It's back. The trusty (and rusty) '49 Plymouth sedan is back on the roads of Malibu. Kelly at Malibu Auto rebuilt the carburetor and the thing purrs now. (As does Patsy, the cat, who loves this warm spot on the hood.) Drove to Home Depot in Camarillo yesterday - when your inner masochist longs for truly bad customer service, it's hard to beat the big box retailers - a gorgeous ride up a mostly undeveloped stretch of PCH. Can't wait until summer, cruising the coast in the Plymouth, Vin Scully on the radio, the sun taking its sweet time sinking in the west.