Takin' the G-Train to Fun Town
Well, really, taking the gold line to work.
I took the train to the office today for the first time! It was great. Since my good bike is temporarily decommissioned with a flat tire, I have been riding public transportation to work. I've taken the bus a few times, with results varying from slightly late (5 minutes) to very late (40 minutes). The train was fabulous. Although I left the house late and missed a train just as it was leaving the station, I was still on time to work. (By which I mean that I beat my boss to the office. I was actually five minutes late.)
So, if you live in LA and need to commute to Pasadena or Sierra Madre, let me recommend the gold line.
And if anybody can tell me why tire patches never work on my bike, please do.
Also, North Carolina still sucks.

just one more reason why you shouldn't keep a couch on your porch
I would have never thought of fire as the best solution to snake killin'. Sounds like it worked.