Archive for August, 2008
Sunday, August 31st, 2008
Western Widow
Watering the plants in the side yard, I tried to dislodge what I thought to be an abandoned cobweb spun between the hose and the house by spritzing it only to discover it was most certainly still occupied by a wet western widow who barged out of her hiding place to see what the hell [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in backyarchaeology, nature by Will
Saturday, August 30th, 2008
Lest I Be Considered A Hypocrite
Back in February I called bullshit on a neighbor, who for whatever reason rather than during a day during the workweek, purposefully schedules his gardening crew to come do their yardwork on Saturday mornings and on that particular one they spent a combined bunch of hours with an illegal gas-powered leafblower going full blast and [...]
No Comments » - Posted in home economics by Will
Friday, August 29th, 2008
Timelapses In Judgment: Next In An Expanding Series
Cut loose from the office early this afternoon, I celebrated the beginning of my four-day Labor Day weekend with a sunshiny ride home that included a stop at Scoops in the Bicycle Zone for some green tea caramel ice cream (that I enjoy on-camera) before heading home. The surprise last frame to me is the [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in animals, biking, los angeles by Will
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
The “Right Angle” Route
So because I knowz you can’t get enough of my timelapsificationz, here’s the Youtuber of this morning’s trip into work along the route I call the “right angle” owing as it mainly follows Hoover south and then Jefferson east, as opposed to any of the “staircase” treks I make across town via 4th Street and [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Uncategorized by Will
Monday, August 25th, 2008
Doing The Right Thing
So far, so good. Since my first roll Friday morning across the stretch of Ballona Creek Bikeway that includes the spot where a cyclist was attacked and robbed last week, I’ve encountered nothing that would even be considered remotely menacing.
Here’s the timelapse from this morning’s creekside ride from Dusquene in Culver City to Inglewood [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Defining Moments, biking, gadgets by Will
Sunday, August 24th, 2008
On December 2, 1912, My Great Grandfather William Douglas Sims Bought A Gordon Pipe for $2 From A.S. Scott
I know this because I am keeper of both the receipt and the pipecase (and a really crappy scanner):
No Comments » - Posted in family, flashback by Will
Sunday, August 24th, 2008
Ballona Creek Bikeway
In light of the recent attack on a cyclist riding on the Ballona Creek Bikeway and to counter the growing perception of the route as too dangerous to traverse, I’m extending my morning and evening workweek commutes to include the section where the attack occurred. There’s a definite criminal element accessing the route and I’m [...]
No Comments » - Posted in biking by Will
Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Cool & Unusual Punishment
I did something amazing yesterday at the tail end of last night’s IAAL•MAF “Scoot & Shoot” Ride downtown. I was on 4th Street on the left side of the No. 2 lane when a brand new black Ford Mustang in the No. 1 lane gunned it passing close by me, leaving perhaps a foot / [...]
9 Comments » - Posted in biking, idiots, los angeles by Will
Monday, August 18th, 2008
Sometimes I Don’t Ride My Bike
I last filled up my truck’s gas tank up in the beginning of July. In the time since I’ve only put 139 miles on the odometer because I mainly use it on weekends for local trips to the hardware store or Costco. The two longest trips we’ve taken with it this year have been Disneyland [...]
No Comments » - Posted in slice of life by Will
Sunday, August 17th, 2008
Field Report: Buster’s New Home
My friend Julia inquired recently about how our Russian tortoise Buster might be doing in her new digs:
I’m way happy to report she has really taken well to her new 25-square foot outdoor residence. It’s a far far more improved thing than the aquariums she’s lived in since 2001 when my mom found her in [...]
