We are apparently going to get a new tallest building in the city, the future 73-story Wilshire Grand Hotel. Which visually brings to mind another mega-hotel from another part of the world. I hadn’t heard about this before today. Check-in… Continue Reading
I’ve heard that the tri-tip or ‘triangle cut’ roast of beef is still relatively unknown in many parts of the United States. It’s taken from the bottom sirloin — that portion of the cow above the flank and in front… Continue Reading
What links more than half of the state of Indiana (by land area), Paul the Evangelist, Tony Blair, the entire country of Grenada, Alicia Keys, Pomona College, Bo Diddley’s iconic song Who Do You Love?, the 1950 New York Yankees,… Continue Reading
If you’re like me, and I know I am, you own a house that you owe more money on than could be made if you were to sell it. This is called being “underwater,” or having “negative equity.” It’s not the… Continue Reading
The partner at my firm was irritated that I had jury duty and wasn’t trying to get out of it. I’d deferred the summons from December as I had a long-cause jury trial of my own on calendar then, so having… Continue Reading
I’ve been instructed to report for jury duty this morning. No, lawyers aren’t automatically exempted from jury duty. We’re just like everybody else. Now, unlike a lot of other potential jurors, I want to serve. I can not think of a better… Continue Reading
Yesterday I read the Senate Gang of Eight’s proposal on immigration reform. (Since when was Marco Rubio in this group, which first formed before he was elected to the Senate?) It promises a “tough but fair” path to citizenship for an… Continue Reading
The 2013 Python Challenge is pretty much what you think it is. The state of Florida has bounties out on pythons in the Everglades. I heard about it tonight on Colbert. And when real life imitates The Simpsons, I’m thinking… Continue Reading
As proof and exemplar of my love for you, dear Readers, I offer the above video. Perhaps you were aware of it before today; I was not and I feel compelled to share. See, way back in the early 1980’s,… Continue Reading
How many athletes from the London Olympics can you name?