And For My First Bike Ride (Of Many) For 2011 I’m Wasting No Time Going Off-Road

Well, with 2010’s bike mileage tally, my back-to-back streak of 6,000-plus mile years did not three-peat. While 2008 saw me log 6,608 miles and 2009, 6,741, I certainly started off 2010 on track to top 6,000 again, collecting more than 2,000 miles by the end of April. But then came May and with it my …

Just Some Cat Stuff

While it used to happen on occasion prior to our remodel, never yet had all of our four cats simultaneously napped together on the bed upstairs — until Sunday (click it for the bigger picture): The puddles of cuddles are from bottom left: Bink, The Jig, Pepper (atop the left pillows) and Pumpkin. And while …

Like Grandfather, Like Grandson

Christmas 2010 Originally uploaded by there2roam Susan beautifully captured this Christmas morning moment I shared with my grandson Aiden as I helped him open one of his presents during his visit with us yesterday. He’ll be 2 next year.

The Way Some Cyclists Run Redlights Is A Demonstration Of Pathological Tendencies

It may be rather humbuggy or me on this day after Christmas to discuss such things, and if so, I’ll wear that hat. Because case in point: On Christmas Eve after stopping at a Sunset Boulevard spice shop that turned out disappointingly to be closed, I rolled back onto the boulevard and headed westbound, past …

Timelapsification: Christmas Eve Sunset Junction Bike & Shop

Some last-minute stocking stuffer shopping was thrown a sad-face when it was discovered that Silver Lake’s Spice Station decided to be CLOSED when I arrived at 2 p.m., earining a WTF (but probably saving me a boatload of money). Grumbling I made my annual holiday Wacko ransacko and after that worked in a stop for …

Pleasant Surprise

Last summer, I moved outside a small birdhouse that Susan made (and that’s decoratively lived inside since she built it long before I came along). I attached it to a decorative post that wasn’t doing very well holding a birdbath and for a little extra height I mounted the post to a small end table …