tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474513445781415192024-03-14T00:13:00.991-07:00On the RoadMjStrainSFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947222814475079810noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847451344578141519.post-37817602761804472942007-07-03T15:35:00.000-07:002007-07-03T15:38:18.805-07:00A little Bubble and SqueakIt was one of those days with jet lag nipping at the heels that I just had to let myself go and head for the 'ol Bubble and Squeak.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixteGJ__vsVBZoMCgNXsmcWHRiPQTFZV1284NSD_wQznciF3qzw_zzMt-hnVic1W85MP6FP6toaFzkrAOO-E2_lXGkFSmRK7ALf6fp24hJVH2ZT1JdqBk4L1nxRda96GTW_UTqXLn25oMd/s1600-h/bubble.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixteGJ__vsVBZoMCgNXsmcWHRiPQTFZV1284NSD_wQznciF3qzw_zzMt-hnVic1W85MP6FP6toaFzkrAOO-E2_lXGkFSmRK7ALf6fp24hJVH2ZT1JdqBk4L1nxRda96GTW_UTqXLn25oMd/s320/bubble.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083103266193317618" border="0" /></a>MjStrainSFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947222814475079810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847451344578141519.post-80872518644405837952007-07-03T15:27:00.000-07:002007-07-03T15:32:33.187-07:00Better than a plastic bagThe little dog almost made it into the store. But the <span style="font-style: italic;">cazador del perro</span> didn't relent.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCo8FbEEkpCw9gtc3M3evYcXSB7rZaGd4mUpBZbPOTuFNGBoOh9c-n_XsEpkMUFYtJxPh46Zy_3mGle-ustdoawkdZc1dX3ASAIkfgzyMEXn9Abyq4RPP5UbLuocHH-NF9SDtPYCD3hlu/s1600-h/street.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCo8FbEEkpCw9gtc3M3evYcXSB7rZaGd4mUpBZbPOTuFNGBoOh9c-n_XsEpkMUFYtJxPh46Zy_3mGle-ustdoawkdZc1dX3ASAIkfgzyMEXn9Abyq4RPP5UbLuocHH-NF9SDtPYCD3hlu/s320/street.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083101161659342562" border="0" /></a>MjStrainSFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947222814475079810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847451344578141519.post-36589257746423490802007-07-03T15:22:00.001-07:002007-07-03T15:24:47.422-07:00The surge in raftsHumm, not your grandfathers raft....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ULX1IAz2irxYhDvFnQlqXhloMvXNVNYdNLdBFQgY9F9lGx2cdVhUbpJu7TJG6Clk6JvXn56toazrktaD_89m4v8jPkMtruwIxZ-QDFB1GkOuUBsz47zdhuegPglbfuTf-lH6S_Zbt1rr/s1600-h/rafts.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ULX1IAz2irxYhDvFnQlqXhloMvXNVNYdNLdBFQgY9F9lGx2cdVhUbpJu7TJG6Clk6JvXn56toazrktaD_89m4v8jPkMtruwIxZ-QDFB1GkOuUBsz47zdhuegPglbfuTf-lH6S_Zbt1rr/s320/rafts.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083100002018172626" border="0" /></a>MjStrainSFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947222814475079810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847451344578141519.post-3246467480809296002007-07-03T15:17:00.001-07:002007-07-03T15:21:34.082-07:00Recycling is Real<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-W2f7-f-jJhAhyHJ1EG6ivJPrsSWgynN2QHBWCtBUG3Q_97bqcouxqQbES1bFUqkdGbqH-W0KH9kvxpZoPPSu-XwzRvquCn9T-ZneLbLO4172ntepiHHOJuEoczwKaEeWKdnjO0HLO43f/s1600-h/Trash_sign.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-W2f7-f-jJhAhyHJ1EG6ivJPrsSWgynN2QHBWCtBUG3Q_97bqcouxqQbES1bFUqkdGbqH-W0KH9kvxpZoPPSu-XwzRvquCn9T-ZneLbLO4172ntepiHHOJuEoczwKaEeWKdnjO0HLO43f/s320/Trash_sign.