February 2009
2 posts
Board Games!
In the modern age of watching old television programs on Hulu and killing people all over the world via Xbox 360, the idea of sitting around a table playing board games seems downright antiquated. I was surprised, then, when some of my friends suggested meeting for a game of the classic strategy game Risk. To clarify: They weren’t talking about an online version or an iPhone app, but the...
January 2009
3 posts
“Got an idea for Mr. Old Fashioned to try out? Email it to me at lachomps at...”
– Mr. Old Fashioned.
What's faster in the city, car or bike?
As an avid bike rider I have long held the belief that riding a bike is truly the way to travel through a large city, but I didn’t expect that this experiment would be my first on Mr. Old Fashioned. As luck would have it, the experiment set itself up perfectly. I made plans to meet my friend Dan Dominguez across town (‘town’ being the bustling megalopolis of L.A. at rush hour)...
