My Jack Russel TERROR (broken coat JRT- fully inbred = hyper) gets a daily dog walk (clarification- I walk her 2 or 3 times- but I PAY for a 45+ min dog walk from a professional dog walker). I am so lucky to have found best dog walker ever- Tammy brings along her dog Patsy (beautiful rescue dog that is a little skittish around men), and that monster dog (130 lbs) has come a couple of times too (Patsy is 70 lbs and Isis is about 18- what a Motley Crew). I feel so sorry for Tammy some times- she gets crazy comments about my crazy dog. If a stop light is too long, White Dog will start to howl in a very low, gutteral voice expressing her displeasure- sort cute but REALLY pisses me off- not much I can do. Picture this crew walking in front of State Capitol lawn with all the politicians at lunch. I’m sure I could make a good movie out of it.
Oh, and Isis still has to bark at other dogs to make sure they don’t attack this pack LOL. What a pain-in-the-ass. If a skateboard comes by, all hell breaks loose. I’ve never held the 130 lb dog’s leash but it must be amazing when 20 lb Isis is trying to kill a skateboard and these other dogs are like “WTF?”
kinda didn’t want to keep posting here as I’m still in Sacramento– trying just to stay working, and I work about 1/2 block from where I’m staying (and my gym is right across street too). I LOVE downtown LA so nuch- read all the blogs, LA Times- but having a 3 minute commute kinda compensats. I will be back.
But I have lots of inso to share with you on the Sac politcal scene- I HATE politics in general, some mayors and governers in particular. So this is gonna be negative- fasten you seatbelt.
Here’s me in my new SacTown “dog walk” garb- it gets so cold up here (for a Skidrowdude). Gloves, scarf and beanie are necesssy at 5 am or 7 pm.
Lets get this party started… I just wish it was in downtown LA
So this is a typical dog walk outfit- I know I look like a douche- but it is warm.
There is an annoyng yet funny trend here- not sure why it’s like it is, but at least 50% of workers have the “suitcase on wheel” that they take to and from work. I mean BIG- not just for a laptop and notebook, etc.
Two reasons this really pisses me off is they clog the sidewalks- I don’t ride the bus here but I walk by many bus stops and I cannot understand how some of these people do it with literaly a suitcase on daily commuter bus. Is it that the bigger your suitcase that you drag into work every morning make you look more important? Or just stupid.
The other reason is where I live is kind of like a “campus” where tons of people walk by my 3rd floor apt and the noise that these things makes reminds of being in LAX airport at times.
Is the horsepower of a leaf blower a reflection of the size of a guys “package”? Honestly, I don’t care about the size of a guys junk, but when I used to drive Ferraris and Porsche I got the annoying “he must have a small penis” comments from time-to-time.
So here in Sacramento there are a bizillon workers with leaf blowers- I have been sick the past few days and these damn things start around 8am and it’s like dueling banjos- one guy has to rev his up louder than the next. And I do mean “rev it up” like are getting ready to launh a Corvette at the stoplight.
When did raking and using a broom become old school. When did blowing crap all around to other peoples houses become permissible? When I had my house in LA, I had a “sealed” back yard with tall wood fence around a swimiing pool and all tile- no grass (I know- that is LA). For awhile I had a gardening company that sent these idiots that thougt that blowing dust into my pool and under my deck was their job. (I really just wanted them to prune/water the plants but that is a lost art).
Sac is funny too because people just place piles of tree trimmings and leaves in the curb- parking spots. Once in a while a street crew comes by and cleans up the mess, but not before the wind distrutes it.
For all the bad rep Downtown LA gets about being dirty, etc they had a great crew of people SWEEPING the sidewalks like clockwork. And most business power washed the sidewalks. Sure, you’d see the occasional homeless person or drunk bar-rat peeing in the corners, but you see that in every metropolis.
One of the grossest things I see here daily is the sidewalk is almost white from bird crap (lots of trees) and this is at the bus stop. They really need some of those mini-street sleeps they use in LA for the sidewalks.
Ok, stay tuned for rant #2- I’m in a very cranky mood today
My girlfriend gave White Dog a new whale stuffed toy with a “squeaky” in it- it lasted all of 2 hours… I was greated by this scene when I went to bed… LOL!
