Try riding your bike to work. I did just that this morning. For the most part I have an easy route: I ride on the Sacramento River Trail plus a few off road trails that are pleasant and smooth. Once I get downtown, though, it’s like leaping into arctic waters. Wake up call!

I got a little afraid over on Broadway when a big rig and I were side by side, neck and neck. If you feel small in your car next to these big trucks…being on a bicycle takes you down to molecular size. Really.

One good thing about biking through Midtown, though, is how many people were on bikes! What a great sight. Almost thought I was in Davis, except that many of the bicyclists in the grid were not following traffic laws. (Of course my assumption is that most bicyclists in Davis do follow the laws, or else they’ll be tracked down by the bicyclofascists–all of whom I respect and admire greatly.)

Most grid cyclers were without helmets, which is a dangerous and foolish thing to do. A helmet might be all the difference you need. And since you’ll be smart by riding your bike, relying less on foreign oil and more on your own body mass, you wouldn’t want to spoil it all by becoming a road pancake, would you?

Get any good photos this past Fourth of July? Do share . . . .

Just a reminder to our readers about our Metroblogging Sacramento Flickr Photo Group - a community photo pool of your favorite Sacramento sites. It’s open to everyone, so if you have a shot of a recent event, pretty sunset, interesting architecture, etc, stop on by and join us! Flickr’s a great site with free membership. Come on in the water is fine.

Imagine my surprise this weekend when I passed Philipp’s Bakery on Folsom Blvd in East Sac only to see the window empty of lovely cakes and the display cases devoid of treats. This sign was on the door (click to embiggenify):

Seems a dispute with the landlords has ended this East Sac business. Pretty sad. The bakery got some great press when it opened and removed the “new” from the sign to show that it was new in that it wasn’t “new” it was just “Philipp’s” again.

What a shame.

Go to Plum Blossom and order the cream cheese wontons.

What are you waiting for? Go. Now!

Fine, if you demand to know why you should go, I’ll tell you, but we’re both just wasting time. You deserve deliciousness, and the more time you linger on this post, the less time you have to enjoy the wontons. Now, I know what you’re thinking, ‘deliciousness’ couldn’t possibly be a word!’ But, au contraire, ’tis. Again, I know what you’re thinking, ‘this guy just used ’tis in a sentence! Genius!” I don’t disagree with you.

I digress, let’s get back to those wontons, and the orange chicken, beef chow fun, pot stickers, and the soups for that matter. You’ve probably figured it out by now; Plum Blossom offers Asian cuisine. Might I add, they offer it late into the night too. Open till midnight weekdays, and 2am weekends. Fantastic!

I found the place last year by happenstance. I was hungry at 11pm, it was one of the few places open at 11pm. What a great coincidence, because it’s the best Asian food in Sacramento.

So, let’s review:

1. Go to Plum Blossom.
2. Use ‘au contraire,’ ’tis, and ‘happenstance,’ more often. It’s just fun.

Below you’ll find a picture of hot dogs in a bun offered at Plum Blossom. I take no responsibility for the salivating you’re about to endure.