For cruising and meditating after work:
Eagles: Hell Freezes Over
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York
Kazu Matsui: Tribal Mozart

For driving to work in the morning:
Anthrax: Sound of White Noise
Pantera: Far Beyond Driven
Metallica: Kill 'Em All

Favorite place to end up is Vista Point on Skyline Blvd just north of Page Mill Rd on the SFBay peninsula. Just don't end up there as often as I used to.

-Daver