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This Story Is Only Hilarious Because I Lived To Tell The Tale 3

Nov

17

2010

I’ve been riding Bike 2.0 around a lot – partly to break it in, and partly because of an ear infection that’s keeping me out of the pool until after Thanksgiving. Since I ride on the Pacific Coast Highway and through Westwood Village quite a bit, I see a lot of really stupid driver behavior ...

Chivalry Ain’t Dead 2

Jun

23

2009

I was on my bike, sitting in the left-turn lane on my way back from the gym this afternoon when a guy in a brand new red Mini convertible flicked his lit cigarette onto the ground right in front of me. I was about to express my displeasure with his action when a guy pulled ...

Duly Noted

May

11

2008

I took my current job just under 2 months ago. Since then I have driven over six thousand miles, almost all of it either to, from, or for work. I have bought 28 26 tanks of gas to accomplish this feat, at a total price of $1031.28. I am really starting to wish I had ...

Well, THAT Was Fun

May

9

2008

Normally it takes me 45 minutes to get from Santa Monica to Santa Clarita. Today, it took me 1 hour, 35 minutes. 15 minutes spent just getting ON the 405 freeway to go north, because for no apparent reason, the 10E-405N interchange was ridiculously backed up. Then after I finally broke free of that, I ...

Only In L.A.

Nov

14

2006

The picture is so beautiful all it needs is a caption: A nude man is apprehended on the 405 freeway around noon today after he was seen running in freeway lanes near Sunset Blvd. This idiot shut down the busiest freeway in Southern California for half an hour, tying up traffic in both directions for ...

Dear Morons 1

Oct

24

2006

To the construction workers at working on that new building just east of Olympic and Bundy: I realize that when you build a building, you have to bring in a large number of steel beams. However, I’d like to request that you do two things for me and my fellow commuters in the future. 1. ...

Old vs. New 1

Sep

24

2006

A brief comparison of my old and new apartments, and the neighborhoods containing them: Time to Work Old: 20-35 minutes, depending on traffic. New: 10-15 minutes, depending on traffic. Winner: New Flooring Old: Grody, easily stained and horrific to clean carpet. New: Hardwood floors. Winner: New Kitchen Old: Termite-infested cabinets, linoleum from the 70’s, barely ...