See, I’m One Of Those People…

Not sure if the tragic story made it beyond Southern California, but a piece that’s gotten understandly heavy play this last couple days is the manhunt for the person wanted in the Sept. 24 murder of a 3-year-old girl. Authorities went wide and hard with their call for public assistance in his apprehension by stating …

Got To The Getty Villa

A good day today. Last week I did my occasional check of the Getty website to find some not-easy-to-get tickets were available for today. So I got em and mom and I enjoyed a Columbus Day outing to the freshly redone oceanside landmark, which afterward included a stop at the nearby stretch beach she used …

Hey! Beer! Man!

My friend and biking bud Steve today sent me a pic he snapped of me hoisting a thirsty-two ouncer of Kirin at Joy Mart in Little Tokyo after our regular Thursday night bike ride: And dang was it good to the last drop. By way of catching up, here are links to photo sets and …

The Incident In The Kitchen With The Cilantro Dressing

Trader Joe’s sells this kickass lowfat cilantro dressing. I love cilantro dressing. So when I got home from my regular Wednesday night L.A. River/Griffith Park bike ride and went into the kitchen to whip up a turkey sammich with onion and lettuce so as to better await the much anticipated premiere of the new season …

Fierce Predator Loose In The Backyard

I hadn’t seen one of these magnificent creatures in awhile. The last one being near the horticulture offices of the L.A. Zoo… and that was two years ago. Coincidentally, after going through and checking out some of my Flickr contacts’ latest submissions yesterday and finding this fine one posted, I wondered how long it might …

Get Out!

Yay! Susan and I are up early this morning and getting ready for a hike this morning to the Bridge To Nowhere with some Flickr pals, Echo 29 and Hexod and their wives. Last time I was there was July 2002 with Cybele and The Man and their friend Christian and his girlfriend at the …