How Much Is Too Much?
I wonder at times about high-priced bicycles and the companies that make them. When the people involved decide upon the retail price, do they do it in all unblinking seriousness believing it an...
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This Gives Me An Idea
You might recall past blog posts of mine regarding driveway blockers and how I deal with them. Most get a page-long letter scolding them for their inconsideration. Some get cited, and the occasional...
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As evidenced by discovering two relatively fresh piles on the parkway today while sweeping up the frontyard and sidewalk, either one dog-walker or more have become perfectly OK with their pooch pooping...
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Re:Cycling — Sepulveda Tunnel Vision
The second time in my life that I biked up and over the Sepulveda Pass was last weekend during my Autocalypse Now Ride. The first time? Waaaay the hell back in 1991. I remember it well because it was a...
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Orb Weaver Don’t Care
Two things you can count on angelenos to bitch and moan about: rain and traffic. Orb weaver doesn’t give a shit. Orb weaver’s bad ass. Rain? Feh. Traffic? Go ride a bike, says Orb weaver. The President...
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Who The Heck Are You Callin’“Bill!?”
There’s a subset of strangers and acquaintances I meet and or interact with out there who — despite all evidence to the contrary — find it perfectly acceptable to call me “Bill.” I find it fascinating....
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Vanity Inanity
At right is a re-creation of the vanity license plate I saw on the ass of the ridiculously large and and even more ridiculously expensive-looking Fleetwood Revolution LE Earth Schooner cruising...
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Is It Too Much To Ask?
Probably. And not that I would ever give even the most meticulously clean off-ramp panhandler money (though I have been known to hand out snacks or water to them on occasion). But still, even though I...
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The Saga Of The $42 Shoeshine
I got ripped off and I have no one to blame but myself. It began a couple months ago when I bought a pair of Danner boots for work, pretty much one of the most popular brands of footwear for those in...
View ArticleAnatomy Of A Dodger’s Loss AKA Murphy’s Law
The immediate focus on possible causes for the Dodgers going down to defeat after Thursday night’s loser-takes-nothing Game 5 of the National League Division Series between the Dodgers and the Mets was...
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