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On April 5, there is a FUNdraising event for TransitPeople –  “an all-volunteer Los Angeles non-profit that conducts educational, one day trips for school groups using the public transit system.”
What is it?
“Five competing teams of grown-ups will use public transit trains and buses to race (well, race kind of; how can you race while holding [...]

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I arrived at the address on a bright and hazy Thursday after a long and dreary afternoon drive through muddled Los Angeles congestion. Battling traffic had imbued me with a sense of undeserved urgency, there was no real rush.  Actually, I arrived after missing the place twice and circling back around. For it was a [...]

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The sun is setting in Los Angeles. I’m on the 101 with the window rolled down and I’m cranking the stereo. A song that comes on the radio that absolutely: Blows. My. Mind. But, before I tell you what it is, you’ll need to know some background.
Earlier this morning, I see a post [...]

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I love to read self-improvement blogs. They’re always filled with great insights and information that completely misses the point, written by people who exult in telling you how this stuff works without actually understanding why. They didn’t get where they are by “tackling the tough tasks first” or “putting a to-do list next to the [...]

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When times are hard, we look for clues. Clues about the escape route, the treasure map, the method to slay the beast. We seek these clues in the usual places. Or, we don’t look for clues at all. Sometimes clues find us. Every morning, I need to imagine a new reason to get out of [...]

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Play while you read: “Blinded By The Light” - Manfred Mann
Thirty-six hours straight! When someone asked me what I was up to this weekend, that’s how long I claimed I was going to sleep. I figured that was about how long it would take for life to finally leave me alone. If I could sleep [...]

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Play: “Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)” - Flock of Seagulls

As strange things go, this is me: a month ago I never would have considered myself a candidate to get into film photography. I was a digital guy for all the reasons digital cameras make sense. Film is tricky, unwieldy, expensive, slow, and [...]

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Song of the day: “Hologram Buffalo” by Brightblack Morning Light
On Wednesday I went to the beach before work. I saw three great morning sunlight photographs I wanted to save but had no camera. Thursday morning I had hand therapy and could not go back. This morning I left the Valley with camera in the back [...]

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Play this: “Alligator Wine” - Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
It’s just another day in the Valley:
“That’s kind of the problem with wild animals - they do grow.” - Kathy Davis, assistant general manager of Snark & Sarcasm the Los Angeles Animal Services Department
Alligator found in Valley home - LA Daily News.

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“Advance Cassette” - Spoon
I took a bikeride in the Valley on a scorching summer afternoon. I rode by this wonderful bit of “found art” near the 170 overpass on Chandler. There was a drug deal going on, so I just kept on going of course. But, an hour later I circled back on the return [...]

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