http://skidrowdude.com Certified Beach Dude Moves To Downtown Los Angeles Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:25:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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- ... http://skidrowdude.com/2012/01/09/my-little-girl-has-friends/ 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 ... http://skidrowdude.com/2012/01/04/lets-get-this-going-again/ 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 ... http://skidrowdude.com/2011/08/03/what-is-up-with-people-using-suitcases-instead-of-briefcases/ 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 ... http://skidrowdude.com/2011/08/03/leaf-blowers-really-suck-and-bird-crap-on-the-sidewalk-does-too/ 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 ... http://skidrowdude.com/2011/07/22/isis-got-a-new-toy/ 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- ... http://skidrowdude.com/2011/06/22/sacramento-is-the-city-with-the-most-trees/ 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 ... http://skidrowdude.com/2011/06/12/workout-song-of-the-month-parachute/ 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 ... http://skidrowdude.com/2011/05/09/white-dog-gets-new-bling/ 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 ... http://skidrowdude.com/2011/04/27/this-jrt-does-not-like-duck/ 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 ... http://skidrowdude.com/2011/04/23/whats-up-with-smoking-fags-at-work/