Month: July 2009

The Theme of the Week is ‘Cars’

Accidently ended up spending the day kicking around an oily, dusty auto shop called Auto Shop.  They’re my garage, read about them here, and in this episode you can see them for 3 seconds at 1:40.  Classy and Class A VW Specialists.

july 9 2009

It was supposed to be a 1.5 hour appointment at 11am but when you put off doing any maintenance it takes longer.  Mike and I studied the boats and bikes in AutoTrader and agreed a Ducati should always have a ferring and be red.  Mike is great on a bike… used to compete in trial bikes, like when you ride your bike over cars and crazy terrain, and he recently rode to the top of Hudson’s Bay.

We kicked around the yard when “what is that music everywhere all of a sudden?”.  Then we had lunch.  Bottom left is Sikander putting on new shocks, timing belt, and he’s an ex-professional wrestler, roman-greco styles, 2nd in Ontario.  

Re: the shocks – he said the rubber disintigrated in his hands from the old ones; factory from 10 years ago.  Wasn’t until I drove home around the corners did I realize how bad it was, no more drifting around them.  I do regret not getting footage of the bouncyness though, back passengers heads were grazing the roof.  As I’m typing that I can see the collage above and wow that’s a bad photo of me… I dedicate it to ‘A Friend’.

Then Andy came over with his 1970 525hp Chevy Nova and we went flying. 

Meet Charlie and Tom

Few months ago in Harbourfront here I met this woman staring at this bird, she told me his name was Charlie, he’s tame, and quite famous online.  And since then I’ve been preoccupied with seeing this bird that’s doing better on YouTube than me.  

I was riding by and a man sat down with a bag of seedy looking things so I asked him and get this, he’s the man who made the movie.  Meet Tom, whom Charlie adores, see them on YouTube here.

july 8 2009
Charlie is a Black-crowned Night Heron and:

– he’s a predator so is naturally very still and quiet
– he recognizes a camera and poses, he’s a ham
– his nest is East somewhere, no one’s too sure
– don’t ever stand beneath the tree he’s in
– both he and those ducks, called 2 names I shoulda written down, recognize the red&white Rabba bag, and like roast chicken and peanuts
– Tom is really nice