Today marks the 13th anniversary of a suicide in the valley that led me to begin this column for the Pierce College Roundup like this: Evelyn Ruth Billings made a lot of people late to work October 12. Because of her, the two right lanes of the southbound San Diego Freeway were closed for nearly …
a perf’d front tire sidewall led to a herniating innertube that gave me back-to-back flats last Friday and almost kept me from participating in the awesome RIDE-Arc ride that evening. I managed to plug the hole the tube was poking through and enjoy the ride, but I knew that with more than 1,400 miles on …
Growing up L.A. I don’t know if one ever gets accustomed to things going away, but I think a certain immunity against loss builds up over the long term. The Herald Examiner, C.C. Brown’s, Steve Garvey, Jay’s Jayburgers, the old Chinese Theater box office are just a few on my RIP list. All of them …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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