For the past seven months I’ve been biding my Saturdays as an operator of Angels Flight, the historic and beloved funicular that operates downtown atop the ghost of Bunker Hill. It is truly a pleasure and privilege to be associated with such an amazing landmark. Since working on the anniversary of its first day of …
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April 3, 2023 So these last few months I’ve become a pretty exclusive listener to LA’s only classical music outlet, KUSC 91.5FM — even sent the listener-supported station some money during a recent pledge drive. The genre is always something I’ve enjoyed but never with the frequency as I’ve been listening since around last September, …
Wyatt Earp has always fascinated me. While I don’t reverently subscribe to his legend because I’m just naturally skeptical of such things — coupled with the facts that he did more than his fair share of bad stuff across his life — he nonetheless epitomizes the Old West and holds a deserved place in its …
The selfie says I donated yesterday. But I didn’t. My first failed @redcrossla blood donation in 33 years and it’s bugging me. See, I’m normally a really speedy bleeder. Poke me and I can fill up a blood bag like I’m a blood bag-filling contest champion. But this time there was a noticeable sting when …
January 10, 2023 No need to oversell this other than to say this jaw-dropping level of rainfall in a 24-hour period — 4.83″ — is without precedent.
January 4, 2023 Backstory: When our 116-year-old house’s brick foundation was rebuilt back near the dawn of the 21st century, it involved a plan to direct any excess and accumulated water away from the new concrete via drainage pipes leading to a small cistern inside the basement and when the level within it hit a …
Since last summer I’ve had a side-gig as a Saturday operator of the #AngelsFlight Railway downtown. It’s truly a privilege to be directly associated and involved with this Los Angeles landmark. New Year’s Eve was the historic funicular’s 121st birthday (first day of operation was December 31, 1901) and to celebrate it during my shift …