Sometimes in matters of physical challenges you hit the wall. Sometimes the wall hits you. The latter was such the case this morning when I arrived for the annual Fargo Street Hill Climb. After signing up, I ended up standing around for more than an hour watching far better conditioned and determined cyclists tackle the …
I was going to skip this Sunday’s regularly scheduled weigh-in because last week’s was done directly after I got home from the Acura LA Bike Tour and the two-pound loss to 232 that I registered was more like short-term water loss from the 30-miles I rode and not actual weight loss. Thus, I was going …
Tomorrow I’m going to give the annual Fargo Street Hill Climb a try for the first time. I’ve known about it since the late ’80s when it was called the Fargo Street Turkey Shoot, but I never felt compelled to participate in the bike ride up one of the steepest streets in Los Angeles until …
The “Vons Debacle” not withstanding, I had a pretty errand-filled day and while I didn’t get new shocks on my truck (not for lack of trying; my mechanic was short personnel today and told me to come back Monday) and left the long-overdue vacuuming to tomorrow (when Susan’s at the salon and the cat’s are …
Dear Vons: Two weeks ago while checking out, I was given what amounts to an IOU from the cashier for two admissions to the new Ice Age movie. I was given the IOU instead of the actual tickets because the store had not yet received its allotment at that time. I was told to bring …
It took awhile, but I finally culled stills from the DV footage I captured during Sunday’s Acura LA Bike Tour before the cam’s battery crapped out 95 minutes into the oft-delayed and disappointing ride around town. They can be viewed here. Follow
I’ve been on an instant oatmeal kick for breakfast this week. I started off plain with a little milk and brown suger and quickly graduated to adding raisins and a banana and a vanilla yogurt. Yesterday and today I’ve locked onto a mash-up that just works: 1 packet of instant oatmeal nuked with a half-cup …