I rolled into my favorite bikeshop, Orange 20 in East Hollywood on the way home one night last week and queried co-owner Jim C. about stem options for Le Noir. I’ve been riding with the stock long-reach stem the bike came with and it’s been fine, but the last couple months I’ve been noticing a …
My mountainbike and I climbed the Verdugos again today. Third straight weekend I’ve paid a visit to Tongva Peak. Guess I’m making up for lost time seeing as three years had gone by since I’d last cranked up them. Crank indeed. My math is shaky but with a 1,400-foot elevation gain over the 2.8 miles …
In a perfect world, Apple Store Genius Bars would be populated by actual geniuses with ready access (or at least minimal delay) to whatever part was needed for repairs. In reality my almost 3-year-old G5 iMac’s need for a new logic board installation (thank goodness the ‘puter came bundled with Applecare protection) will now be …
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I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen Shawshank Redemption. Twenty? Thirty? I’ll probably see it that many times again before I shuffle off. It is one of my favorite motion pictures. It is one of the best ever made. Out of all of its magic — and every freakin’ frame is nothing but …
You think Monday night was crazy? Wait ’til I lay on you what happened yesterday and Tuesday during the 60-some miles I’ve biked since. Absolutely nothing. That’s correct, despite being the easy and easily enraged target on two wheels that I am, with the exception of the occasional double-parker or encroacher I somehow managed to …
I suppose when it all comes down to it, the incident last night on 4th Street can be rationalized as nothing more than two blowhards blowing. But it was more than that. It was me doing everything wrong. It was me not practicing what I’d been preaching. And that hurts. That defeats. I’m better than …