Archive for November, 2008
Sunday, November 30th, 2008
Listen To The Mockingbird
For a few weeks now, Susan and I have been bamboozled by the beeping bird. Usually in the early morning hours was when we’d hear it the best — just a solitary and evenly interval’d “BEEP!” But despite efforts I was never able to get a visual on the feathered fiend.
Early on in the mystery [...]
6 Comments » - Posted in animals, gadgets, nature by Will
Thursday, November 27th, 2008
We’ve Got Spirit, Yes We Do…
Typically I don’t really feel the holiday verve until well into December and subsequently don’t even think about busting out the lights and and busying myself hanging the stuff before December 1. This year having decided to undertake the additional task of draping the twinklies from the second floor dormer for the first time, I [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in seasonal by Will
Thursday, November 27th, 2008
Thanking Of Me
Among the variety of people, things and events the L.A. Times gave thanks for in its lead editorial in today’s paper they made sure to appreciate me too:
We also thank those who can drive but don’t, who bike and carpool and make good use of their EZ transit passes on two dozen public transit systems [...]
No Comments » - Posted in biking, los angeles, media, news by Will
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
Next Best Thing To Being There
Thanks to Illuminate LA’s posting of a complete audio recording of the landmark City Council Transportation Committee’s bike-themed meeting last Friday, I was able to catch up on all that transpired. While it sounds as if forward progress is being made on the whole there was also a share of bureaucratic laterals launched in the [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in biking, los angeles, politics by Will
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
A Post-Rainstorm Conversation With Buster The Tortoise
As readers may recall I finally made good this summer on a long-delayed plan to build our Russian tortoise Buster a 25-square-foot outdoor pen to liberate her from her unsatisfactory indoor confinement in a 3-square-foot aquarium.
Buster’s pretty much been loving the expanded living space ever since… well, at least as much as a grumpy tortoise [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in animals, weather by Will
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
Going To Newport Beach On Business, Car Free = Hell Yeah!
I have a two-day conference I’ll be attending for work in Newport Beach at the end of next week. You had to know I’d look at getting there and back car-free, and you had to figure I’d find a way to do so:
Bike to Union Station
Take Metrolink’s Orange County Line to Santa Ana station (one-way [...]
No Comments » - Posted in biking, travel by Will
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008
The Envelope Please
As expected, I reached my 6,000th mile on my way home last night, entering it roughly in the Melrose Hill vicinity of Western Avenue and Hobart and exiting it on approach to Santa Monica Boulevard on Heliotrope. In the midst of it I stopped at no better place to commemorate the achievement than where my [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in biking, milestones by Will
Friday, November 21st, 2008
Turning Point
Today could be a truly pivotal day for bicycling in the city of Los Angeles what with the City Council’s special bike-themed Transportation Committee meeting taking place at City Hall.
I spent the week mulling ways in which I could take the day off and attend, but it’s just not going to happen, dammit.
So instead I’ll [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in biking, milestones by Will
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Sleepless In Silver Lake
Well that was a long night. I got home later yesterday than I have been these past couple that Susan’s been away on biz in Denver. Whereas the last time she was out of town, her stubborn Bink decided coming in at night wasn’t something he was obliged to do (and thus left me stressed [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in adventure, animals, night by Will
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
This Makes Me Happy
Rowdy’d up Ranger says: You want the ball? You can’t handle the ball!
