(click to quadruplify) Instead of Jefferson up past the Target, I now roll home up Sepulveda to the Ballona Creek Bikeway and come across it to either Overland or Duquesne. Last night in the near-pitch black I was struck by the curving course of the waterway under the arching ped/bike bridge spanning it and stopped …
After work last night I blazed over to downtown for two reasons: 1) To stop throwing away $70 every month and cancel my seldom-used membership to the downtown YMCA, and 2) to attend the City of Los Angeles Bike Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting as a member of the newly formed Bike Writers Collective (BWC) whose …
What is this about? Ernestly* One bullet left. Him? Me? Him. *Ernest Hemingway was once challenged to write a six-word novel and came up with “For Sale. Baby shoes. Never used.” He’s reputed to have called it his best work. I make no such claims with mine, especially since I spent more time writing this …
Owing to my understanding that an untouched mural can be a fleeting thing and my new year’s resolution not to put off until later what one can do now, I stopped meaning to stop and snap this yesterday and instead did (click to quadruplify): In the lower right looks to be the artist’s name and …
What is this about? Endless Loop “This is the White House, how may I direct your call.” “I’d like to speak to the president.” “One moment, sir. I’ll connect you.” “You’ve reached the White House, how may I direct your call.” “I’m calling to speak to the president.” “The president?” “Yes.” “The. President.” “Of the …
Only four-tenths of a mile but maybe it can change the world.
With the news today that the brakes I ordered won’t even ship until Wednesday at the earliest but very likely Friday, I decided I couldn’t wait no more and so went to work moving the Tektro calipers off my Giant roadie and onto the new ride, then made a late night trip to Orange 20 …