Books
WP Link Hack Test
The quantum pack remains my favorite pack. Test to see what happens if I’ve set my own custom (outbound) permalink; check to see if inbound links are working. (more...)...
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California
At Least We Have The Beach
I am sorry—I just can’t bring myself to write about the California wildfires. If you want quality coverage (more...)...
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A Blue, Blue Christmas
If you can’t be in Mammoth today, I guess Los Angeles isn’t too shabby right now either. 🙂 A very Merry Christmas to you and yours—and a Happy (and snowy) New Year! (more...)...
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California
San Francisco
How bad is California’s drought? San Francisco Bay is now a wide, grassy plain, completely devoid of water. Desperate locals seeking affordable housing (more...)...
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Merry Christmas 2013!
No snow for us this year, so we went for the traditional and festive Southern California bike ride. At least we’ve got the beach! 🙂 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and yours! (more...)...
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Laying Down the Laws (Museum)
Every time I drive through Bishop I’m always curious about the Laws Railroad Museum, which is nearby on Highway 6. Traveling with my family this past week, I finally got a chance to stop by and check it out. The place is interesting. I’d say it’s not so much a ‘train’ museum (like CSR in (more...)...
Posted in California | 2 CommentsSo Quiet…
I’ve never heard it so quiet here. We live about 0.5 miles from the 405, and you don’t realize how much background noise the freeway makes, constantly, 24 hours a day, until it’s suddenly gone, and all there is in its place is silence. Complete and utter silence. Extraordinary. (more...)...
Posted in California | 2 CommentsCarmageddon Nears…
Southern California travelers beware: at 7 p.m. Friday, July 15, the 405 freeway will close between I-10 and Highway 101 to allow a mad 53-hour rush demolition of the Mulholland Drive bridge in Sepulveda Pass. What does this mean, exactly? No one really knows. If everyone heeds the warnings and avoids the closure area (and (more...)...
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Santa Monica Pier 100th & Fireworks
Santa Monica Pier celebrates its 100th anniversary tomorrow, September 9, 2009. The day will be packed with events, climaxing in a grand finale fireworks show at 8:50 p.m. There haven’t been fireworks at Santa Monica Pier in nearly twenty years, so this is a special treat indeed. Be aware that the whole day is likely (more...)...
Posted in California | 0 CommentsFourth of July Fireworks
For those of you who didn’t go see 4th of July fireworks, first of all, shame on you! But here’s a video of the grand finale at Marina Del Rey I shot yesterday with my handicam. MDR puts on a great show every year. For a (relatively) small municipality, they sure know how to light (more...)...
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