In a New York state of mind

Seen in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen, which is much more Food Network these days… (Harold Hollingsworth photo)

Starry starry scooter

You’ve heard of Art Cars, right? This is an Art Scooter. (Orin O’Neill photos)

Had the final appointment concerning my right foot. It no longer looks like a chimichanga, something that pleases the docs to no end. The MRSA has been purged, too. I am, dare I say it, the picture of health. A bit of whimsy would be the perfect way to celebrate, thought the universe.

LEAFy greens

Nissan hopes people will think of the LEAF as simply a car (Nissan USA photos)

This electric car thing must be big. Or it’s going to be, anyway. Nissan plans to be the first mainstream carmaker to offer a plug-in battery electric car, the LEAF. The name is cute.

Nowhere near freezing, and cloudy

I like this much, much better (Orin O’Neill photo)

The local news Web sites reported 41°F. That’s more like normal.

The wheels on the bus

TriMet does more than “get you there” (Orin O’Neill cell phone photo)

Portland’s bitter cold snap is coming to an end as I write this. There was talk of snow and freezing rain today, but everything just looks wet. Whatever. I’m quite happy to stay inside.

Still 31 degrees and sunny

The temperature readout had just stopped blinking when I took this picture (Orin O’Neill photos)

The Pacific Northwest continues to freeze its collective patootie off. But I needed to replenish the pantry, and I still don’t got no cage. And at two bucks a pop, riding the bus is a luxury.

A little taxi took away my old man

Instead of Priuses, Portland’s taxi fleet includes a bunch of Scion xBs (Orin O’Neill photo)

When I first saw the current Scion xB, I thought, “paint it yellow, put the ‘taxi’ thing on the roof, and you’d have the ultimate funky retro taxicab.”

Obviously, that thought had occurred to others.

31 degrees and sunny

That’s ice on the GTS’ windscreen. And the seat. (Orin O’Neill photos)

I’m thinking, try katu.com. KATU’s studios are closest to where I’m going. Current temp is… 30 degrees?!