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Bunny Sighting in Old Town Pasadena
June 27th, 2008 categories: Waking Up . . . Almost
Well, it IS Friday, what do you expect? Plus, I feel it’s my duty to warn unsuspecting citizens of how incredibly wild and dangerous Old Town Pasadena can be.
This bunny sighting happened right in front of Cafe Bizou at the corner of Holly and Raymond. Amidst honking and hooting, this brood of bunnies was seen heading into Vertical at approximately 6pm on a Friday evening. They haven’t been seen since.
This is the type of unfortunate thing that happens when women are not properly repressed. Women hit their 40’s and sometimes they simply break out of social constraint, creating havoc and cultural instability wherever they go.
AND, they seem to be quite amused, don’t they?
It does appear that it may have been a birthday celebration (note the crown). Six bunnies . . . does this mean that this folly happens six times a year here in our sacred community?!
Good grief . . . perish the thought.
Well, I’ll be at Vertical tonight around 6pm, and I sure hope these shameless hussies don’t show up.
Search for a Pasadena home if you dare
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Inspiring Thoughts
May 24th, 2008 categories: Waking Up . . . Almost
Sometimes you just have to get off the topic of business and have a little fun. Here are some words of “wisdom” I picked up from a note business newsletter, The Paper Source, by Bill Mencarow:
“Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either. Just pretty much leave me alone.”
“If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving is not for you.”
“It’s always darkest before the dawn. So if you’re going to steal your neighbor’s newspaper, that’s the time to do it.”
“Don’t be irreplaceable. If you can’t be replaced, you can’t be promoted.”
“Never test the depth of the water with both feet.”
“If you think nobody cares if you’re alive, try missing a couple of car payments.”
“Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you’re a mile away and you have their shoes.”
I hope you’ve been inspired by these valuable insights.
Yours truly,
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Flashing Headlights - “Green” Bio Diesel Car Creates Some Embarrassment
May 16th, 2008 categories: Waking Up . . . Almost
So, it feels really enlightened to have bought a car that can run on vegetable oil from the Japanese restaurant down the street, but there are some interesting quirks to the thing . . . it’s like having another member of the family with its own unique personality traits, and idiosyncrasies that you just kinda hafta work around.
One of the most endearing is the flashing headlight phenomenon.
It’s better than being in a parade. The flashing headlights have a way of making you feel like you’re saying to the world, “Hey, look at me! I’m something special, not to be missed!”
So you drive around town sheepishly trying to dodge the unwanted attention, pretending that nothing’s happening. There’s something funky with the “alarm” system. Thankfully, the horn has been disconnected, or it would be going off incessantly as well. The weird thing is that the lights continue to flash long after the car has been turned off . . . hmphf.
So that’s what you get for driving around an older car . . . a 1985 Mercedes 300D. This diesel engine doesn’t need a conversion kit to be able to run on regular old vegetable oil, we just have to filter it a little so we don’t get chunks of tempura stuck in the internal parts somewhere.
But hey, at $4.50 a gallon and rising, I’m glad to have a cheaper fuel alternative, and I’ll probably get another one for my teenagers to drive around. As well as having green, cheap fuel options, they’re built out of solid steel, and would be a safer bet for my newbie teen drivers that sometimes scare the hell out of me.
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