Archive for October, 2007
Thursday, October 11th, 2007
Mind If I Bug Ya?
For want of a substantive post while I’m still here in Orlando, all I have for you is some window-dwelling examples of the area’s entomology, specifically a wasp and a jumping spider (my favorite of all spiders!) that put it on dah glass outside my hotel room 11 stories off the deck for awhile yesterday [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in animals, nature, travel by Will
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
Just Checking In From The Land O’ Orlando
Well, I’m here in Orlando, comfortably ensconced in my 11th floor room at the Peabody where I can see a big round thing that must be Epcot Center waaaaaaay off in the distance… and not much else.
Like most of Florida there’s no place to hide in Orlando. No variation in the terrain. It’s so [...]
6 Comments » - Posted in travel by Will
Monday, October 8th, 2007
Who Gives A Shirt!?
Back in April I participated in a benefit to raise money for a cyclist and Silver Lake Trader Joe’s crewmember who was seriously injured in a hit-and-run while biking home after a shift in February.
There was a silent auction and it turned out I was the winning bidder on two items: a Joseph Mailander watercolor [...]
10 Comments » - Posted in biking by Will
Sunday, October 7th, 2007
All Creatures Great…
It began this morning with Jiggy crowing over his catch, and when I found him on the side of the house he was next to a tiny little mouse who rightfully scattered with all bits and appendages thankfully intact when I congratulated Jiggy and then shooed him away from the little rodent.
Trouble is, mice aren’t [...]
No Comments » - Posted in animals by Will
Sunday, October 7th, 2007
Reconciling With Mr. Coffee
Earlier in the week I posted about the third cheapass decanter for our three-month-old coffeemaker to break while in the simple act of cleaning it, and how entirely fed up I decided to write and demand the fine folks at Mr. Coffee send me a free replacement or lose me as a consumer forever.
Surprise: they [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in gadgets by Will
Saturday, October 6th, 2007
Quote The Raven
Last night I visited two historic Los Angeles cemeteries as part of this month’s edition of RIDE-Arc (a late-night group bike ride for those who might not know). The first one that myself and about 100 other cyclists visited was East L.A.’s Evergreen Cemetery. Founded in 1877 it is the oldest in L.A. The second [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in biking by Will
Thursday, October 4th, 2007
The Hillz Are Alive
The good folks at RIDE-Arc have been so kind as to scare the crap out of less-seasoned enthusiasts send to the recipients of their maillist graphic proof that tomorrow night’s ride will have ups and downs. That, or it’s a seismograph readout; or maybe a 20-year commodities chart plotting the price fluctuation of porkbellies (click [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Uncategorized by Will
Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Look Wut The Dawg Dug Up
Making my backyard rounds this morning (to “scoopa da poopa” as I call it) before my carpool arrived to pick me up I found that Ranger in her infinite excavationability has potentially uncovered beneath the hammock stand a new trove of trinket treasure. Here’s the tip of the iceberg craptastically captured on my phonecam (click [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in backyarchaeology by Will
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
They’re Replicans Not Replicants!
I don’t know what came over me, but a couple minutes of my life just went blank. Last I remember I found the info on LAist as to when and where the hiiiiiiiiiighly anticipated new “final cut” of Blade Runner was playing and having never seen one of my favorite films of all time in [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in movies by Will
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Totally “Unnecessary”
Hey, a submission of mine of a roadside sign at Jefferson and Adams featuring extraneous quotation marks found a home today on The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks. Woo hoo!