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083099061420334770" border="0" /></a><br />Barcelona does a fantastic job on the environmental front.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0caJ_gp52sk478lj_o1dAPK7fm64Xfq9YNZeDeG5-Ui1RmJ3f6-uwShyphenhyphenGsI6wPUNATFarroPKvGoPOr4ovEZVjTkIxk_Yq774Wrzl59csiGyVbOuExqKuW4GSKo1lQ_u-DaIswofsNrk3/s1600-h/recycling.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0caJ_gp52sk478lj_o1dAPK7fm64Xfq9YNZeDeG5-Ui1RmJ3f6-uwShyphenhyphenGsI6wPUNATFarroPKvGoPOr4ovEZVjTkIxk_Yq774Wrzl59csiGyVbOuExqKuW4GSKo1lQ_u-DaIswofsNrk3/s320/recycling.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083098365635632802" border="0" /></a>MjStrainSFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947222814475079810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847451344578141519.post-18333662769748662442007-07-03T15:14:00.001-07:002007-07-03T15:17:22.212-07:00The fishGotta love the fish!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8oLfp2a5Z6YmkpbkxG8Agyydm05xJ-fv9w_hFM95jcbDfZJJhIT52jIflffart4aD3CvDIvqq9T3GrOtTKRbJniTPA2rk_1p72UV6qDRPv0BxcmkU7J8KhA8ATsP4yDbO5f_bnhJGaWQZ/s1600-h/Barcelona_fish.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8oLfp2a5Z6YmkpbkxG8Agyydm05xJ-fv9w_hFM95jcbDfZJJhIT52jIflffart4aD3CvDIvqq9T3GrOtTKRbJniTPA2rk_1p72UV6qDRPv0BxcmkU7J8KhA8ATsP4yDbO5f_bnhJGaWQZ/s320/Barcelona_fish.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083098047808052882" border="0" /></a>MjStrainSFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947222814475079810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847451344578141519.post-75244093863974572212007-07-03T15:11:00.001-07:002007-07-03T15:13:20.457-07:00Mother of all Solar Panels<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1kQGrsEiki_hT0c1isU26Y1D-TAfPSCHw_Hiru-tccuzIEPsaa-VKztS37QfeW_uCvzsySgJd33m8-CEofZZdFxv_dX7ubXSjzeJ_iShzbrECa808kaBY79lDqF08mbR_7_lRmF5GY70/s1600-h/Solar-panel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1kQGrsEiki_hT0c1isU26Y1D-TAfPSCHw_Hiru-tccuzIEPsaa-VKztS37QfeW_uCvzsySgJd33m8-CEofZZdFxv_dX7ubXSjzeJ_iShzbrECa808kaBY79lDqF08mbR_7_lRmF5GY70/s320/Solar-panel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083097059965574786" border="0" /></a><br />No more problems with running out of hot water in Barcelona!MjStrainSFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947222814475079810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847451344578141519.post-53063556136453109462007-07-03T14:54:00.000-07:002007-07-03T15:14:18.785-07:00Keeping up with the Ellison'sWith the America's Cup taking place to the south, it's a tough week to be a boat owner in Barcelona.<br /><br />I saw this guy's yacht and though it was pretty big.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinY2HY87IDJbTyGP7o5tc26rPqCBU5SwKPU2cLnRuJNIeXmFux7bSNwgTsPOdaipaP7OcoSZsCU6bN7q_1uoJvB-rqAjYcvzjlhZgI5D5ZZt162WVo4w7OBbjFP-KpZJapWVF5CS69fqfA/s1600-h/yacht_sm.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinY2HY87IDJbTyGP7o5tc26rPqCBU5SwKPU2cLnRuJNIeXmFux7bSNwgTsPOdaipaP7OcoSZsCU6bN7q_1uoJvB-rqAjYcvzjlhZgI5D5ZZt162WVo4w7OBbjFP-KpZJapWVF5CS69fqfA/s320/yacht_sm.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083094654783888962" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />And then I saw this guy's (brother of the saudi prince) and thought, "now that's a big boat"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1a6UNil_OMU9oNOiUTJ9TVqCKHdHiEPzI1j3iCeD7NgmO0CVF72ktDXZuB7sTmVS7UYKaQV-pGI6KWtzH9LAWb7mG-72caFjMz-WrigGWFsgUeRqS3uoXSiFjBsrGhSqcBhfrFutk9CnC/s1600-h/smalkl-medium-yacht.