Shit Happens

As evidenced by discovering two relatively fresh piles on the parkway today while sweeping up the frontyard and sidewalk, either one dog-walker or more have become perfectly OK with their pooch pooping in front of our house and then failing to remove the fecal matter. As such I’m mulling over the following options for signage …

One Ride, Two Peeves

Lest we continue to forget, contrary to popular belief (click for the bigger pictures): 1) A Class II Bike Lane is NOT the designated location to stand your cans on trash day no matter how it might seem to ignorant people to be the perfect perfect place to do so. 2) A Class I Bike …

Of The Hundreds Upon Hundreds Of Motorists I Encountered Across Yesterday’s 31-Mile Rountrip Bike Ride To The Office And Back This One Was My Absolute Favorite

First she charges out of a parking lot onto Venice Boulevard without looking to her left and seeing me approaching a couple car lengths back. Had she kept going and merged into the space available for her in the  traffic lane, I’d have nothing to write about. But instead she finally sees me and comes …

Poor Dad

This ad has been popping up on various websites I visit. If you’re not familiar with “Rich Dad” Robert Kiyosaki he’s a rags-to-riches self-empowerment guru who’s built an empire through books, seminars and such, preaching about how knowledge is the key to success — and there’s nothing wrong with that truth. Trouble is I wish …

People In Twitter Shouldn’t Throw Spoilers

My good man Jason DeFillippo, Metblogs cofounder and most decidedly one who does not mince words harshly took me to task after I tweeted who won “Survivor” following the finale’s conclusion a couple Sundays ago: “Posting spoilers is like fucking someone’s kitten. You just don’t do it.” And he was right to do so. In …