I snapped this picture many months ago and then forgot I'd taken it. I've never seen this vehicle before or since, but it was as if Daddy Warbucks had come to visit from 1933. Enjoy...
L.A. Links
- Carver's Dog
Hard-boiled observations and quick-hit fiction from Rodger Jacobs - Celebrity Bride Guide
It's new ... and utterly addictive. - City Recipe
Angeleno Food blogger Jason Hobbs' new site - Eating L.A.
Food blogging, Angeleno-style - Fade In: L.A.
Burns blogs the biggest game in town - Hemingway's Shotgun
Poetry with a literary bent that actually won't make you kill yourself - Hitched and Breeding
Jenna's plate is rather full at the moment - Homegrown Revolution
Urban self-sufficiency tips - Hotel Me More
Alysia's hotel postcards - L.A. Can't Drive
Bad motorists make bad neighbors - LA Brain Terrain
Excellent blog calendar of the local intellectual scene - Militant Angeleno
He's anonymous and angry (in a good way) - Motel Me More
Hotel Me More's worse half - Off Ramp
The L.A. weekend wouldn't be right without it. - Olive Garden Menu
And why wouldn't you want to recreate the magic of Olive Garden recipes in your own kitchen? - Party Venues
Reserve your next corporate event or office party online - for free. It's really a great deal. - Peter Richardson
SFO-based chronicler of Carey McWilliams currently writing a book on the legendary Ramparts Magazine - Triathlon Coaching: TNS Training
Comprehensive triathlon training and coaching: Take the next step!
New York People
- Joe Sullivan Writes
Sully's scribblings - Adirondack Travel & Tourism
Planning a trip upstate? Read the excellent Adirondack Base Camp blog. - Old Pictures
Soderquist's gallery: Awesome historic photographs, meticulously reproduced, from Argent Editions - NYC Bartenders & Patrons
Kevin's dive-bar postcards - Jonnydiamond.com
Diamond's prose diamonds - The L Magazine
Stedman and Stedman (And Diamond and Burry) - Dorothy Parker Society
Fitzpatrick's wonderful salon - Pro Publica
Kiel's new home - The Royal Me
Sim's city - Post Real Estate Blog
Bonislawski's square footage - Jenelynn.com
Womble's website: Need a massage, reiki treatment, etc? This is the place.
Random Acts of Linking
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June 28, 2009
May 21, 2009
Free Jobs ... Culver City ... Shovel Ready
I thought this shot was a real artistic masterpiece when I took it -- an empty street under construction with a picked-over "free jobs" box in the foreground... What a poignant, stark commentary on the times we live in, eh?
Actually it's just a mediocre cell-phone snap and I'm hurting for blog content...
May 14, 2009
The Sticky Monkeyflower
During last weekend's visit to the Descanso Gardens, I came across a most-curiously-named species of flora: The Sticky Monkeyflower.
Although I was disappointed to learn this plant wasn't named as a botanical cross-promotion with the Austin Powers franchise, it does have some interesting qualities... According to Wikipedia:
Mimulus aurantiacus, the Orange Bush Monkey-flower or Sticky Monkey-flower, is a flowering plant that grows in a subshrub form, native to southwestern North America from southwestern Oregon south through most of California. ...
The Miwok and Pomo Native Americans used the Sticky Monkey's flowers and roots to treat a number of ailments, but was particularly useful for its antiseptic qualities as it expedited the healing of minor scrapes and burns.
December 30, 2008
Many Thanks For The Holiday Greetings
Our mail slot ranneth over this year. Thanks to all the friends and family who took the time to mail us holiday cards! (Incidentally, the number of cards swelled considerably after this Christmas Morning photo was taken.)
October 31, 2008
Promised Pumpkin Propaganda
Happy Halloween. I love you Los Angeles! (You love me back.)
As a reminder of what's at stake Tuesday, I offer you this excellently carved (by Jessica) message of change over more-of-the-same, engagement over posturing, sunshine over secrecy, strategy over reaction, and, yes, HOPE over fear.
The Fake Angeleno endorses Barack Obama for President of the United States of America.
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