SODO DOJO / GREEN DESIGN

It took until late June but summer finally arrived in Seattle and just in time for the 2008 Greenwood Car Show. I headed out with my sunblock and earplugs to check out all the incredibly loud and pristinely restored hot rods I could handle. After 10 blocks of custom motorcycles and early 1950’s American classics I came upon an entire parking lot of the latest and greatest in earth friendly driving. Here I found a late 1980’s VW Vanagon that the owner had converted from gas guzzler to a fully electric green machine. Another one that caught my eye is the “The Miles ZX40ST” by MC Electric (http://mcelectricvehicles.com). Street legal with a 60 mile range, brand new for about $20,000. Nice job GREENwood way to represent!

The new version of Firefox (3) came out on Tuesday, it is awesome. For people who are still using IE or Safari it is time to switch over. The new version has way better security. The Malware feature warns the user of sites known to install viruses, spyware, etc. so all the PC users are safe. Check it out, it has a ton of new features and is by far the best browser out there now. And best of all it is free!

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

On a mission to obtain a J.J. Putz bobblehead a week or so ago I headed off to Safeco Field to watch the lowly Seattle Mariners. It was a beautiful day and because I got there 2 hours early I had some time to kill. So I took a moment just to sit back, relax and enjoy my beer on one of the only nice days this spring. As I was about half way through my beverage I noticed the text on the cup–”Made from Corn-100% Compostable.” At least something about my $8 Budweiser beer was satisfying.