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A Tale of Two Johnnies
Last Saturday, the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce held its Health and Fitness Expo on the Third Street Promenade. The event featured scores of exhibitors in the health and wellness field. By the luck of the draw, St. Johns Health Center had its booth set... »
It Caught My Eye: Hive Mentality
A few weeks ago I alerted our next-door neighbor that what had started off as a few bees had blossomed in short notice into a small colony that had been busy under a roof eave making his house their home. I told him I don’t... »
It Caught My Eye: Hive Mentality
A few weeks ago I alerted our next-door neighbor that what had started off as a few bees had blossomed in short notice into a small colony that had been busy under a roof eave making his house their home. I told him I don’t... »
It Caught My Eye: Hive Mentality
A few weeks ago I alerted our next-door neighbor that what had started off as a few bees had blossomed in short notice into a small colony that had been busy under a roof eave making his house their home. I told him I don’t... »
ICME: Life In The Slow Lane
My husband and I went to a small park in Mar Vista today and cruising along the dog path were these two bruisers. Their names are Bonita and Niña and they actually could move right along. Their owner brought them in baskets to have some... »
The Hummingbird Chick Has Flown!
I’ve previously posted up a couple updates (here and here) in regards to the earlier discovery/progress of the two Anna’s hummingbird chicks nested in the laurel tree overhanging our Silver Lake frontyard, but there’s been a whole bunch of some serious pint-sized tragedy and triumph... »
It Caught My Eye: And On This Date, Something Happened
Coming back home from Boyle Heights earlier this week on one of what’s become my now-rare bike rides, I was rolling under the Beverly Boulevard bridge over 2nd Street/Glendale Boulevard and upon seeing this ominous and intriguing image pasted up on one of the overpass... »
My Kinda Hummer Update: Now With Extra Adorable
So back at the end of May I posted about the tiny Anna’s hummingbird nest my sharp-eyed wife Susan found high up in the laurel tree that spreads over our front yard, and since then I’ve been keeping tabs on the momma as she patiently awaited her chicks’ arrival. Sure enough they busted out of... »
Spotted in Canoga Park
I know it’s a Prius, but that still doesn’t mean you’re a walker. »
Is that Squab for dinner?
A nesting pair of Hawks has adopted my neighborhood to raise its brood. They are swift hunters. They are slowly ridding us of non-native or pesty birds and rodents. We heard the shrill scream of a hawk going in for a kill outside our living room the other night. Lo and behold….squab (which is just... »
Two Weeks In June: Your Group Stage World Cup Soccer Schedule In All Its Chalky Analog Goodness
This past Memorial Day morning I did my annual bike ride across town to Los Angeles National Cemetery, followed by a visit to LACMA (admission of which was free thanks to Target, who apparently foots the bill at the museum when holidays fall on Mondays — make a note of that). After checking out... »
ICME: And You Thought Scientology Was Odd
This church is on Pico Blvd and really caught my eye. Can’t quite figure out if the translators mistook “essence” for “aroma” or ??? What is your guess? »
It Caught My Eye: My Kinda Hummer
Sharp-eyed that she is, my wife Susan found the tiny Anna’s Hummingbird nest built upon a branch no thicker than an index finger high up in the camphor laurel tree whose boughs spread across our front yard. And so of course I brought out the camera to capture its occupant as she came in... »
Spotted on Fairfax–Unrequited Sharpee Love Note
Leaving last weekend’s Canter’s blog-a-thon, on our way to the car, Lucinda Michele and I passed this note on a mailbox. I sure hope the neighbor goes for tea. Go for tea, neighbor! »
Restrain the kidlets notice: is it rude or warranted?
We’ve all had a meal ruined by a parent who served up their kid a sugary soft drink then allowed to run loudly unrestrained in the restaurant. Or just cry uncontrollably while being smacked to STFU. Rudy’s here in Monrovia added a request to be considerate and mind your kids to the front of... »