Los Angeles Superior Court July 10th, 2008 @ 6:45 am PDT
On May 1, 2008 I received a traffic citation while driving approximately 5mph in the middle of a bottleneck on Sunset Boulevard. A motorcycle cop driving between the lanes was stuck next to me because the guy in the other lane had drifted too close to my lane. He looked at me and nodded. I […]
Back Seat Gator April 22nd, 2008 @ 9:16 am PDT
I’d have to say that “the back seat of my car” is somewhere near the top of my list of Places Not to Keep an Alligator.
Dell Laptop Hard Drive Failure March 18th, 2008 @ 8:11 am PDT
In which I save the day by knowing how computers work
Highway Articles May 19th, 2007 @ 11:53 pm PDT
Talking about freeways
Speeding in Los Angeles January 22nd, 2007 @ 7:01 pm PST
On May 20, 2006 I was tagged for speeding on the 405 while returning from my friend’s wedding in Valencia. This was one of the (rare) instances when I felt I was undeserving of a speeding ticket. There were cars on either side of me and a guy was coming up my rear like a […]
Speeding in Los Angeles December 8th, 2006 @ 7:10 am PST
On speeding in Los Angeles
Stay Patient, Stay Alive March 19th, 2005 @ 11:50 am PST
This month’s issue of Discover Magazine featured an article on The Math of . . . Changing Lanes. It was the usual drek on reasons why I shouldn’t drive like a maniac. It’s the sort of thing my mom would clip and mail to me with an “I told you so”-type note attached. Sneaking its […]
405 August 7th, 2002 @ 7:53 am PDT
For some ridiculous reason I was still at the office at 11:45pm yesterday. When I got on the highway at 11:55pm, I mistakenly assumed that traffic would be minimal and I would zip home. Ha! They closed the 405. They. Closed. The. 405. Comically they chose not to let you know that it was closed […]
LA Superior Court Web Site April 10th, 2002 @ 1:17 pm PDT
The Superior Court of California has a terrific web site. I have no idea what possessed them to use *images* instead of *text* for all their links, though. That’s just plain stupid. But … I was able to pay my latest traffic citation on line, which was very nice.
Chased by a Boeing Helicopter March 9th, 2002 @ 4:13 am PST
A rather odd thing happened to me on my way to the theater Friday night. I was chased by a helicopter. Yes. I know that sounds odd. Imagine – just for a second – how odd it would feel to drive several miles with a helicopter about two car lengths behind you and only about […]
