Milestone: To 4,000 & Beyond
I pedaled into my 4,000th mile of the year right about here on Bates Avenue between Lexington and Gateway:
Threat Successfully Diffused Defused
I’m southbound on La Brea, pedaling in the curb lane. There’s a parked car between me and Wilshire Boulevard so I work my way to the left edge of the lane and as I get there a sedan in the center lane passes me and I see there are four males in it — all …
When A Battery Dies
We’ve owned a handheld, rechargeable so-called “one-million candlepower” spotlight for going on four/five years now. I bought it at Pep Boys for $9.99. We’ve used it primarily to illuminate the backyard for wild critters prior to letting the dogs out for their nighttime pee. No surprise: in the past few months the battery’s been on …
Putting The Boom in Bloom
I just get speechless chills attempting to comprehend how from a tiny simple seed — one of a bagful sent us by my friend Jo — planted two months ago, sprung forth this complex and magnificent six-foot-tall example of glorious awesome. It is a miracle.
For The Birds
If you follow this blog, you know I make it a point to offer assistance to stray dogs I encounter on my bikings around town. Birds? Not so much. Not for lack of compassion as for lack of opportunities. But I had one this morning. Biking in to work along the Ballona Creek Bikeway beneath …
Our Fourth Batchelder
After sitting unused for more than 18 months, I finally broke out the electric tiller I bought for Susan two christmases ago (because she wanted one, not because I’m the kind of oaf to get my beloved a yard machine!) and put it to work breaking up the patch of hardpacked earth at the northwest …
Here Comes The Sun
I knew it, sunflower! I knew one of these days the truth would come out and expose yer true colors. Inside, yer aaaaall… yella!! (click to go big)