Posted by Jeffrey on Jul 1, 2009 in
Biking,
LA,
Metro 
Morning Setup of Bike Lockers
I was pleased to see that the LA Metro installed 16 additional bike lockers outside the Universal City station today. As I was coming out of the station for work in the morning I noticed a crew of metal workers installing the lockers and when I left work for the day I noticed that the lockers were installed and looking good!
Some people may question the necessity of bike lockers, but they’re (obviously) much more secure than bike racks and can be used for people who bike to the Metro station and then take the Metro elsewhere in the LA area. Also, people make bike to the Universal City area but don’t have a good place to leave their bike at work.
Completed Bike Locker Setup
The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC) has partnered with the Metro to manage the availability of bike lockers. Bike locker rentals are $24 for a six month rental plus a $50 refundable security key deposit. Additional bike rental info can be found on the LA Metro website.
Posted by Jeffrey on May 12, 2009 in
Charities,
J&C,
Santa Monica,
Sports First off, for those of you who’ve donated to my charity triathlon, thanks! For those who haven’t donated, get moving! Now, on to the training update…
Two weekends ago Crystal and I ran in the Santa Monica Classic 5K race. It was Crystal’s first race in a while so we ran it together at her pace. My only goals were for her to (1) finish the race and (2) not stop running; a bonus goal was to finish in under 35 minutes which is roughly a 10 minute mile. Well, I’m proud to say she finished in 31:47 which works out to a 10:15 mile pace… pretty impressive! The run was good exercise for me as well and enjoyable to run with Crystal (along with the rest of the NBCU Team running the 10K). We finished up our day with two softball games later and didn’t have a problem sleeping that night!
Continue reading Triathlon Training Update…
Posted by Jeffrey on May 5, 2009 in
Charities,
J&C,
Sports 
I recently accepted the challenge of participating in the fundraising efforts surrounding the Nautica Malibu Triathlon presented by Toyota. The event takes place on September 13, 2009, and I have committed to raise at least $300 for Childrens Hospital Los Angeles in partnership with the event.
I am asking you to help by supporting my fundraising efforts with a donation. Your tax-deductible gift will make a difference in the lives of many young patients and their families! It is faster and easier than ever to support this great cause – you can make your donation online by simply clicking here. If you would prefer, you can also send your tax-deductible contribution via check to me directly and I’ll include it in my donations packet.
Any amount, great or small, helps. I appreciate your support and will keep you posted on my progress.
Thanks!
Jeff.
Posted by Jeffrey on Apr 22, 2009 in
Environment,
Shopping 
Crystal and I used to get tons of catalogs for stores we’ve shopped at once, maybe a few times and sometimes from stores we’ve never even walked into. Considering many of these catalogs are monthly and some are quarterly/seasonal you begin to see a lot of paper coming into your mailbox and right into (hopefully) your recycle bin. Now, wouldn’t it just be better if you didn’t receive the catalog to begin with? Wouldn’t you rather just receive an updated email when a new sale has launched on the stores website? Well, if you’re trying to cut back on paper waste or answered “Yes, YES, YYEESS!” to either of the prior questions, then CatalogChoice.org is for you!
Continue reading Earth Day: Clean Out Your Mailbox!…
Posted by Jeffrey on Apr 10, 2009 in
Apparel,
LA,
Sports In a bid to help welcome Manny Ramirez back to LA and the Dodgers baseball team, I went ahead and tried to create some simple but fun apparel using his name in place of the Dodgers team name. So, go ahead and buy one for yourself and 3 for your closest friends. If you’d like other items created, just let me know… cheers!
