Went to Santa Barbara and stayed overnight so that my wife could shop at the Coach outlet store for a belated birthday present from me. My wife's version of shopping is much different that most other women. We were in and out of there in less than 30 minutes. Also keep in mind that my wife has one purse: the first one she ever owned, which she bought about 5 years ago. Went to a Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives place that was just a few blocks away. It was really good and seemed pretty healthy (unlike some of the places featured on that show).

During the drive back on Sunday morning, my wife dropped me and my commuter bike off in West LA so that I could ride around at CicLAvia. Always fun to see the crowd and sometimes a bit scary but I only saw the aftermath of one (minor) crash. Taking the Blue Line home from LA to Long Beach is always an interesting study in humanity.

Ended the day watching Rush on Blu-ray. Those guys were my heroes when I was growing up. There was such a dearth on F1 reporting in the 1970s and I was such a naive kid, I didn't realize the intensity of depth of the rivalry between Hunt and Lauda. Yes, I'm taking into account that this was a movie and not a documentary, but I'm making an educated guess that there's more truth than fiction in it.