1/43 F1 collection

Puts mine to shame.

1955 narrow gauge electric police train in Holland Tunnel

New Toyota Century press photos

H/t to rchen.

Sexy compression socks

I'm gearing up for my South American bus trip. And this time, I will be wearing compression socks to combat deep vein thrombosis. Two-and-a-half days straight on a bus is a long time to be sitting around. I'll be doing exercises and drinking plenty of fluids on the bus, but I should wear these socks as a precaution. I ended up ordering Jobst socks. I had no idea they were so sexy.

Eating the Globe: Uzbekistan

A few thoughts.

This is plov, possibly the most Silk Roady dish there is. The English spelling pilaf is from the Greek word pilafi, which is from the Turkish word pilav, which is from the Persian word polow, which is from the Hindi word pulao, which is from the Sanskrit word pulaka (ball of rice).

I had this dish for lunch at a Mongolian sushi place that also served Russian fare. It's as sketchy as it sounds. The flavor was uneven and it was oily and dry at the same time. I really need to go to New York for some decent Central Asian grub.

If all goes according to plan, I will have Croatian for lunch next Monday.

And here is presidential candidate Herman Cain (R) on Uzbekistan.

Countries tried so far:
Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Liberia, Madagascar, Morocco, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Tunisia, Zimbabwe
Asia: Afghanistan, Armenia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, China, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
Europe: Albania, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden
North America: Belize, Canada, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Trinidad & Tobago, USA
South America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela
Oceania: Australia, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga

Fork that hides noodle slurping noise

Philippines Air Force using South Korean-made fighters to bomb Marawi

Who knew the South Koreans were building and selling these FA-50s?