The Gall Of Ted Rall

To The Editors of L.A. Citybeat, You either can feel sorry for me for not getting the joke or pity me for being a humorless shmuck who is compelled to waste everyone’s time writing with the facts when I find an animal being misrepresented — even facetiously. But after reading your most recent “Left Coast” …

Catching Up

There have been a lot of things to write about., but not a whole bunch of time or desire to do so. My daughter stayed with us this weekend — the first time doing so in more than six years. I picked her up Friday night out at the Burger King in Granada Hills where …

Look What The Cat Dragged In

First off, sorry for the blurry snap. And actually, Pepper didn’t bring the little guy inside. I was sitting in the kitchen and saw Pepper in the yard with the bird in his mouth and the thing was making a helluva racket as I attempted to chase Pep down and/or get him to drop the …

Best Laid Plans All Wet

Damn if last night I hadn’t made a list of all the shit I needed to do today. Nothing earth shattering, but it was a plan — a plan! Groceries, dishes, laundry a bike ride, dusting, vacuuming, a stogie, blah blah blah. Then at 7:30 a.m. Susan hears a strange hissing sound coming from the …

A Couple Shy Of Three Stones* Down

What used to be a Sunday weigh-in (trepidation included) has now become a whenever-the-hell-I-want weigh-in (trepidation long gone). Thus, when I stepped to it this morning the scale showed me down another two to 220 pounds. Two-hundred and twenty pounds. Forty lost. Righteous and unbelievable! 6’2″ and 220 has always been my personal ideal height/weight …

Change Of Plans

My daughter’s going to be spending the weekend with Susan and me. I just got off the phone with her mom who’s heading up to Fresno this weekend with Kate’s sister for a skating competition and Kate doesn’t want to go with (it’s Fresno, can ya blame the kid?), so she wanted to know if …