I Figured Why Not?

Frankly though I’ve mourned the passing of a voice and talent that I literally grew up with, Michael Jackson’s public memorial madhouse service scheduled for Tuesday at Staples Center is so not a be-all/end-all event for me and I submitted my request for tickets rather sheepishly. I’ll be veeeeeeeery surprised if my name gets pulled …

Thems The Breaks

Well, when it rains it pours. First my handlebarcam finally goes kaput Wednesday. Frankly it’s something of a wonder that the Canon SD1000 lasted this long since it first started exhibiting troubles last December after four or five months of dealing with the hostile and unstable environment of being mounted to my bike — which …

The Envelope Please

As expected, I reached my 6,000th mile on my way home last night, entering it roughly in the Melrose Hill vicinity of Western Avenue and Hobart and exiting it on approach to Santa Monica Boulevard on Heliotrope. In the midst of it I stopped at no better place to commemorate the achievement than  where my …

Turning Point

Today could be a truly pivotal day for bicycling in the city of Los Angeles what with the City Council’s special bike-themed Transportation Committee meeting taking place at City Hall. I spent the week mulling ways in which I could take the day off and attend, but it’s just not going to happen, dammit. So …

MILEStones

Nearing the end of last week I knew that if I didn’t get a bit of weekend riding in, I’d end up on the last day of the month about 11 miles short of breaking the 682-mile record I set for the month of May. I could lie and say that didn’t matter, and while …