Earlier this month I wrote about saying goodbye to my old Volvo. I told of how the car’s radio, broken for years, had magically sparked to life as I took the old gal out for her last ride. The…
Miles To Go
The other day I was on the road and I looked down and saw my car’s odometer was about to hit a string of twos. I was in traffic, so not only was I dodging people who think…
It’s a Good Day for a Good Day
It’s Friday, friends, and it’s a good day for a good day. Yesterday, Thursday, was pretty spiffy, too. We got new stop signs on our street, so now our scary intersection has a 4-way stop. That happened…
Hollywood Nights
The other night I was driving through Holly-weird and I saw the dangedest thang. An SUV was cruising along with a cup of coffee sitting on its back bumper. That in itself isn’t odd, but the fact that…
Just Be Cool
Because I live in Los Angeles, driving is part of my reality. And while I do my best to maintain a certain level of calmness while behind the wheel, I have been known to cuss till the angels…
The Universe is Conspiring in Your Favor
“Oh, God, if I’m anything by a clinical name, I’m a kind of paranoiac in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy.” Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters J.D. Salinger (1919 – 2010) When the…
In. Slow. Mo. Tion.
Yesterday I was out and about in L.A. On a 2-lane surface street, I was in the right-hand lane and this white Prius was a car-length in front of me, in the left-hand lane. A motorcyclist was in…
The Perils of L.A. Freeways
Remember when I wrote about a globe jumping out of a pick-up truck and nearly taking us out as we drove an L.A. freeway? The other day, Mister and I were out on that same freeway, covering…
Way to Go, Mingo
As I drove south on the 405 yesterday, I was nearly taken out by a mingo (that’s an idiot, friends) in a low-rider suv. For reals. That kid was clearly a middle-school-dropout, as he mistakenly believed 2 vehicles…