You’re Excused

Well at least I got a weekly bus pass out of it. But certainly no trial, which is what I wanted. I boarded the No. 201 bus, which dropped me three blocks away from my destination at the Civil Central West Courthouse at Sixth and Commonwealth where I arrived 30 minutes ahead of my appointed …

Pick Me! Pick Me!

I feel like the nerd wanting desperately to be picked for a dodgeball team… except in this case it’s jury duty. Today should have been my first day to report to the Stanley Mosk courthouse on Hill Street downtown. I got my notification around Christmas and went through the motions to register. Given my present …

A Choice To Make

At last year’s L.A. Marathon in March I completed the 22.7-mile bike tour event then walked the 26.2-mile marathon itself — with absolutely no training, but a heck of a bunch of resolve. A phonecam photo set of marathon pix can be found here. The bike tour is a piece of cake by itself. I’ve …

Scenes of the Crimes

What a gorgeous day today. Blustery and not very warm, but with the rains of yesterday having blown through, L.A. was left with one of the most crystal clear days I’ve seen in a long, long time. Susan and I spent this wonderful day chasing ghosts. Let me rephrase that: Susan indulged my fascination with …