Life Sherpa: Good morning (which last until 2 p.m. in Sherpaville) campers. Glad to see so many of you filing questions. I'm guessing the rain has put us all in a reflective mood.
Or y'all or just bored at work. Either way, we're glad you showed up. And we'll throw out the first question as soon as I figure out why Isla Fisher ("Wedding Crashers" and "Confessions of a Shopaholic") can be hot and creepy at the same time.

Rick: Dear Sherpa,

I noticed another writer who was frustrated at runners for giving them the finger...though it is really annoying for any pedestrian when someone
stops in the crosswalk. But my frustration is those damn bicyclists! Somehow they can ride in the middle of the road like they are a car so you get stuck behind them. But unlike us motor vehicle drivers, these bicyclists are always running stop signs and red lights, usually getting in the way of cars or pedestrians who should have the right of way. What can be done about these menaces?

Life Sherpa: First let me state that it is WRONG and ILLEGAL to strike bicyclists with your car -- no matter HOW BADLY you want to. A few years back, when I was covering City Hall for the P-D, I found out that you actually need a bicycle license to ride your bike on city streets. I would love to see city police start ticketing the pedalers for not having one.
The reason I am aggravated with cyclists is for the exact reason you are: They never obey the traffic signs as they are supposed to.
My other complaint with cyclists is that the entire sport encourage middle-aged men to wear Spandex. Not good!
So being prevented by law and my own sense of right and wrong, I do not nudge them with my car -- no matter HOW BADLY I want to.

Steve Radomski: Sherpa,
In the course of my 26 year marriage I have managed to speak insensively a couple of times. Is there a statute of limitations for the period of time in which these verbal indescritions can be brought up? Or is there a maximum for the number of times one can be reminded of the same blunder.
On a related note: is it possible to outlaw these sentence beginners: "Remember the time you . . ."; "I'll never forget when you . . ."
tongue tied

Life Sherpa: As a matter of fact, there is a statute of limitations on how long your wife can remind you of your mistake.
The day you die.

TedS: Thanks Sherpa for providing this important public service. My question is; why does my wife have such a problem with me eating breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks (choose one or all) over the sink? It seems really efficient, I'm participating in the "green" movement by not dirtying dishes, and we don't argue over who has to clear out the dishwasher.

Life Sherpa: You have identified an inherent, possibly genetic, difference between men and women. In previous centuries, women have been in charge of domestic engineering tasks -- such as making meals. There is something slap-dash and insensitive about a man chowing down over the sink; sort of like if a woman used your Weber kettle to steam wrinkles from a skirt.
Then again, if you're chowing down in your boxers, maybe she's not tired of you eating over the sink, just tired of seeing you bend over.
Hope it helps and, on behlaf of the environment, I thank you.

2cents2: Do you take guy related questions from women?

Life Sherpa: I'll take any question, from anyone -- unless your question is related to a police matter that potentially involves me. For those, I have a battery of attorneys standing by.