Been meaning to blog about a slice-o-life snapshot I encountered Friday afternoon coming back from grocery getting at the Vons at Virgil and Sunset just south of Los Feliz Village. After exiting the market’s parking lot I headed south on Virgil to Fountain where I got in the left turn lane and waited for the …
I’ve had checking and Visa accounts with BofA going back to 2000 or 2001. I’ve heard horror stories about how horrible such a huge banking institution can foul up, but with me I’ve had no complaints. I’ve had to utilize my overdraft protection on occasion, but I’ve never been late with a credit card payment. …
There’s a reason I don’t usually read overly long introductions to books — especially nonfictionals — I’m about to embark on and Norman M. Klein in his preface to his “The History of Forgetting” definitely had me rolling my eyes almost had me saying “Forget about it!” at several points, such as this one: “In …
I’d heard about it, but it just registered today that Michael Crichton has a new book out titled “Next.” My first impulse was “yipee!” because I’ve a long history of reading the readable writer: “Andromeda Strain,” “Terminal Man,” “Jurassic Park,” “Lost World,” “Westworld,” “Congo,” “Airframe,” “Timeline,” even the rather tedious “Rising Sun.” All were easily …
Here’s a floor-level view of our youngest cat, almost 3-year-old Jiggy, who can regularly be found at the highest level of these floor-to-ceiling shelves built in to the wall between the dining and living rooms: I’m not sure the appeal of such a summit (about nine feet high) but he certainly has no trouble getting …
Rode safe. Rode true. To the uppers of Elysian Park. To the heights of Griffith Park, too. Quite the points of view. And the whybirds flew away about halfway through. But before I bid adieu. Here’s a photoset for you. P.S. Ranger says hey what’s new.
I may be putting too much stock in how proudly and positively I deal with the stresses and disses and setbacks that afflict me. I’m not an alcoholic. I’m not an abuser or a destructor. Sure there’s some self-pity I wade through but I recognize it and strive to keep the levels down and I’m …