Sunday, July 05, 2026

How have I never spotted this panel before? It's PERFECT!


Paul Pelosi, just off probation, and too stupid and rich to get a driver, did a hit and run in Yountville, California, home of the French laundry, in the middle of Napa Valley




his wife was a law maker, and he's the megamillionaire law breaker. Rich - entitled - connected piece of shit putting innocent bystanders lives in danger because he's a convicted damn drunk.. This time the cop ruled out drunk driving, probably because he's a local cop that doesn't want to ruin his career by being the one to bust the connected politician's husband for drunk driving

the Amish also came to cheer on the 4014, in Northern Indiana, near Argos, and Ironwood Crossing, june 5th. They were watching a steam train “for the first time in their lives”


1985, the dozer went in, and never came out, of Witch Lake... they were laying cable for the ELF project.... Extreme Low Frequency, comms with subs (yeah, we could receive that under water, 1/2 the planet away in the Pacific)


Seems they did not know about making pads, or they would have built a caisson, and gotten that out of there in about a day

4014 on the 4th


https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1675267034608939&set=pcb.1675267294608913

from Art of Spiderman Across the Universe


senior on her way to senior prom lays tracks after her dad said she didn't know how to do it.


As Kloe gets ready to pull away, her dad can be heard in the background saying "she loves that truck," which her mom affirms by saying "yes she does." 

The grandparents are in attendance, too, adding "she takes after her parents, that's for sure." 

It's then that the dad states that "she doesn't know how to do a burnout," but mom advises him not to watch what's about to happen as Kloe pulls out onto the road and proceeds to stop.


good morning!

 

Saturday, July 04, 2026

Dick Moroso's speed shop in Greenwich Conn



https://www.facebook.com/groups/2695731877370740/

Valve cover and intake display.


which would typically look like : 


what it would look like when displaying valve covers, and intake, in a speed shop. Damn, now I want one, so I can take the 6 pack off my R/T, run a big 4 barrel, and never worry about someone popping my hood and stealing my carbs. 

Damn things are 3 to 4k a set, for ones that don't even work, and I wanted a mopar 6 pack for a decade before buying my R/T... 24 years ago, and it happened to have already been upgraded from the factory stock 4 barrel intake and carb to the A12 optional 6 pack. 

But superchargers don't have 6 pack set ups, so far as I know, and I'd love to someday get a Novi supercharger 4 barrel combo. Pretty dang sure that would make more horse power.... you know, dream a little dream, right?  

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ever heard of a Cragar distributor?





in Ephrata Pa.


the red white and blue



Viper engine transplanted into this '79 Cherokee Chief and then a 6 speed, just sold for $315k


what an odd time to part ways with a project... it looks ready to reassemble, and enjoy driving! 1961 Maserati 3500 GT Vignale, Sold for $167k

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1961-maserati-3500-gt-spyder/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=June2026_Market_Snapshot

adorable adaptation of a 50s Ford onto a Daihatsu Midget... which is why I think the license plate is indicating an F 100


thank you John! It's sunset here in San Diego, about an hour before fireworks go off, but I suppose most of you readers have already been to fireworks for the night, and gotten home already. I hope you all had a great time!


Thank you John S! 

It doesn't have the 57 Chev Bel Air spear, as it's a 4 door, so I am not sure, is this a 55, 56, or 57? 

Keanu's bike company goes racing seems to get it paid for with the tv show... like Walt Disney showed us, never use your own money


unusual to me, the coal docks in Sandusky, and the cool little train engine and cable car used to move coal hoppers and get them emptied, skip the first 5 minutes

 

CGI can do amazing videos


the best red white and blue photo I've come across lately


The research vessel of the late Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, was outfitted with of state-of-the-art sensors and remotely operated vehicles to aid in its underwater archeology mission.

The Navy purchased the vessel in 2022 for $12.5 million, and in 2025 rechristened the Sarah Lynn, the U.S. Naval Institute was first to report.

https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2026/06/30/vessel-that-aided-in-discovery-of-famous-wwii-shipwrecks-finds-new-life-in-us-navy/

anyone else miss grandparents, catching fireflys, playing horseshoes, and roasting marshmallows on the 4th of July?

https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2026/07/friday-open-road.html

Thursday, July 02, 2026

Elwood Blues, was partly based on Felix the Cat, the black and white, and Felix's "Magic Bag of Tricks" became Elwood's briefcase handcuffed to his wrist, that he carried onstage to retrieve his harmonica from





According to Aykroyd he based the black and white look of the brothers and the bag that Elwood carries around, on the popular comic strip and cartoon character.

For those interested, Aykroyd makes his Felix reference around the 14:05 mark in this episode of the Fly on the Wall podcast  https://open.spotify.com/episode/6gxrIjHrQUyTnX6Sl95JyT

Manual Transmission Cars Help Prevent Dementia, According To New Study



According to Japan's Best Car Web, this new study comes to us from Professor Ryuta Kawashima (who helped develop Nintendo Brain Age games) of the Tohoku University’s Institute of Development, and it found that driving a manual transmission equipped car can actually stimulate the brain's prefrontal cortex in ways that an automatic cannot. Through his research, Kawashima discovered that the physical sequence of rowing through the gears is particularly stimulating for the region of the brain that controls things like attention, decision making, and memory.

The Type 96 ku radio receiver (in the photo) were purchased by the Japanese Navy from Sylvania U.S.A. and marked U.S. Navy!


long live the king!


Aly has the off road wheel chair adapter with cat tracks... very damn cool

 

https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=aly%20corvin%20wheelchair%20user

2018 April fools from Watterson and Breathed

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/calvinandhobbes/comments/88q57m/another_april_fools_from_berkeley_breathed/#lightbox

the 1934 Belchfire Runabout, Donald Duck’s 313


 

Wednesday, July 01, 2026

building made out of SP boxcars in Truckee, CA back in Sept 2007





a scene in the 1959 version of On the Beach, a futuristic film about atomic war set in 1964.


Everyone is dying from radiation. Near the end, Fred Astaire seals his garage door, climbs into a Ferrari race car, revs the smoky motor and lays back in the seat to die.

1955 Ferrari 750 Monza Spider, one of 35 and the racing sequences filmed at Riverside Raceway in California and at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.

The starting grid at a 1954 race held at Torrey Pines (LaJolla/Del Mar/San Diego) where the gold course currently is.

Enzo’s Revenge, The 1967 24 Hours of Daytona victory formation.

 

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