fitspo

it’s true right? How many workouts have you regretted?

Cheaters caught on

the mat at jiu-jitsu. I’m naturally nosy, and people have a tendency to tell me things…So yesterday during drills I found out how much my partner did for a living, how he lost his job, how much he owed on his morgage, and about his young, rich g/f…which wouldn’t be a problem except that he was married. Goodtimes.

RWB

My car is turning out a little rougher than I envisioned. Sliders for my custom seats? Not necessary when you weld plate to the floor and bolt the seats down w/ the hardware underneath the car. If you know me you shouldn’t be surprised that i’ve just imposed a height limit for anyone wanting to drive my car. If you don’t have at least a 30″ inseam this hooptie is not for you

Sometimes I miss having speakers worthy of house music…

Concrete Walls

My dream garage is 3 Datsuns. A 240z, a 510 sedan, and a 520 truck. 

 

 

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Left Coast High

All the states with real winters need to get at our level. Smog or not, it’s going to be 77 today…i’m 15min from surfing and 1.5hrs from snow boarding. How many other places can you find that?

2012 is nice and warm

quemando el ano viejo

12 months ago I said a lot of things about the coming year, and some of them came to fruition. I said 2011 was a year for reunions and I was right. Mostly good things happened in 2011, but it’s time to get on with life. 2012 woot woot!

Its amore

You know lez be onnness

When I have down time I type honda related keyword searches like jdm or b16 into Craigslist and play with the $$ amounts until I start finding stuff I like.

White EF Shell w/ Purple Cage $1,600

EF Shell

Clean 1983 Corolla…the flips have me feelin classic toyotas

the possibilities!

Just say Championship white or Grand Prix white and i’ll be your friend

1 Piece Headlights

Portlandia

Do hipsters watch Portlandia and laugh? Do they feel shame?

I have an inter…

I have an interest in WWII aces. If you ever watch the history channel, aces seem remarkably intact for people who know they have killed other people by shooting them with bullets that would put down an elephant. Pilots from that era flew close enough to feel the humanity of their enemies, but maybe not having to witness their death or suffering up close left them better able to make amends with the violent nature of their youth. It’s interesting how from the onset of the war, the US employed heavy armor around the cockpit and engines while the Japanese eschewed any type of armament in the pursuit of making their planes lighter and more manuverable. As a result, few Japanese fighter pilots survived the war. One, Saburo Sakai has an especially interesting story. Sakai claimed over 60 kills against mostly American opposition. He was an utterly ruthless pilot who nonetheless defied orders when he felt they would cause needless deaths. Shot in the face during a dog fight, he flew 4 hours back to his base, passing out from the pain several time only to be revived by the cold wind when his plane would start to nose over. 

Sakai endeared himself to me because of what he did after the war. He took a vow of non-violence and became a motivational speaker. He allowed his daughter to attend college in the U.S. and spoke out against the emperor. Perhaps most poignantly he visited with the son of a pilot who he had shot down during the war. Sakai was moved and spent the night with the man’s family. When he learned that the mans daughter was herself training to become an air force pilot, he gave as a gift, a protective amulet, the scarf he had worn during all his mission, including the mission where he had killed the girl’s grandfather.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabur%C5%8D_Sakai

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