In another study, Paul Piff, a psychologist who studies how money affects behavior, also at the UC Berkeley, showed that drivers of high-end, luxury cars were more likely to cut off other vehicles and even pedestrians trying to cross a sidewalk.
When his shovel failed, he tried a long-handled scraper that he usually used to get gum off the sidewalk.
Breakfast: Ficus bark and leaf salad Find a ficus tree (try sidewalks and medians), rip off the bark and leaves.
"Step on a sidewalk or try crossing any street here, and chances are you'll instantly feel like the prey of a safari hunt," said Vassilis Theodorou of the Hellenic Association of Road Traffic Victim Support.
The other morning, a film crew was trying to block sidewalk traffic in a busy area of Union Square.
A black fedora had been digitally placed on his head, and his signature sweater vest had been replaced with a jacket, held open to reveal toy cars attached to emblems of the state's toll roads — as if he were a sidewalk vendor trying to sell stolen watches.
We stopped at a sidewalk cafe to try "carrot cake", a local favorite that's nothing like the American version, but a stir-fried savory dish with daikon radish, egg and chicken.
If they are on a sidewalk or wall, try to make sure no one steps on or rubs against your beautiful creation.
In another story line Shirley the psychic, who's been taken on as an assistant by a private detective (American gullibility appears to know no bounds), accosts a suspected adulterer at a sidewalk restaurant table, tries to take his picture and then begins kissing him.
Try dropping a $300 iPod on the sidewalk a few times and see how long it continues to function.
