>> Bus it with “a chubby, rosy-cheeked (possibly drunk?) chipper middle-aged Fisher Price weeble.” New bus company Megabus offers nonstop service from LA to San Francisco and other cities — some fares as low as $1! (image from Franklin Ave.)

>> Conquer your “mini-fears, or the discomforts we avoid, in our daily lives”. Inspired after reading The 4-Hour Workweek, Zach of LAist confronts his complex transit fears: “I felt anxious about the combo of bike/bus/subway to a neighborhood I hardly knew, but as Ferriss explains, risks aren’t that scary once you take them.” I’m trying to get him to lend me his copy of the book –

>> Build an office building — with HTTP error code jokes. “I’ll have room 403 have a lock on its door, and then it’ll go straight to room 405…. It’s like the HTTP error code. 404: not found!” (image from Wikipedia)

>> Go green, get rebates. LA Times gives you some local and national rebate programs for getting eco-friendly refrigerators and stuff. LA-area people can take advantage of these other freebies too.

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