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1a6UNil_OMU9oNOiUTJ9TVqCKHdHiEPzI1j3iCeD7NgmO0CVF72ktDXZuB7sTmVS7UYKaQV-pGI6KWtzH9LAWb7mG-72caFjMz-WrigGWFsgUeRqS3uoXSiFjBsrGhSqcBhfrFutk9CnC/s320/smalkl-medium-yacht.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083095097165520466" border="0" /></a><br />And then, Larry Ellison's pulled into town. At over 480 feet, it's the largest yacht not owned by a head of state. It's hard work keeping with with the Ellison's and Saudi's.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xwcANLPi6-MgY2b3q3rXtFDVx-cMZnOGJS2fNeZJyLugquy9XrKdruDNbxkeO9Cjp95J5Fhnnnp3rZlLWSNwm86W9U-8R0iHbu6oJNwi5Xa_CPMwRIkzXQEaTyhby3hMIzqSmgf__d8f/s1600-h/ellisons.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xwcANLPi6-MgY2b3q3rXtFDVx-cMZnOGJS2fNeZJyLugquy9XrKdruDNbxkeO9Cjp95J5Fhnnnp3rZlLWSNwm86W9U-8R0iHbu6oJNwi5Xa_CPMwRIkzXQEaTyhby3hMIzqSmgf__d8f/s320/ellisons.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083095943274077810" border="0" /></a>MjStrainSFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947222814475079810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847451344578141519.post-46541548373196721332007-07-03T14:51:00.000-07:002007-07-03T14:54:03.515-07:00Are my teeth ****'d?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIy3wUVP45MWxK_yZsc8HIidw7WFbtmTuaOEerpL2j6t5w7xHn9NrEf1lyYkm13iSOmRckC9vzBosMKESgsKmRT19ll2jRt9l2mES_Htg5vjyBgti1sydUmctan6_wHFtG1tFQxToviKB2/s1600-h/FKD.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIy3wUVP45MWxK_yZsc8HIidw7WFbtmTuaOEerpL2j6t5w7xHn9NrEf1lyYkm13iSOmRckC9vzBosMKESgsKmRT19ll2jRt9l2mES_Htg5vjyBgti1sydUmctan6_wHFtG1tFQxToviKB2/s320/FKD.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083091888824950306" border="0" /></a><br />I may not be a brand guru but I'm starting to get worred about my teeth.MjStrainSFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947222814475079810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847451344578141519.post-49307952048052374222007-07-02T08:09:00.000-07:002007-07-02T08:21:39.616-07:00Barcelona<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKfAwsP_X9CgBZjFmkJdMMhoqm2jHO1kf6dneWVz_EoMfqXA69GnRJn7AoIC7YTTLwoVk-PCUXPOjYCg7U9FnZng-3XJe6bFr4jNg39CsT5JEhCqTAAwCw9HlfjDqNdkHNvaFdBiSzt3L/s1600-h/Google_map.gif"></a>I'm on the road this week and have been posting some of my travels on the <a href="http://tinyurl.com/2duozj">personalized Google Maps.</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKfAwsP_X9CgBZjFmkJdMMhoqm2jHO1kf6dneWVz_EoMfqXA69GnRJn7AoIC7YTTLwoVk-PCUXPOjYCg7U9FnZng-3XJe6bFr4jNg39CsT5JEhCqTAAwCw9HlfjDqNdkHNvaFdBiSzt3L/s1600-h/Google_map.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKfAwsP_X9CgBZjFmkJdMMhoqm2jHO1kf6dneWVz_EoMfqXA69GnRJn7AoIC7YTTLwoVk-PCUXPOjYCg7U9FnZng-3XJe6bFr4jNg39CsT5JEhCqTAAwCw9HlfjDqNdkHNvaFdBiSzt3L/s320/Google_map.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082618239831547410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I also have a bunch of photos up on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=mjstrainsf&w=all">Flickr</a>.MjStrainSFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947222814475079810noreply@blogger.com0