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Dave

A man who is tired of looking over his shoulder is a man who is tired of life.

About Me



Let it happen.

"There's no moment more sublime, more refreshing to the spirit, than the opening of Porch Season."

My Interests

Cold rainy days, new socks, cookies, no shirt and bare ankles weather, cola in a glass, quitting jobs, old skool Vans, spokes, gears, chains, grease under your fingernails and in your fingerprints. Getting things done.

I'd like to meet:

Hyper-liberals, good bakers, positive thinkers, excellent honest people, DIYers, people who want to produce, people who like sitting esp. on porches...

Music:

Frodus, Les Savy Fav, Milemarker, etc.

Movies:

Battle Royale, Brother, Dude Where's My Car?, High Fidelity, Ninja Scroll, Repo Man, SLC Punk, The Warriors, They Live, Wild Zero. Are you supposed to empathize with Robert Deniro in Taxi Driver?

Television:

"I don't even own a television, and notice I say television and not T.V. because T.V. is a nickname and nicknames are for friends and television is NO friend of mine!"

Books:

Henry Rollins, Terry Pratchett, HP Lovecraft, Kurt Vonnegut, Neal Stephenson, Neil Gaiman, Italo Calvino, Hunter S. Thompson.

Heroes:

Henry Rollins, Pauly Shore (The Weasel), Paul G. Hewitt.

My Blog

road salt

It's everywhere and it makes my throat feel scratchy. It is not snowing and there is no freezing water on the roadway however, so it just blows around like a little sandstorm. This is what the world w...
Posted by Dave on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:18:00 PST

Emerson St Co-op

Apply now.
Posted by Dave on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:24:00 PST

Find out more at your local library (I'll go there now)

Yesterday I went to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, the main branch of the DC Public Library system. I wanted to check out the first 3 books of Neil Gaiman's Sandman series, which I shoul...
Posted by Dave on Wed, 26 Jul 2006 07:23:00 PST

Emerson St Summer 2006 Porch Lecture Series

Peanuts grow above ground, then bury themselves when they're ready."Following self-pollination (peanuts are complete inbreeders), the flowers fade. The stalks at the bases of the ovaries, called pegs,...
Posted by Dave on Fri, 26 May 2006 03:13:00 PST

Emerson St Summer 2006 Porch Lecture Series

Last night was the first in a summer-long series of alchohol-driven conversations about the state of the universe and the meaning of life. The topic was brought up due to the use of an iPod as a sourc...
Posted by Dave on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:13:00 PST

Scaring your mom

Today I talked to my mom about how I want to be a teacher in DC and she said that it's too dangerous and I would get shot, and that instead I should teach in the suburbs. Then we talked about all the ...
Posted by Dave on Sat, 04 Mar 2006 02:27:00 PST

Notes for cyclists

City riding is a constant adventure for novice and skilled cyclists alike. Although there is a wide range of common hazards to look out for such as car doors, taxi cabs, drunken pedestrians, and ...
Posted by Dave on Wed, 14 Dec 2005 02:23:00 PST

Noteworthy events

This week I: Rode bikes to Mount Vernon with Marla. Estimated round trip beginning at my house: 45 miles Got my motorcycle endorsement on my driver's license. DC DMV is like a riddle written by Dr...
Posted by Dave on Wed, 17 Aug 2005 08:46:00 PST

Intoxicated bicycle fun-ride relay series Part One

How do you make a 27 mile bike ride more challenging? Make it a Tri-state (or 1 state, 1 commonwealth, and 1 district) Margarita Relay. One round of margaritas at Austin Grill in Bethesda, two rounds ...
Posted by Dave on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

To-do list

Summer is a wonderful time for projects. Today I almost finished building a workbench in the basement. Upcoming projects: get my motorcycle license, install headsets on my bikes, paint my room, learn ...
Posted by Dave on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST