Greekfest in Arcadia

Yesterday morning, we went to the gym and on the way back, I noted the Greekfest at the Santa Anita (Race) Park.  No, there were no race cars, they actually race horses.  The fact that they use the word "park" and do not mention anything about horses makes it a bit confusing.  So back to the event, I had a very pleasant luch.  It probably defeated the purpose of going to the gym, but the food was pretty tasty and the prices were cheap compared to other festivals.  I have noted that lots of other festivals are becoming "cash intensive".  In other words, NOT cheap!  I suppose this is the result of poor management and the inability of keeping overhead down, consequently you get ripped off for a non-profit organization.  Kind of ironic to get gouged by someone not trying to make a profit.  Reminds me of those kids that stand outside of supermarkets trying to get you to buy $4 candybars.  It is cheaper just to give them a couple of dollars and tell them not to do drugs.  At this Greekfest, I was amazed how cheap things were.  Parking was $4; more expensive than tickets to get in ($3).  Food was $5 for a tasty Gyro, and plates were $10.  Beers were $5.  I left this place full and got a decent value.

This guy is making Greek "donuts"

Ready to Eat!

Lots of lambs "took it for the team" here!

New Mercedes SLS

Say hello to the new 2011 Mercedes SLS.

This would be the first Mercedes SLS that I have ever seen on the streets.  This car has the gullwing style doors and sounds amazing.  This car is unique because it was initially concieved as an AMG product and they only used their parent Mercedes for safety equipment.  All of the reviews have been overwhelmingly positive.  This car's predecessor was the Mclaren SLR which costed $400k.  The MSRP on this is $180k so that means this car is a bargain!  From what I understand, the performance from both cars is similar, but the SLS looks better. 

And the owner is pretty cool also.

Dyson Fan

Yesterday I got my new incredible Dyson Air Multiplier.  Essentially its a FAN with no blades.  Pretty amazing.  It is remarkable because there are no other products remotely similar to it.  I actually got a great deal on these EXPENSIVE fans.  So normally the small 10" fans (I got the cool blue one) cost an eye-popping $300.  I managed to get it for still-expensive $200 out-the-door.  For the record, I don't think fans cost more than $20. 

Leave it to James Dyson to determine that there was a problem with those conventional fans and invented something superior, artful, and frankly amazing.  When you feel a breeze that appears to come out of NOWHERE, you are perpexed.  Furthermore, the breeze is similar to the wind.  It is difficult to describe and everyone is amazed when they see it in action.  I like sticking my head in it.  I am working on training my pets to jump through the thing.  I will keep you posted.

TV Armoirs

I just got back from my Labor Day vacation from lovely La Jolla.  The hotel room was pretty nice.  We stayed at the Sheraton.  It appears to me that this place has been recently remodeled.  The ameneties included a plasma tv, microwave (they even give you popcorn for it!), wet bar, silverware with plates, an empty refridgerator (I hate it when they load it up so that you can't put any food in it), even a shoe shiner (whoa).  The place even had free wifi.  It's all fine and dandy, but these people put the plasma tv in this UGLY Armoir.  I hate these things.

These things are fucking ugly, take up too much room, and should have been thrown them out with the old school tv tube.  The place does get points for the dvd player and not being a shit and blocking the inputs on the TV.  I appreciate that the hotel lets people bring their own media players and let them connect to the tv instead of being forced to watch garbage.  I can bring my own garbage, thankyouverymuch.

Inflation?

What's up everyone?  I haven't written anything in a while and I just saw something that merited me to make some time and note it.

Ok so big deal right?  Actually it is.  I am betting that Wallgreens has a theft problem.  I am pretty sure my wife purchased this at a Wallgreens in San Francisco of which I have personally visited.  That one by Union Square has most of their products behind plexiglass and you have to push an button to summon an employee to purchase that product.  So they think its more cost effective to put these stickers on their products.  Regardless though, it's shit like this that makes everything more expensive for everyone actually PURCHASING their products.  I suppose if you are a thief, you don't feel inflation as much as the rest of the world.  So I would like to take a quick moment to recognize these people that came to the conclusion that hygene is important enough that that they are willing to break the law.  Fuckyouverymuch.