We are here!

Arizona's new law is nothing short of a farce, I think many agree. But you can't blame Arizona for taking immigration reform into their own hands. Well, no more than you can blame the residents of the Gulf coast for taking oil spill cleanup into their own hands. The federal government should be providing valuable border protection in all forms. Not only with fences, trenches, and "henches", but with good, honest policy reform. The president needs to listen to the needs of the people of America. Policy is no good if it isn't necessary (i.e. health care reform should not take higher precedence than immigration reform).

Unfortunately, more of the same old stuff hasn't been effective and this time, Arizona has taken charge of immigration. Mmm, audacity has never tasted so sweet...

President Obama, we are here! We are HERE! WE ARE HERE!

A fair mix of green and purple trees line our street...

Our house is on the left...

I spy...

Playtime!

Who wouldn't want to play with such a cute girl?

Which lane do you use??

As Crystal and I were driving to Dixon this weekend, we got stuck in some traffic (this being the Bay area and all...). It got us talking about which lanes we prefer to make our way through a traffic jam the fastest. One idea we had is that the left lane is the fastest, due to the natural mentality of drivers that the left lane is for passing. Another thought is that the right lane moves traffic faster through jams due to exits allowing traffic to flow. Do you "surf" lanes and switch back and forth to keep up with each lanes' progress, or commit to one lane long term?

There must be literally hundreds of factors that cause and affect traffic flows and patterns (weather, construction, road conditions, time of day, holidays, number of lanes, speed limits, lane mergers, etc), but I wonder what the most influential are. If we knew the most influential factors in traffic patterns, could we successfully assess which lanes would move fastest through a jam by focusing on the significant factors??

I personally prefer to stick to the left-most lane as a general rule, but will change lanes to catch any unexpected progress in the nearby lanes. How do you choose a lane in traffic jams? What are the most important factors? Comment below and share your thoughts. Also, take some time to vote on the poll to the right...

Transformer Owl

Obviously, owls are the funniest looking animals on the planet. This owl, however, is the funniest looking owl on the planet!! I couldn't let this video go unwatched by my thousands of four loyal blog followers...

Oh, and please don't ask for translations...

Muddy Puppy

West and Sonoma found a nice mud pit at the tail end of our hike two weekends ago. It was fun fun fun (until we had to get in my car car car....)!!! This was not a major problem however, the car washed easily, the puppy washed easily (surprisingly), and the picture lasts forever!