Introducing: Reverse On The Left (ROTL)

I'm pleased to announce my automotive enthusiast specialized blog/site has been created; it's all cleaned up and is now available for public consumption. This new 'online periodical' project is called Reverse on the Left, which is a play on the manual gearing layout of German automobiles. If you have a automotive fanatic in your circle of friends or family, share this with them, especially if they're into older watercooled Volkswagens & BMWs. While niche items will be addressed, all things automotive will be touched on; including International Motorsports and Auto news as well as the daily grind of those living the enthusiast lifestyle. Multiple authors will be helping me bring this blog magazine of sorts to life, so definitely check it out!

Summer Cleaning.

It's been a while since I really went through my photobucket to see what's there, and while going through some pictures the realization came that I really needed to update things a bit; same thing goes for this blog. If you're a faithful eye-baller of this thing of mine, then you'll now notice a few more links, small changes in organization, etc. I'm trying to streamline things and the design of my photobucket was the most recent item on the menu; it kinda-sorta looks like this blog now in design and hopefully everything is a bit more intuitive for you, the viewer. As stated in the last post, I've moved all the trip pictures in the AP photobucket archive into one folder called 'Travel' for a cleaner main page going forward; this will help with organization for future trips. In addition, the official AP Facebook Page is being organized in a similar fashion, but with a smaller selection of pictures of course. If you're new to all of this, just sit back and enjoy the ride. I'll continue tweaking things as needed to produce a better product.

Second order of business is that I've decided to start up a new blog for the automotive enthusiast contingent; I'm aiming for show coverage, builds, DIYs, recommended sellers/shops, etc...may even resurrect some of my legacy coverage from the past decade or so. I'll see about getting a couple of like minded friends involved to author material as well to keep things interesting and multifaceted. Unfortunately a lot of my possible URL titles have been taken already so I'll have to get creative as usual. Stay tuned. Literally.

Fruits of my labor.

After many days of work, this years summer vacation sets (San Diego & Las Vegas) are finished and up for viewing in the new Travel section of the AP photobucket archive. Please check out all of the albums including my previous work from Jamaica. Comment on pics you like. Lastly, if you know anyone who would dig these sets, my work or this blog, please pass along my links and send them my way. This content is free for everyone to view, plus it's a labor of love for me; a win win in my book.

Green Thumb - Ep.2

Progress! Well to be specific, the next week or so after the last update went on without much of a hitch...well a branch was snapped off the fruit bearing tomato plant by a freak hailstorm, but fortunately not much damage resulted.

All of the plants have enjoyed steady growth, like a conservative but solid investment portfolio. Preparing to be gone 8 days for vacation a couple weeks ago and unsure of what weather would take place, we picked up a few more water globes to ensure proper hydration. Word on the street was that it rained/thunderstormed a couple times here in Maryland...and by some reports there was even an earthquake. Not sure which helped more, but the tomato and basil plants took off like rockets. The tomato count now is 5, all on one plant. The once flailing tomato plant is taller than ever, taller than the edge of the deck actually, but only has 4 flowers or so.

Here's the visual breakdown...
Week 2:

Week 3:

Week 5:

Good times.

Pic of the day - Friday

We flew home today, but made a quick stop at the harbor on the way to the rental car place. This vacation week flew so quickly, it's a shame to be back home in a way; but if it lasted forever it would just be moving.

Pic of the day - Thursday

Last day of the trip before flying back tomorrow. Beth, our friend Sara and I went to the Bernardo Winery for a little relaxation mid-afternoon. Leaving coastal San Diego to just another 13 miles north-east changed the weather by about 20 degrees. Twas hot. Sweatin to the oldies. Slow arm drip. But the heat was dry at least (ahem).

The final shot tally for the past 6 days is ~2400 pics, so I guess I'll have a long weekend ahead of me. On to In-N-Out for our last dinner.

Pic of the day - Wednesday

Today was a good day. After all the running around I finally got to lay out on the beach for a few hours. This vacation is almost over but I've come to terms with it...sigh. What made this day even better than the beach was getting to see my buddy Mike out here before he gets deployed this August to Afghanistan. We caught up on the past year or so over dinner and a couple microbrews in Carlsbad. I got mildly lost before getting to the restaurant, but made some lemonade.

I really hope coastal Californians don't take their scenery for granted. Seeing an ocean from home is a great thing.

Pic of the day - Tuesday

Today we have returned from the desert to a very pleasant, familiar and sunny disposition here in SD. I've shot so much out here (1k shots in the last 24hrs) I'm not exactly sure how I'm going to share them all, but I guess another post is a start. This has been put up special, computer desktop-sized, for all those needing to get away while at work. While blogger upload quality isn't perfect (ahem), this will do for now.

Editing is going to be a PITA, but it's been a pleasure shooting up the West Coast.