tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29979922009-07-04T13:47:25.338ZDonttrythisathome.orgMy blog about my stuff, lots of travel pictures I take while traveling for work, and various ranting.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122218517751332284noreply@blogger.comBlogger143125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997992.post-54354430728789653502009-07-04T13:45:00.000Z2009-07-04T13:47:19.927ZWTF?Giant Spider-man in the 'hood...Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122218517751332284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997992.post-55615797912109704062009-06-19T14:22:00.001Z2009-06-19T14:29:35.234ZI finally went over the spine at the skatepark last night!!
Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122218517751332284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997992.post-79113617115010009002009-06-13T01:00:00.001Z2009-06-13T01:02:56.702ZYes, I do like taking cartoonish photos of my car.No, that's not a giant bicycle.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122218517751332284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997992.post-60149686960483774812009-06-01T23:56:00.000Z2009-06-01T23:57:05.247ZRainy season can kiss Jake's ass.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122218517751332284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997992.post-61994097049815882512009-05-30T14:27:00.001Z2009-05-30T14:29:10.968ZWhat else would you name an electrical appliance store in Gibraltar? Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122218517751332284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997992.post-60131278810667823602009-05-24T16:59:00.000Z2009-05-24T17:00:15.843ZOnly email worth getting this entire week included this:Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122218517751332284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997992.post-75897254510315132812009-05-23T18:06:00.001Z2009-05-23T18:06:39.242ZNow this is a good ideaDSC00632, originally uploaded by jakekooser.Ocean view urinals!Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122218517751332284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997992.post-37323162132015279582009-05-22T23:25:00.001Z2009-05-22T23:30:46.846ZWoo! Look at me, I can update my facebook from my blog now, too. Now all I have to do is figure out how to update the blog from twitter and I can probably start some kind of infinite loop....<!-- Facebook Badge START -->Jake Kooser's ProfileCreate Your Badge<!-- Facebook Badge END -->Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122218517751332284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997992.post-36352120024568797982009-05-20T20:52:00.000Z2009-05-20T20:52:05.292ZComments, now, too! Have fun.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122218517751332284noreply@blogger.com135.02999636902565 -122.51953125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997992.post-21019099795311345422009-05-20T03:25:00.006Z2009-05-20T23:27:14.422ZJaw, meet floor... Unknown San Francisco local dude j-hops, bunnyhops(?) a pair of concrete urban decor thingys. Photo sequence of a repeat * here * starting with DSC_0400.In unrelated news, you can now subscribe to the infrequent updates here VIA the RSS link at the very bottom of this page.Enjoy!Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122218517751332284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997992.post-51438824372899137972009-05-18T22:09:00.004Z2009-05-20T20:37:23.190ZJust arrived in San Francisco with the Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage cruise. Put up a few pictures over * Here * of the ship pulling in to San Francisco. I'll probably get out and get some shots walking around later. The little map application on the left should show what area I'm in now, too - my bluetooth GPS died, but Google stepped up with their Latitude application.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122218517751332284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997992.post-56254025150749589622009-05-08T20:35:00.001Z2009-05-08T20:35:08.040ZClose!Close!, originally uploaded by jakekooser.Kid whose name I can't remember knocks the bar off at 38". I think the shadow in the foreground is the lens hood, since it goes away when I remove the hood later...Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122218517751332284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997992.post-25348093250039469962009-04-28T01:34:00.001Z2009-04-28T01:34:35.153ZMarigold, I thinkDSC_0007, originally uploaded by jakekooser.Testing a new way of posting photos now that I got a new camera. This is one of my 'scratch-N-dent' flowers in front of the house.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122218517751332284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997992.post-55503347210097722602009-04-25T22:45:00.002Z2009-04-25T22:48:38.810ZGetting a good deal on some landscape blocks from a friend that removed them from his yard, so I am building a raised planting bed in my circular driveway. I decided to change the design after seeing Vincent's neighbors yard - He did a multi-level thing that looks good, so I'm copying that a bit. Got pictures of the blocks just setting in place ** Here **. I'll level it all and probably make Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122218517751332284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997992.post-37310794069468853842009-04-06T14:11:00.001Z2009-04-06T14:13:25.175ZI got tired of looking at the weeds growing up in one area of the yard, and needed to add sprinklers anyway, so on the advice of a friend, I ripped out one section and put red lava rocks this weekend. I also put sprinklers in for the entire front yard. Huge pain in the ass. Got some pictures **Here**Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122218517751332284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997992.post-20347294909438650742009-03-24T14:08:00.000Z2009-03-24T14:09:40.060Z* The plants all survived my week out of town * Still have to do some adjusting of the sprinkler timing, but everything is still alive, so that's a plus...Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122218517751332284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997992.post-58526676790643439802009-03-24T13:52:00.001Z2009-03-24T13:54:36.999Z* Check out what was parked next to me at the airport garage* when I got home. * Porsche 911 GT3 * Nice.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122218517751332284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997992.post-63515248572853898482009-03-15T20:33:00.001Z2009-03-15T20:34:11.223ZWell, this says a lot about how my weekend is going.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122218517751332284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997992.post-23134759942265868252009-02-23T02:33:00.005Z2009-02-23T03:04:24.250ZHaven't posted anything in a while. Not much to report, I suppose. Today, the Smart dealer invited all the owners to go to the Boca Raton Concours d' Elegance car show, so we all got together at the dealership and caravanned to the event. Once we got there, the organizers had us drive right in to the show and park off to the side, so that was pretty cool. I took a few pictures - they are * Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122218517751332284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997992.post-45632454500014408822008-12-03T14:37:00.002Z2008-12-03T14:41:09.265ZGot my smart car, finally. I took a few pictures of it while I was mounting my bicycle rack on the car. Yeah, it's dirty because it has rained almost every day since I got it on Sunday. * Here's the link * The car is every bit as much fun as I thought it would be. It handles surprisingly well for such a short wheelbase, I was doing 90 mph on my way to the dealership in high winds and it was Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122218517751332284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997992.post-53687585316034624792008-09-16T22:31:00.001Z2008-09-16T22:36:14.421ZTomorrow's show location, from today's rehearsal...Near Gustavus, Ohio.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122218517751332284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997992.post-41340929653017423352008-09-16T00:49:00.001Z2008-09-16T00:52:05.841ZRight now, we are here:The train is parked temporarily on the bridge separating the US and Canada, with half of the train in the States and the other half in Canada.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122218517751332284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997992.post-32548952412674644112008-09-01T19:19:00.004Z2008-09-01T19:29:47.376ZI've been pretty slack on the posts - I am in India until the 5th. Somewhere around here:Actually, I'm working here, which if it looks like what we would consider an abandoned building, it pretty much is.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122218517751332284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997992.post-75113450685240327272008-08-28T12:52:00.001Z2008-08-28T13:00:44.434ZI'm going to call twitter lame. It doesn't seem to update very frequently, so take that with a grain of salt.correction - it seems to work in I.E. but not updating so fast in FireFox. lame.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122218517751332284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997992.post-77474951801969442292008-08-28T12:29:00.001Z2008-08-28T12:31:08.934Z<----Added a 'twitter' feed over there somewhere. It's a doodad that allows me to make quick updates from my phone, which I suppose I can also do to the main blog here, but whatever.Yes, that last twitter update is correct. I have no baggage and am still on my way to Delhi.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122218517751332284noreply@blogger.com0