January 7th, 2011 by sarah
I love a good road trip. Think about all the fun- peeing in a Gatorade bottle (only to mistake it an hour later when you’re thirsty), bedbug infested roadside motels (where you rent the room by the hour only to have toothless Mr. People of Walmart at the front desk ask if he can be the first customer), and routing yourself through a metropolis in the middle of rush hour. But really, they’re so much fun!
This couple’s road trip trumps them all. They decided to 4×4 their way through the Democratic Republic of Congo. No weapons, no special security forces; just bribes, potholes the size of elephants, cannibal rebels, and city folk with machetes. The fact that they lived to tell these stories is crazy enough, but the pictures really help you visualize the whole trip too.
And if you decide this is your thing (traveling the world from your living room), check out Long Way Round (Europe, former USSR, and across the US) or Long Way Down (Scotland to South Africa) chronicling Ewan McGregor (yes, of Star Wars fame) and Charlie Boorman’s adventures driving their motorcycles across the globe. And finally, who knew a successful Wall Street legend would have the huevos necessary to cavort the world on a bike with his girlfriend back in 1990. Read Investment Biker by Jim Rogers. It’s part economics, part travel, and part what the hell have we gotten ourselves into?
December 27th, 2010 by sarah
aero kits, stealth i/c, snow rubber, and some other stuff
December 27th, 2010 by sarah
I just did inventory of all my patio furniture (surprisingly, hanging on) but it’s doing much better than the Chargers did last night- straight blown away by the Bengals. And during a game where they were missing their two best (and craziest) receivers- Owens and Ochocinco! Of all teams, if you’re going to puke all over your playoff hopes, why let a 4-11 team do the clean up? KC had already won their game earlier, so a win was San Diego’s only lifeline for this season. Instead, a 4th quarter interception (later carried for a Bengals TD) was pretty much the nail on the coffin. Sure, I get that it was cold. I’ll send you namby-pambies some long johns and furry slippers next year. But there were only a few flurries in the air, and you guys got snowballed on the field. Get a bus home from Cincy. Walk if you have to. Give yourself some time to contemplate how the tortured SD fans feel. Can’t just one of our sports teams bring us a ring or trophy or something?
One happy ending- Mike Tolbert looks like he’ll be OK after face planting in the ground until being carried off on a stretcher.
December 21st, 2010 by sarah
’tis the season for driving under the influence of spiked eggnog. Not me- the old ladies donning their blublocker sunglasses, shopping for hideous holiday sweaters for their coal-deserving grandkids and soccer moms with candy cane painted nails and five designer golden rings whipping through the mall parking lot like they stole the sleigh! TG I’m done with my shopping- thanks Amazon.
Now I can enjoy the holiday from the (southern) comfort of my bar stool. And since you boys and girls have been nice all year, I’m giving you a few naughty cartoons about the meaning of Christmas.
BTW, best holiday quote ever: “I’ve put the Christmas tree out with some pussy.” (Top Gear UK)
Happy Holidays!!!
November 18th, 2010 by sarah
SEMA 2010: insane huge car show; more people than the annual porn convention in Vegas
Car show coverage starts on page 1, but if you just want the nightlife antics from the MotoIQ staff (uh hem… clubs, strippers, and drinking), you’ll want page 6 (unintended pun).
