I have this little weekly ritual wherein on my way to work Friday morning’s, I stop at the supermarket nearest my office building, lock my bike up to the rim-wrecker bike rack by its front door, go inside, and purchase a bag of cookies that I then take with me to the office and put …
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A couple weeks ago I read an article in an issue of the LA Times that was thankfully without any ads for gas-powered leafblowers, and it detailed the L.A. County Museum of Natural History’s plans to enlist residents of the city to undertake a “backyard lizard census.” With a “Woo!” of surprise from Susan in …
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For the reason of “Just For The Helluvit” I added up my annual bike mileage totals beginning from January 1, 2007 — when I first vowed to log every ride — to last night’s commute home from work, and the number turned out to be another distance milestone crossed: 2007: 3,102.5000 2008: 6,608.1700 2009: 6,741.6930 …
It’s been going on four freaking months since the intersection of 4th Street and Muirfield in Hancock Park was torn up something nasty and then left in a condition that might not be noticeable to anyone speeding over it in a Lexus or Range Rover, but to anyone on two wheels who’s had no choice …
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Couple weeks ago I posted on LA Metblogs about the irony of that “Need Repairs?” sign pictured at right (that I saw on my way to work), screwed there by some brainiac handyman so damagingly — not to mention unlawfully — high up the trunk of a palm tree in Hancock Park. But this wasn’t …
I posted a heads-up on LA Metblogs that this Saturday I’ll be walking from USC to Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook State Park and back through some pretty interesting neighborhoods, if you wanna join me. I’ve biked through these awesome neighborhoods a lot these last couple years and I’m looking forward to footing it through and …
My friend and fellow LA Metblogger David Markland, clued me in to the news that my little timelapse vid got picked up by Huffington Post, and even played on the front page: The following images (clickably biggable) allowed me to practice my Giant Arrow Pointing To My Name skills: Front Page: Inside: