KUSC Morning Shout-Out Request

April 3, 2023 So these last few months I’ve become a pretty exclusive listener to LA’s only classical music outlet, KUSC 91.5FM — even sent the listener-supported station some money during a recent pledge drive. The genre is always something I’ve enjoyed but never with the frequency as I’ve been listening since around last September, …

Wyatt Riot

Wyatt Earp has always fascinated me. While I don’t reverently subscribe to his legend because I’m just naturally skeptical of such things — coupled with the facts that he did more than his fair share of bad stuff across his life — he nonetheless epitomizes the Old West and holds a deserved place in its …

Record Rainfall

January 10, 2023 No need to oversell this other than to say this jaw-dropping level of rainfall in a 24-hour period — 4.83″ — is without precedent.

Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generator

January 4, 2023 Backstory: When our 116-year-old house’s brick foundation was rebuilt back near the dawn of the 21st century, it involved a plan to direct any excess and accumulated water away from the new concrete via drainage pipes leading to a small cistern inside the basement and when the level within it hit a …

Angels Flight’s 121st Birthday

Since last summer I’ve had a side-gig as a Saturday operator of the #AngelsFlight Railway downtown. It’s truly a privilege to be directly associated and involved with this Los Angeles landmark. New Year’s Eve was the historic funicular’s 121st birthday (first day of operation was December 31, 1901) and to celebrate it during my shift …

Happy Foot / Sad Foot

I’m nothing if not a creature of habit. For years on our morning dog walks we would trace the same route, one point of which overlooked a Silver Lake landmark — the famed rotating sign on the corner of Benton Way and Sunset Boulevard for a foot clinic that was dubbed “Happy Foot / Sad …