Comments for A Little of Me

Comment on A biking…. moment shall we say by Mason

Mason — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:11:17 +0000

I actually hit a parked car with my bicycle on St. Patricks day. I swerved to avoid a drunk dude and first smacked a parking sign which in turn dragged into the car leaving a nasty scrape on the side of the car. Crazy domino effect. The funny thing is it was the 17th the same day as your little accident wierd?!! I have been gogling ‘hitting parked car with my bicycle’ all night just looking for some legal advice as the damages are over 1700 bucks! My bike did not even have a scratch on it and I only got a lil scrape thankfully.

Comment on A biking…. moment shall we say by Megan

Megan — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:41:08 +0000

I recently had a bike crash myself! Although I didn’t hit a parked car, I was freaked out by a backing-out car, slammed on the breaks and fell over. The man jumped out of the car thinking that he had hit me, all this then was followed by a very awkward conversation in Spanish. I walked away with only a skinned knee, although I don’t know that I’ve had one of those since the late 80′s…

Comment on A biking…. moment shall we say by Simon Jones

Simon Jones — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:46:00 +0000

Oh how funny, though I am of course glad you’re okay. Bike crashes can be very nasty end, be warned, motorbike crashes are rarely that forgiving.

As for the question of has such a thing happened to me: Yes indeed. When I was a young whipper snapper of a lad I was speeding some place as fast as my legs could peddle. At one point I put my head down and really put my back into it. All was going well until I smashed into the back of a parked Jag! I actually flew over the car and rolled off the roof onto the ground. I ruined my bike and the car was unhurt.

In a semi related story, I was once driving down the road in my (original) mini when I saw a girl walking down the road wearing almost indecently high cut denim shorts! Transfixed by her, err… charms, I clipped the sidewalk on a curve. This yanked the steering wheel out of my hands and sent me crashing into a street light. Ouch!

I have a question for you though Rachel. Are you riding to work for eco reasons, or is this because you don’t have a car after your crash? Either way, well done to you, especially so since you live in a very bike unfriendly city.

Comment on A smorgasbord by robyn

robyn — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:56:37 +0000

you are adorable, and i’m quite fond on randominity myself

Comment on A smorgasbord by Becky

Becky — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:24:55 +0000

I’ve always thought number 1 to be true, except that I put it down to the fact that people are not taught how to drive properly and this city takes some exceptional driving to get around and not get killed!

I have a red cape you can borrow.

I’ll travel the world and eat cheese with you

Comment on A smorgasbord by Dindi

Dindi — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:04:06 +0000

You look pretty rachel, as always! <3

Comment on A smorgasbord by Katie

Katie — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:48:03 +0000

#1 Houston does not have the worst drivers—they have the FASTEST drivers. When I am in town and driving on the freeway, people on the feeder road are going faster than me! (And yes, I go the speed limit.)
# It’s probably lactose that you have a problem with. You can buy lactose free milk at most grocery stores. You can also buy soy milk but I am not real fond of the taste. Although, my son loves it.

Comment on A smorgasbord by Simon Jones

Simon Jones — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:15:03 +0000

And what a cute cowgirl you are too

Comment on Wormy business: to eat, or not to eat? by robyn

robyn — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:03:48 +0000

I still am planning on showing this to my first graders. You will be famous. Be planning on autographing materials if you drop by for a visit.

Comment on Wormy business: to eat, or not to eat? by Ashley

Ashley — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:20:09 +0000

Er, I meant to say mealworms Do NOT bite. http://www.insectlore.com/xlorepedia_stuff/darkling.html See? I told you I was like 75% sure…