Archive for October, 2008
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Happy Halloween!
For the fifth October 31st in a row Susan and I have carved pumpkins and done up the front yard and the only place we’ll be going is out on the front porch in hopes of trick-or-treaters to come get some candy and enjoy our decorations.
1 Comment » - Posted in seasonal by Will
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
The Cure For What’s Palin Ya
So this morning I’m reading that our long national West Hollywood nightmare is over. Apparently the Orange Grove Avenue homeowners who, under the guise of Halloween decorations and the protection of the First Amendment, costumed a mannequin to represent Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin that they then hung by the neck from their roof, [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in politics by Will
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
And I Would Bike 700 Miles And I Would Bike 700 More
I usually am not one to count my clicks before they pass, but as it stands this morning I’ve pedaled 625 miles during a record-breakingly hot October, and with three bike commuting days left until the end of the month I not only can look forward to topping my record of 684 miles traversed across [...]
No Comments » - Posted in biking by Will
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
What’s In A Name
There’s a relatively new blog in my environs — a good, informative and readable one that’s been around a few months. Based out of Echo Park its creator Jesus Sanchez opted to call it The Eastsider LA. I wasn’t so much perturbed by that at first, but I am now. And though I know there [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in history, los angeles by Will
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
Socked In
As seen from my window on the 10th floor of the office building I’m in at the Howard Hughes Center yesterday morning (around 9:30) looking in the general direction of LAX. Looks like someone left the defrost on outside. I punched through the wall of soup while on the creek path approaching Sepulveda Boulevard. MOIST.
No Comments » - Posted in weather by Will
Sunday, October 26th, 2008
Tour de Ballona
Saturday was the first Tour de Ballona ride along the creek. It drew about 60 riders, including me and Susan, and of course I timelapsed it (below) with my handlebar cam and also took snaps along the way with another.
4 Comments » - Posted in biking by Will
Saturday, October 25th, 2008
Oh Jerusalem Cricket!
Up until a few moments before this picture was taken on Santa Cruz Island in 2004, if you’d said I’d ever get this close to a Jerusalem cricket aka potato bug without having to be physically restrained and sedated, I would’ve punched you in the arm and said you were nutso.
But there I am. Letting [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Defining Moments, animals, nature by Will
Friday, October 24th, 2008
Sometimes They Come Back
An L.A. Times article today on the excellent success of the island fox captive breeding program on Santa Rosa Island reminded me that in a few days it will be the fourth anniversary of my trip to Santa Rosa’s neighbor Santa Cruz Island with a team of fellow Los Angeles Zoo docents.
Invited by The Nature [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in adventure, animals, nature, neighborhood, recollections, updated, volunteer by Will
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
Time Machine: Holy Shit Look What I Found!
Way back in October 2001, the boss of where I worked at that time implemented a program wherein during the regularly scheduled monthly meetings he wanted his employees to give presentations. The topics could be about pretty much anything, so I was one of the few to actually volunteer for a time slot and then [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in biking, flashback, nostalgia by Will
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
I Am A Dirty, Dirty Man
Agh. I waited too long. For the past however many days I’ve been snickering ever time I biked by a monster billboard north of Venice Boulevard at National, and of course I knew better to get a snap of it while I could, but I didn’t and this morning, it’s gone. Bah.
The billboard up until [...]
