Here's another piece I thoroughly enjoyed writing.
The cowboy life through song.
http://www.the-signal.com/news/article/8967/
Enjoy my friends!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Pet peeve #1008: Bumpy Roads
I don't have road rage at other drivers, pedestrians, or annoying children staring at me out of their windows. I don't get mad when I get cut off, or when someone drives extremely slow, or even when someone is yapping away on his/her phone.
I do have road rage over the quality of roads I'm driving on though. Especially in the Santa Clarita Valley.
It seems like every street is covered in pot holes, protruding sewers, or just poor construction clean up.
I mean, honestly? Is it really that expensive to add enough concrete to match the rest of the street you just completely fucked up?
The Old Road is one of the worst roads. Half the time I'm swerving to avoid the gnarly holes in the ground.
And it seems like Santa Clarita can't get enough road construction on their plate. It's like crack to them. They rip up the streets night after night. As soon as they're done doing a shitty job laying down the cement to cover the hole, they move to another location and start over again.
Valencia Blvd is recently getting worked on ... and it's turning into the new Old Road.
I just don't understand. If "we the people" are paying taxes for these public works, why not do a good job the first time so the city won't have to return to these same locations years later (after receiving enough complaints by me) and finally put a fresh slate of cement to smooth out the cracks.
In the end, the only reason this became a pet peeve in the first place is because I have a jumpy CD player and my music skips after every imperfection in the road.
And I can't stand that.
I do have road rage over the quality of roads I'm driving on though. Especially in the Santa Clarita Valley.
It seems like every street is covered in pot holes, protruding sewers, or just poor construction clean up.
I mean, honestly? Is it really that expensive to add enough concrete to match the rest of the street you just completely fucked up?
The Old Road is one of the worst roads. Half the time I'm swerving to avoid the gnarly holes in the ground.
And it seems like Santa Clarita can't get enough road construction on their plate. It's like crack to them. They rip up the streets night after night. As soon as they're done doing a shitty job laying down the cement to cover the hole, they move to another location and start over again.
Valencia Blvd is recently getting worked on ... and it's turning into the new Old Road.
I just don't understand. If "we the people" are paying taxes for these public works, why not do a good job the first time so the city won't have to return to these same locations years later (after receiving enough complaints by me) and finally put a fresh slate of cement to smooth out the cracks.
In the end, the only reason this became a pet peeve in the first place is because I have a jumpy CD player and my music skips after every imperfection in the road.
And I can't stand that.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Recent stories
Here are some recent stories I'm proud of.
This one is about a local jazz vocalist. Amazing individual. I wish I could have written more.
http://www.the-signal.com/news/article/8663/
This one is about a woman who went to Africa to volunteer for three months. She's inspired me to go to Africa!
http://www.the-signal.com/news/article/8321/
This one is about a local jazz vocalist. Amazing individual. I wish I could have written more.
http://www.the-signal.com/news/article/8663/
This one is about a woman who went to Africa to volunteer for three months. She's inspired me to go to Africa!
http://www.the-signal.com/news/article/8321/
Food for thought
"Most of the time, your greatest pleasures come from poeple, not things. so in order to be happy, all you have to do is hang out with friends who enjoy life as much as you do."
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