San Diego wildfire

I went out towards Mt. San Miguel, about 14 miles east of downtown San Diego. Still shots are below the video.

YouTube videos

I placed a link on the sidebar to my YouTube videos. Most of them are related to auto or motorcycle racing (I spend all day driving, then go home and watch other people drive; I know it's odd). I have a few great crashes, so be sure to check them out. I recommend the ones labeled "Mat Mladin" and "GP2 crash". These are my favorites.

In the near future I'll be adding a few more links to taxi blogs. I missed a few. If you're a taxi blogger who links to me, and I haven't yet linked to you -- nothing personal. I'll get you included very soon.

Limerock Park

This is a great little racetrack.

The Breakup

I caught this breakup on the street just as I was dropping off a customer. It's an audio recording with some still photos. My customer wasn't involved, although he was very amused, as were all the neighbors. People had come out to their front yards to watch the excitement.



Several F-bombs are dropped, as well as a mention of whores, drugs, and the necessary "don't ever come around here again."

Tonight

There's a large convention at the San Diego Convention Center this week -- about 20,000 people. It's the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Assocation. Some Scientology types were protesting on the first day.

I've had a lot of travelers tonight: Belgium, Australia, Poland, Germany, Anchorage, Philadelphia, Tucson, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago.

The Australians were two guys in town for the psychiatric convention. We talked politics as I brought them to the Westin Hotel on Broadway and Columbia. They don't like Howard, but have supported him because the economy has done well under him. Among the American candidates, they like Giuliani because he's a strong leader and leans right, but he's not a far-right conservative.

My German customer was a young man from Hamburg who is staying at a housing facility for international students. We talked about the ICE train, and he suggested watching "train rider" on YouTube:

MotoGP: Nicky Hayden crash

My man Nicky "The Kentucky Kid" Hayden crashes out of the French Grand Prix. Heartbreaking.



A dismal year gets worse for Hayden. It's hard to watch, especially since The Kid won the championship last year. Laguna Seca (California) may be his only bright spot this year.

I spend a lot of time watching SPEED TV. Find their program schedule and great original content here.

Turn 1: Juan Pablo Montoya

JPM is in the black No. 42 with a red star on the hood (Texaco Havoline Dodge). This is fantastic! He tries to win in turn 1 of the Nextel Open, a qualifying race for the NASCAR Nextel Cup All-Star Challenge. JPM brought his fierce style to NASCAR, and I'm enjoying every minute of it.

Juan Pablo Montoya pitches Dodge

I think this is Montoya's first commercial as a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver.

Tuesday on the bay

I had the great luck to see the U.S. Coast Guard conducting training operations on San Diego Bay. These guys are the best.