In the obituary section of today’s L.A. Times can be found news of the death of one 86-year-old Heinz Barth. An SS Officer in World War II, Barth was tried and convicted in 39 years after his participation in the “Das Reich” armored division’s massacre of 642 men, women and children in the French village …
File this under Never Ceast To Amaze. Last year it was morel mushrooms that sprang up outta nowhere in the backyard. This year in a decidedly barren patch along the northside of the house this pair of two-foot-tall bulb-tipped stalks climb vertical out of the dirt with no complementary greenery and proceed to go off …
When I went out in the backyard I was so enamored with the big dipper sitting on top of the house’s roof line that even though it was bed time I went to the trouble to set up the camera for the purpose of capturing that scene. And after failing to do that to any …
Recounting this latest afrontation/confrontation by/with a motorist yesterday has elements that are so similar with others past as to render it almost too boring to bother. But I have to get it out of my head so bear with me. Where: Eastbound on Pico Boulevard after crossing Catalina Street; at approximately mile No. 40 of …
A regular on the night bike-riding scene is a young fella by the name of Tom whose Midnight Ridazz nick is Fuzzbeast. One of the things Fuzz has become known for these last few months is his handmade faux-official street signage cut from cardboard featuring a bike and a word or two that he hangs …
About to amscray for another edition of Thugsday night bike riding, this time first to MacArthur Park to check out a free concert and then south to see the two places west of USC that Jackie Robinson called home during his 1947 rookie season with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Pictures will follow. UPDATE (08.10): I spoke …
I did something different at the job interview I had this morning — and no it wasn’t that I got there with time to spare (for once). Nah, what I did is going to sound inconsequential to those who don’t know me, but to those closest to me or at least aware of my history …