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The Five Minute Nose Job
Scanning my L.A. blog digest this morning, I noticed the headline "A five minute nose job." Here’s a sampling of the post: Most people are not …
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Barry White Sez: Nice Weather, Huh?
Sounds like it’s about 9 degrees in New York and Illinois. I sure feel bad for you all. It was cold here too. I had to …
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Burrito Do-Gooding
The blogging.la Angelenos are turning out to be good Samaritans, with a post today about the burrito project, wherein folks get together, build monuments to Mexican …
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Fellow Angeleno Wire Junkies
The folks at LAist are turning out to be good police: They just started an interview series with cast members of The Wire. Today’s installment features …
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Rose Bowl Wrap
It’s true, we’re staying in Pasadena about a ten minute walk from Rose Parade Central and we never really left the house yesterday. (If you’re disappointed …
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Not in Bloomberg Land Anymore
LAist has details on the city’s first murder of 2008. The crime, it seems, was very L.A. in that it was a gang related murder taking …
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Happy New Year From L.A.
We made it! Here you can see me celebrating this morning (after my jog) with a cup of tea and a stack of UCLA alumni magazines. …
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Assorted Travel Photos
In no particular order… New Mexico… Sunset on Arizona Interstate Countdown to the great pinecone drop in Flagstaff, AZ.
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Winslow to Needles, CA
To the two members of the California Highway Patrol who broke my girlfriend’s antique desk in half while *inspecting* the back of the van, *thanks* for …
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Amarillo to Albuquerque to Winslow, AZ
From Amarillo, it was a four hour clip over to Albuquerque, where we pulled off the highway and headed into town. Near the University of New …
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St. Louis to Witchita to Amarillo
After leaving Southern Illinois, we shot Northward to St. Louis for a nod to the Gateway Arch and my college alma mater, Washington University. Then we …
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Trip Update
We’re still in Southern Illinois today, with plans to head out at daybreak tomorrow for points West. We’re still undecided as to whether we’ll head for …