alicek's Blog

On my way to work today, I stopped to get my usual junkie hit ---er, Starbucks latte and went to pull into what I thought was an empty parking space.
Instead, here's what I saw:



It's a little hard to see, so here's a closer look:



That's right, two DPD mounted patrol officers and their horses were parked (double parked?) outside the neighborhood opium den. While one officer was inside presumably examining the facilities, the other was outside texting on his Blackberry while astride Old Nelly.

That is, he was texting while he wasn't fending off questions from the local ladies. I swear, mounted cops are CHICK MAGNETS. There were women coming out of the hair salon next door with foil in their roots wanting to pet the pretty horsies. It was the most remarkable thing I've seen in a while.

What I want to know is how they got to the corner of Midway & Northwest Highway on HORSEBACK.