Archive for Recreation

Spring into 2009

Mar 31, 2009 by

Spring is in the air, so I created a Flickr group celebrating the first day of Spring with the same name—Spring into 2009. Wildflowers are in bloom everywhere in California right now. I’m not a [...]

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Pershing Square is the Place to be

Mar 31, 2009 by

Located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, Pershing Square has a long and rich history dating back to 1866. Its last redesign was in 1994, led by the famed architect Ricardo Legorreta and landscape [...]

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Chris Brogan, the So Cal Action Sports Network, and the evening that almost was

Mar 27, 2009 by

On March 8th, Chris Brogan, a well-known social media expert and activist, posted his upcoming trips and events. This conference was a must-see for me: March 26th – March 29th, So Cal Action Sports Network, [...]

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Macarthur Park is going to the Birds

Mar 20, 2009 by

Whoever thought a major metropolitan city like Los Angeles couldn’t have so many different varieties of birds, definitely hasn’t visited Macarthur Park, which is located in the Westlake district. Considering the recent history of Macarthur [...]

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An Afternoon with the Media at the Paley Center

Mar 15, 2009

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

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

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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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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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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Los Angeles Scavenger Hunt

Feb 25, 2009

I’m participating in a “local” photo scavenger hunt being hosted by Nicole. In that vein, I’m going to share this “teaser” post to give everyone a flavor of the interesting, and the unique places and [...]

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