Sons of Anarchy

Ive been re-watching Sons of Anarchy the past couple of days. Its drama on FX that follows the exploits of a motorcycle gang of the same name in a fictional SoCal town. I have a man crush on the main character. Other than that, Sons is a well written show that looks at society from the other side of the law and from the fringes. Most shows have this growth period where the actors are still feeling their characters out and figuring how they relate to one another within the context of the show. I dont know if its because of the script, or the directing, or whatever, but Sons never had that initial awkward period. The first episode starts off with a bang and the series never lets up. I usually try to avoid shows on cable tv because the writers are under creative constraints for content, language, etc, but Sons' writers do a really good job of, say, minimizing the the absence of "fuck" in situations where its expected. Plus the music is really good. I highly recommend the show.

I successfully ran about 3 miles tonight without wanting to die. this makes me happy.

Now Playing: "Steal Away" by Murder by Death

I wonder how much gas people spend on mowing/trimming their lawns ever year. And how much it pollutes. Mower engines arent that efficient and the 2-cycle engines on weedeaters are even less so. Think about it, how many thousands of acres of lawn get smoke belching machines driven over it every day? Ive heard a lot about environmentally conscious ways to maintain a yard-- like not watering (as much) and not using lots of fertilizer, pesticides, etc.-- but the impact of actually mowing is never mentioned. Besides, its not like we need gasoline powered lawn mowers. Ive seen decent looking hand mowers for sale. One of those seems to be about equivalent to a push mower. Or why not just plant yards in gardens, or prairie grasses? but thats a post for another time . ..