Archive for April, 2006
Saturday, April 22nd, 2006
This Oughta Be Interesting
In reciprocation to my biking/blogging pals Eric Richardson and Dave Bullock for their noble participation in the L.A. Treasure Hunt April 2, when they asked if I could help out with today’s Downtown Art Ride I opted to shoot them a yes first and then ask questions later.
The one thing I have going for me [...]
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Friday, April 21st, 2006
Profile In Courage
Milestone time. I know, I know… this blog has become a bit redundant of late. If it’s not about my weight loss or a walk around the neighborhood, than it’s about whatever I’ve dug up outta the backyard. Well tough. If you’re one of my rapidly dwindling number of readers please attempt to suffer through [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in health, milestones by Will
Friday, April 21st, 2006
Another Find
Well sure, while it certainly isn’t another friggin’ German army helmet, the backyard did surrender yet another intact artifact while I was out there doing a little clean-up this morning: another semi-unique vessel. To my unschooled eye it resembles one of those mini wine bottles, and there’s a seam so its nothing as archaic [...]
No Comments » - Posted in backyarchaeology by Will
Thursday, April 20th, 2006
Rock Climbin’ Dawg
Shadow this morning lounging on one of the boulders in the pocket park across Vendome from the Music Box Steps.
No Comments » - Posted in neighborhood by Will
Thursday, April 20th, 2006
Vroom 222
I couldn’t help but climb aboard the Platform Of Truth (aka “the scale”) after all my exertions with the patio yesterday and found that I’ve descended to 222 pounds. I’ll probably pop back up to 224 or more as everything settles, but I can’t blame it on water loss. I must’ve downed a 12-pack of [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Uncategorized, health by Will
Wednesday, April 19th, 2006
Manual Labor
So I decided to add a brick patio bordered in river rock to the end of that brick-and-river-rock Path To Nowhere I built for the hell of it a couple days ago. I began around noon, and finished around 6 p.m. It involved bagging up what must easily be 500 pounds of cleared greenery, hauling [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in backyarchaeology, outdoors by Will
Tuesday, April 18th, 2006
Ends To A Means
My word, I may have something here. Presently, I’m sitting at the table that I moved to the end of the…
[five minute later]
I apologize for the interuption, but as I typed those first few letters I was forced to break away first to physicalize my objection to a ’skeeter that was prepping to take a [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in outdoors by Will
Monday, April 17th, 2006
Finding My Way
I won’t torture the analogy too much, but these last few months I’ve been wandering a pretty unscouted path. When I get a little lost — or at least more lost than usually — I can still take pride in the fact that I don’t take refuge either in a bottle or under the bed.
To [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in backyarchaeology by Will
Monday, April 17th, 2006
Polo Shirts & Sunglasses
Since I woke up with a kicker of a headache that carried over from yesterday afternoon and in that time has since spread from above my left orbit to all across my forehead like a neon sign flashing PAIN, I’m going to do my best not only to accomplish the list of creative, physical and [...]
No Comments » - Posted in books, health by Will
Sunday, April 16th, 2006
More Backyarcheology
I wasn’t going to do my standard Sunday weigh-in, in part because of the tostada salad and double maggie I had for lunch yesterday after the Blessing of the Animals at Olvera Street, but then this morning Susan and I had a good three-mile walk around the neighborhood and in response to some landscaping she [...]
