Archive for March, 2009

Independence Day, Paramount Studios, and a Contest

Mar 16, 2009 by

As a follow-up to yesterday’s visit to the Paley Center and its thousands of TV titles, I wanted to visit the movies today. Not literally at the movies, or on a movie set, but one [...]

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An Afternoon with the Media at the Paley Center

Mar 15, 2009 by

As I’ve mentioned several times, I’m not a “greenhorn” to Southern California nor am I a native, so I was very excited when a friend of mine suggested that we visit The Museum of Television [...]

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A Los Angeles Scavenger Hunt

Mar 13, 2009 by

About a month ago, I accepted an invitation to participate in a “local” photo scavenger hunt being hosted by Nicole over at NicoleB Photography. I had so much fun taking all of these pictures—indeed, every [...]

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Travelin’ Local featured by Liz Strauss at Successful Blog

Mar 12, 2009 by

Today Liz Strauss was gracious enough to publish my guest post entitled 7 Ways to Check………Is Blogging your Dream? In case you don’t follow Liz, she is the go-to person to help people succeed with [...]

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What is one thing Los Angeles is famous for?

Mar 12, 2009

I should have used the word “infamous” but I wanted to get your attention. Unfortunately our paradise is marred by one major ubiquitous problem: TRAFFIC!! Yesterday, I was on the 405 (Here in LA, the [...]

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Don’t forget to look behind You

Mar 11, 2009

Yesterday, I posted about my bicycle ride along the Los Angeles River. This particular section of the trail along the river, is only about 4 miles long, so my trip was essentially a “up-the-trail, down-the [...]

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Riding the Los Angeles River

Mar 10, 2009

After Saturday’s LA Bike Summit, I’m confident that using a bike in LA will start to become a little easier. The Summit brought together people from all walks of life, with just one commonality, bikes. [...]

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A Day for Talking Bikes

Mar 09, 2009

Are you into bicycling? Do you like a casual ride on the weekends? How about commuting to work via a bike? Maybe you want to live a car-free life? If you answered yes to any [...]

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Under the Sky

Mar 08, 2009

Under the sky I see clouds floating past me like angels.  If I am still and quiet, I hear wind rushing past me.  When I look up at the sky, it is usually because I [...]

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Charming Larchmont Village

Mar 06, 2009

A few days ago between our rain showers, I ventured to a new location, Larchmont Village–a little and quaint section of Los Angeles known for its shops, boutiques, and restaurants tucked on Larchmont Boulevard between [...]

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Texting and the Sand Box

Mar 05, 2009

Two days ago, I mentioned I was looking for an entrance to the Ballona Creek bike trail, which was suppose to be in behind the baseball diamond at Syd Kronenthal Park. The entrance was there, [...]

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California Dreamin’

Mar 03, 2009

Two photojournalists will visit, photograph, and exhaustively document the idea, reality, and dream that is California–past, present and future. Armed with a car, two pc’s and cameras, plus assorted photographic paraphernalia, we’ll take our burning [...]

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A Bike Path on a Sunny Sunday Afternoon

Mar 02, 2009

Yesterday’s weather was the reason so many come to Southern California—it couldn’t have been better; sunny, not too hot, light breeze, clear skies, fresh air, and a late Sunday afternoon type of quiet. So I [...]

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A Sanctuary in Los Angeles

Mar 01, 2009

The Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine is located on Sunset Boulevard. It’s not only a one-of-a-kind spiritual complex, it’s one of the most calming sanctuaries I’ve ever been to—and I’ve traveled the world. This beautiful and [...]

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