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Me: I don’t like cars
Also me: I love classic cars that don’t look at all like today’s cars
(At the Little Car Show in Pacific Grove)
My only options for a rice breakfast in Monterey / Pacific Grove: bring a frozen Trader Joe’s butter chicken, or get the deli sushi at Andronico’s.
It’s hard out here for a rice-for-breakfast eater.
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Bicycling in Pebble Beach is temporarily restricted Saturday and Sunday, August 16-17, 2025 due to Concours d'Elegance. Also, although not restricted Monday through Friday, August 11-15, Pebble Beach Company does not recommend biking inside Pebble Beach on those five dates as well. More about biking Pebble Beach: https://bikemonterey.org/biking-17-mile-drive.html
Watch out for big trucks! Monterey County roads will see many more around August 8-17, hauling cars for “Car Week.” Our Summer Bike Buzz https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-summer-2025-news-from-bicycling-monterey.html updates include a reminder about Cycling Savvy’s tips on “The 6 Things You Need to Know” to stay clear of a truck’s danger zones. https://cyclingsavvy.org/what-cyclists-need-to-know-about-trucks/
#BikeTooter #trucks #cycling #biking #MontereyCounty #Monterey #PebbleBeach #17MileDrive #TrafficSafety #CarWeek #CyclingSavvy #BikeMonterey #BikeAdvocacy #safety
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The Monterey Bay Aquarium (where I work) offers stim toys and noise-reducing headphones for folks who may be over-stimulated
This would have been great for me the very first time I went.
Here's how to use this service:
one of the best things about my job is that i am learning so much about the area around it.
i love southern sea otters: everything they do is beneficial to the environment, including eating.
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/sea-otters-save-elkorn-slough-california
#Marine #Science #Otters #California #CentralCoast #Monterey
The Summer 2025 edition of Bike Buzz, which includes items relevant throughout the USA, is brief. While there may be occasional updates, the best way to catch more news this summer is to follow @bikemonterey on Mastodon.
Special thanks to the following extraordinary people. And BTW, at least 23% of them are on Mastodon—including @Kleen, @ai6yr, @mtheriaultsf https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-summer-2025-news-from-bicycling-monterey.html#1st2025Donors
#BikeTooter #BikeAdvocacy #BikeCommunity #bicycling #cycling #Mastodon #Fediverse #California #MontereyCounty #MontereyBay #Monterey
A Monarch Butterfly Roost, covering the entire branch of the tree, Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary, Monterey, CA, Nov 2023
#inaturalist #butterfly #butterflies #wildlife #nature #bloomscrolling #monterey #California #ALT4you
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Laguna Seca, home to the Sea Otter Classic, is finalizing its Facilities Master Plan and considering a permanent bike park slalom course. #MountainBiking advocates who enjoy riding in the #Monterey area can sign and share a petition to support this bike park.
#photography We had a bobcat visitor yesterday, I managed to get a photo through the window. Looks quite relaxed. Beautiful markings. #Monterey county California.
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Hear the voices of 9 women—from China, Denmark, Guatemala, the U.K., state of Idaho, and California—all out celebrating cycling at #SeaOtterClassic 2025 in #MontereyCounty: https://bikemonterey.org/women-celebrating-cycling-at-sea-otter-classic-2025.html
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I just posted this at work and it seems like not everyone knows this.
You can take the Amtrak Coast Starlight from Seattle, Portland, Sacramento, Oakland, San Jose or LA in the other direction, to the Monterey Bay aquarium. On Amtrak.com, simply put Monterey Bay Aquarium as your destination and when you arrive in Salinas station at 12:20pm (daily), there will be a bus that waits for you and picks you up to send you to the doors of the Aquarium by 1:30pm (usually takes just 20min)
For a true car-free experience, book a hotel room in New Monterey near the Aquarium, like the Clement Intercontinental, Monterey Plaza, or Wave Street Inn or anything on that side of the tunnel (including Pacific Grove). You can walk / bike the coastal trail.
Rent a bike from Work Horse bicycles downtown.
If you bring your own bike on the train (check in without boxing!) you can put it on MST city bus no 20, the bus station is 5 min ride away. Wait at and have a taco at Tacos Don Beto next door. There is a small outdoor area for Covid cautious folks.
Monterey Bay FC was brave to launch a new mascot, call it Kelpie, which looks like an off brand Gritty, and nothing like kelp.
I know a bunch of marine scientists who are annoyed about this
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My work is hiring: Senior counsel, VP of animal care, VP of exhibitions and VP of facilities
https://www.dsgco.com/search/22011-mba-attorney/
https://www.dsgco.com/search/22010-mba-vice-president-of-animal-care/
https://www.dsgco.com/search/22012-mba-vice-president-of-exhibitions/
https://www.dsgco.com/search/22013-mba-vice-president-of-facilities/
#Monterey #MontereyBayAquarium #California #Legal #Law #Jobs #GetFediHired
The one thing I’ve learned about Monterey is, the further you are from Pacific Grove and the closer you are to Seaside, the more flavor there is in the food
"Ultimately it’s a film that poses a question fundamental to #democracy: if we can’t understand a system that governs us, how much power do we actually have?"
https://www.countedoutfilm.com/#about
List of screenings throughout USA: https://www.countedoutfilm.com/screenings
On #PiDay, March 14, #Monterey Public Library is hosting a free screening, for teens and adults, of #CountedOut, 4-6PM. Registration required. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/monterey-public-library-counted-out-film-screening-tickets-1200335207919?aff=oddtdtcreator BTW, we won’t be surprised if @Schlining ("Turning the beauty, complexity, and wonder of the deep-sea into long strings of ones and zeros”) is among those present.
Other #MontereyCounty screenings include March 13 at #CSUMB.
From trailer: “How is it that we can use math to understand the world, and also change the world?” …“Did you know that if you insert a single statistic into an assertion, people are 92% more likely to accept it without question?”
Counted Out, from filmmaker Vicki Abeles of #RaceToNowhere.
#Math #Mathematics #CountedOut #USA #systems #government #infrastructure #CivilRights
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My employer, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, is hiring a Director of Communications
https://www.dsgco.com/search/22041-mba-director-of-communications/
We've had some very intense squalls pass over #Monterey #California since early this morning. We had to get up at 5am and close windows to keep water from coming into the house.
Steve Vagnini / SLV Events presents Songs of Love by Dan Frechette & Laurel Thomsen, plus opening act Magenta Spreen, at Wave Street Studios on Feb 14, 2025, 7-10 pm. Event link / tix: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/slv-presents-songs-of-love-with-dan-frechette-and-laurel-thomsen-tickets-1113185811729. Link to Dan & Laurel’s site: https://www.danandlaurel.ca/
Wave Street Studios is great location to bike/walk/scoot to. It’s directly along City of Monterey section of Monterey Bay coastal trail. (Planning to bike there & want to join a bike train? Phone us.) Sorry, skateboarders: "It is unlawful to ride a skateboard on Monterey Coastal Trail between head of Fisherman's Wharf and City limit with Pacific Grove.”—Section 22-14 Monterey City Code.
There’s a radiantly heated bench on patio, providing cozy place to sit if you prefer outdoor seating. Don’t miss Dan & Laurel performing in this extraordinary, beautiful venue.
For those who like alcohol, Wave Street has permit now. https://www.montereycountynow.com/news/local_news/wave-street-studios-is-finally-able-to-expand-its-programming-enabled-by-a-new-type/article_66934ac6-6b16-11ef-8219-2b6e7a78e008.html
#Monterey #ValentinesDay #violin #guitar #singers #songwriters
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