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Why is a raven like a writing desk?

Thoughts both confusing and enlightening.

Why is a raven like a writing desk?

Thoughts both confusing and enlightening.

LA Moments

elbeno, 3 March, 2008

Heading west on Sunset (that winding bit just north of the Los Angeles Country Club), when a charcoal grey Lamborghini Murcielago pulls out just ahead of me. Nice. It made a lovely sound and went from zero to 40 in about 2 seconds. Really expensive cars tend to actually be driven well (unlike the run-of-the-mill Mercedes/Porsche roadsters around here, mostly driven by the kind of women who take their dogs for a “walk” in a Prada bag).

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Comments (2)

  1. Sarah says:
    3 March, 2008 at 11:31 am

    You can reach 40 in LA?

  2. elbeno says:
    3 March, 2008 at 1:39 pm

    If you stay off the freeways 🙂

    Some surface streets are pretty good, and the normal speed limit in non-residential areas is actually 35.

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