowers! Do they bloom every two months? The fallen flower debris from last time is still visible in areas along the Ditch Trail, and the trees are going to go off again!
Get ready for another round of allergies!
I’m in back of this female in an Acura on H1 Westbound. She’s going below 40-mph. Why is she even on the freeway to begin with? She takes the Vineyard cutoff and speeds up to 60! WTF?!
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Okay, I’m sold. Jeff and Chris have been using those Clif Shot Blok gelatinous carb chunks for a while now. I remained on the fence and stuck with gels for a quick boost and bars for sustained energy. The blocks were just an intermediate substance in a somewhat inconvenient package. Clif recently introduced a high-salt “Margarita†flavor intended to aid in replacing lost electrolytes – ideal for the hot, humid riding conditions we have to deal with here. For around $2 USD, you get a heat-sealed plastic bag containing 6 blocks. The serving suggestion is half the package, yielding 90 calories and 210mg of sodium per serving. The sealed edges of the package are serrated-cut, so it is pretty easy to tear into. The plastic also rips fairly straight, so it is possible to tear along one edge without too much difficulty, leaving enough material to fold over after half the contents are eaten. The flavor is good. It sort-of reminds me of the flavor of a margarita, but really, if I’m sitting sweating out on the trail in the middle of nowhere popping one of these warm blocks in my mouth, I’m not fooled one bit. Continue reading ‘Convert’
Took the Bridgestone out again Wednesday afternoon. It’s such a fun bike! I switched out the 12-32t XTR cassette for a 11-30t XT cassette on Tuesday night. I didn’t notice the loss of the easier climbing gear on the ride, but I did notice the one higher speed gear. I’ll probably throw on a larger outer chainring when the existing one gets worn out – I probably won’t go throwing on a road crankset or anything like that… unless maybe I run across something good for really cheap.
D = 15.63 km (9.71-miles), Vavr = 20.3 km/h (12.6 mph), Vmax = 41.4 km/h (25.7 mph), T = 46-minutes
Fast service is something I generally don’t expect from a government agency, but I was pleasantly surprised when I sent in my passport for renewal. It had slipped my mind with all that has been going on recently, but I realized that my old passport expires next year in February. That would still be 6-months good if/when we go to Whistler for mountain biking in July/August, but it would be too short for Japan in September. There would be insufficient time to get the renewal after Whistler, so I needed to get it beforehand. The turnaround was supposed to be 6-8 weeks, and that was a little tight considering the July/August trip. I grabbed the renewal form from the Downtown Post Office, got photos from Sears, and sent everything in on the 4th. Continue reading ‘Customer Service’