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Not Quite a Mini Mjolnir
I really don’t feel like the God of Thunder with this mini Mjolnir hammer.
Maybe that’s a difference between Asians and a Norse god.
Faucet Notes
Some notes about kitchen faucets for home kitchen renovation.
Like the look of this faucet. Matte, brushed nickel finish is clean and doesn’t show waterspots. Nice height to easily move dishes underneath. Curvy and smooth, but…
The height has a bigger disadvantage of splashing water. Since the water falls from higher up, the stream of water hitting dishes is forceful and splatters all over. The handle on the side isn’t so easy to adjust the force of the water. Â I don’t have the feel for getting the water pressure just right. It’s either too much or too little. It is easy to change the temperature of the water though.
Must look up Hansgrohe brand. Â Product feels solidly made.
An Almost Rainbow Circle
Forget the double rainbow, forget the mystical unicorn, and definitely forget planking. A rainbow circle is the next thing. I thought I experienced a rainbow circle and managed a partial picture.
Alas, a rainbow is technically seen opposite the sun. So this picture can’t be a rainbow, just a refraction of light. Oh the sadness.
Canned Coffee Search: SBC
I’m always on the lookout for new varieties of canned coffee and espresso drinks. I might have seen this in Hawaii, but in case I’m mistaken, there’s Seattle’s Best Coffee Premium Coffee Drinks.
I got the Vanilla Latte, and for my tastes, it’s just okay. Nothing memorable, but a very drinkable drink. Not too sweet, not too bitter. Just the right amount of vanilla flavor to go with the coffee.
Found this at Vons, so in Hawaii, go look at Safeway.
Gotta Try the Dam Diner
With a name like the Dam Diner, you have to give this eatery a try. Down the street from the San Joaquin Hatchery with a view of Friant Dam, the nondescript diner sits there on the side of the road.
On the menu, you can find typical American comfort food along with the Dam Specials and some other oddities. For the best of the menu, check out the Dam Diner’s reviews on Yelp.
I had to try their namesakes, the Dam Burger with curly fries and a chocolate shake. The burger tasted fresh, the curly fries were like any other curly fries, and the shake was good and even better since they gave all the extra shake.
If you happen to be in the Friant area, you must eat at the Dam Diner. Just overlook the misspelling of “Fraint.”
More Dam pictures.
A Volt in the Wild
Parked next to us was this different looking car. I couldn’t recognize it off-hand, and no wonder. It’s a new electric Chevy Volt that I’d never seen in person. But there it was, spotted in the wild.
“Home of the Trophy Trout”
Just a short ways away is the San Joaquin Hatchery, the “Home of the Trophy Trout.” And yes, there is a lot of trout in this fish hatchery. The facility is free to visit and you can buy fish food to feed the ravenous trout of different sizes. Just don’t molest the fish.
If you stay there long enough, you can watch feeding time where a golf cart spews out food pellets driving the fish into a feeding frenzy.
The Grouchy Passenger Has Good Dental Hygiene
Remember that Grouchy Passenger? Well, I give him this. He has good dental hygiene. After eating on the flight, he brought out dental floss and proceeded to clean his teeth.
Then he threw the used floss on the floor. Yep, see.
Sorry, the picture is blurry, but I had to rely on my iPhone’s digital zoom to double check what I thought I amazingly witnessed.
What’s for Lunch?
Can you guess what’s for lunch?
Here’s the straightforward menu (now with caloric intake).
And also featuring Kona coffee!
Oh, and watch out if you decide to take pictures inside of In-N-Out. They have a strict no pictures policy of their staff or kitchen area. I got a warning about taking pictures of the menu.
You Don’t See This Everyday
Now, here’s something you don’t see everyday. Check out this sign.
And yes, this is indeed a special sequoia forest – there’s even a Starbucks at the end of it!