GRASS ON THE DASH!

Dear Readers,
I regret to inform you that this is not a post about any sort of illegal drug activity. I just thought I'd share with you a new way to make your car more ecofriendly... And no, it may not be as impactful as converting your ride to biodiesel, but it's a start.

It's a mobile planter (see pic above) with a suction cup that sticks to your car window or dash, so you can have a plant with you in the car at all times. You can grow whatever you want (wink wink, nudge nudge) and it will also give you a living thing to talk to when you're driving solo. (Of course, I'm sure you always carpool, but just in case.) I actually really enjoy talking to my plants at home (Mildred, Henrietta, and Betty) so I'm just excited to be getting a new mobile friend from the flora camp. Maybe we'll even play a little good cop, bad cop as we cruise around. I was thinking I might call her Midge. Or maybe Josephine... What do you think?

P.S. You can go here to pick up one of your own.

WANTED: NEW BEN STILLER

Whaaa? Tired of moi??

Are you a bit tired of Ben Stiller? Well, so am I. He's had his day in the sun, and though it was very sunny for a time (Zoolander, Reality Bytes, Dodge Ball, Something About Mary, etc) he's still in every other comedy, and he continues to play the lead even though age has clearly tightened its grip on the man. It's like he's at mile 17 of the marathon, while the ingenues opposite him continue to bounce around on the treadmill of eternal youth. Beyond all that, I'm just kind of ready for some new funny to come to a dvd player near me. Nah mean? Well, you know what? I think it's time to stop complaining and finally DO something about it! Won't you hop on the chuckwagon--er, bandwagon? Put your movie star where your mouth is? Well, okay, then! If you know someone with the potential to be the next Big Ben, please spread the word and have them answer the craigslist ad here.

JUST FOR KIDS?

I was at a (fairly) new park in Santa Monica yesterday, the SM airport park,
which has facilities such as:

• 1 synthetic turf sports field with lights open for use by permit only

• 0.83-acre off-leash dog area, with separate large dog & small dog areas

• children's playground with swings and climbers

• 17 picnic tables with 7 BBQ grills (available on first come, first serve basis)

• 0.6-mile walking loop

• 118 parking spaces plus bike racks

• 1 restroom building

It's a great park. But that's not why I'm bringing it up. Why I'm bringing it up is, I was looking at the bulletin board with all the activities offered at this park and all of the SM parks, and they looked like so much fun! Gymnastics. Boxing. Crafts. But then I read the fine print: These activities are just for kids. No adults allowed! Now sure, I acknowledge that there are a lot of things in the world that kids aren't allowed to do, so you could say we're even, but I don't think so. Kids can't drive, kids can't vote, kids can't drink. What's so fun about those first two anyway? But I think it's kinda sad that we as adults stop doing all those recreational activities in the park. Yes, we might still do some extracurriculars, but they're not nearly as ubiquitous for us fully grown folks. I just think this world would be a better place, and a lot more fun, if we never had to stop being goofy, or stop eating cheez n' crackers (the kind with the red plastic blunt edged stick meant for use as a knife) and never had to start using kleenex instead of our sleeve (i personally still have trouble with that one.)
So anyway, I'm gonna try my best to avail myself of the next swing set I come across. Won't you join me?