The my g/f friend sent another stuffed toy- a big lobster. I am glad I did not do much to clean up first mess as there is stuffing everywhere. I think a one-pound slab of beef jerky would last longer with White Dog.
I was walking back from lunch with some co-workers and we were following a route where we were mostly in shade from trees as the noon-time temp was approaching 90-degrees. I commented on how much easier it was to handle the hot weather because of all of the tree- lined sidewalks.
One of the guys told me that Sacramento was considered the city with the greatest number of trees in the U.S. Of course I think it’s very hard to confirm a comment like this- I know many places in say, Michingan where the pine trees/evergreens are so thick you cannot walk through anywhere. But there is not a major city there. And defintely, the first thing I noticed about SacTown was the amazing number of trees- not palm trees, lining the sidewalks and in people’s yards.
I did a little googling and found this- it seems reputable:
I’m just glad I don’t own a house here with a large yard/acreage at I HATE raking leaves and they are all over the place here- anytime of year. Fall must be crazy with leaves everywhere.
But it does make the place seem a little bit more like “Anytown, USA” than te metropolis that LA is- sure, LA has “pockets” of trees (Palos Verdes, Bel Air, etc) but nothing like here. I will enjoy the shade while I can…
I’ve just gotten back into lifting seriously since, well, the beginning of the year. I’ve had numerous colds, bronchitis, acid reflux, etc, not to mention stress of coming to SacTown. Anyway, I’m doing a re-load of my workout music. I added a TON of old Prince (I’m so jealous of you folks in LA that had a a chance to see him close since he played TWENTY ONE DAYS at The Forum).
This new band reminds me a lot of Collective Soul, one of my favorite bands- if you like this song, search on YouTube.com as there are many versions- live, acoustic, etc- I hope I get to see them sometime soon…
EDIT: I had to put this live version up front- the passion these guys have is amazing- I kinda agreee with Fly Magazines assessment of the band (but I still like this song):
“blue-eyed soul, adult pop, Maroon 5-style faux-funk: it’s the Goldilocks of pop-rock, neither too hot nor too cold, but just right”
The “Collective Soul Live” version:
This is the “MTV Version” of video- still kinda raw which I like…
Here’s a Collective Soul song I was referring to, in the acoustic versiion- slightly different audience though, as it was filmed in an alley in Morocco.
I’ve been worried about getting a dog tag for White Dog since I got here- just in case, But I hate those $3.95 plastic “bone shaped” or whatever dog tags. So I found a site that makes stuff that’s more elegant, almost like jewelry. I got her a pewter tag that was big enough to allow me to engrave the info that I wanted- name, phone #, address, REWARD, etc. I thought it looked very much like White Dog.
I really wanted to buy this hand-made sterling silver and distressed copper tag- the only problem was that it did not allow engraving enough info as it was hand- engraved too. So I liked it so much I bought it for my girlfriend and had a nice simple engraving to her put on it. I hope she’ll just put a ribbon on it and hand it around her mirror in bedroom, bathroom, or even car mirror. I know if I saw it hanging somewhere it would make me smile- I hope it makes her happy but I know it’s kind of wierd, getting a “dog tag” for a girl- but I like the tag, and the engraving is special.
Funny dog video of the day- I’m sorry to say but I think that duck would be a bunch of feathers is it was to meet White Dog… My girl K sent my a toy for White Dog- with a “squeaky” in it, and it lasted all of about 5 minutes, so I I don’t think that duck would be a welcome addition to my household LOL.
Ha ha- yeah, cigarettes are fags in other countries if you don’t know… BUT SMOKING THEM AT WORK IS CLEARLY POLITICALLY INCORRECT NOW. If you work in a public building, you must smoke 50 feet away from it’s entrance. New laws are coming that will forbid smoking most everywhere- parks, outside dining, etc. THANK GOD.
A new contractor at GOV job was hired who takes around 6 smoke breaks a day- avg time 10 min each. But he does not take a lunch break LOL, so I’m sure he bills all his time. And companies would not let me work for them because I had THC in my system from when I smoked a joint because I could not sleep 30 days ago? What is this world coming to? Nicotene is clearly addictive, and tobacco smoke causes many health problems (lung cancer, emphazima), that we as tax payers end up paying for. And the government continues to take lobbiest money from these tobbaco companies that are destroying peoples lives.
My co-worker? He’s a good guy- I really wish he’d see the light as I’m sure he does not want a painful death.
