Posts Tagged with "santa monica"

If you’ve ever wondered, “What is it like…”

Monday, January 7, 2008

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“…where Mike lives?” take a look at this interactive map. Go to the Santa Monica portion–the far left portion, where Wilshire Boulevard meets the ocean–and browse around. We live right close to Zucky’s (now a bank). The bowling alley built by Harold Lloyd has been entirely gutted, with a new structure being built behind the [...]

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Newsbreaks 8.27.07 (Gonzales’ departure)

Monday, August 27, 2007

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For best viewing, allow the video to load completely. Audio version is here. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced today that he’s resigning, effective September 17th. Mr. Gonzales said, quote, “I want to spend more time wiretapping my family.” It’s not clear who will be the next Attorney General. I say it should be a computer. [...]

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Newsbreaks for Tuesday (Lohan’s DUI)

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

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Newsbreaks for Tuesday (Lohan’s DUI)

For best viewing, allow the video to load completely. Audio version is here. As you probably know already, actress Lindsay Lohan has gotten another DUI. In other news, the sun came up. Apparently she was chasing her assistant through the streets of Santa Monica. Sorry, her ex-assistant. In Hollywood, if your drunk, coked-up boss is [...]

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Okay, still busted….

Sunday, November 19, 2006

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…but I have faith that it will be fixed eventually, so here I am with some random thoughts: 1) I celebrated the Cardinals’ victory in the World Series with a bottle of Veuve-Clicquot. The trick to not becoming a lush is to cultivate sufficiently expensive tastes. 2) I celebrated Halloween at The Aero, a theater [...]

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Movie-crazy

Sunday, July 30, 2006

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It’s been brutally hot in California–even here in usually cool Santa Monica. Lucky for me, movie theaters provide air-conditioning free-of-charge. (They don’t like it when you sleep there, but we’re negotiating.) Here’s what I thought about… …Who Killed the Electric Car? Interesting story, and a well-made documentary, but nothing will surprise you if you have [...]

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One day into my 37th year…

Thursday, June 15, 2006

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…and this is how I look now. Actually, things are working out–so far. For those readers out there who might be aging, be aware that thirty-seven’s a bracing total. One of those “what is my dream?/am I following it?/did I misplace it on the way to the bank?” times of life; a not-insubstantial piece is [...]

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A very Santa Monica story

Sunday, April 30, 2006

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A very Santa Monica story

Kate forwarded me this story of an artist in Santa Monica, who happens to be homeless. His name is Gary Musselman, and I really like his stuff. This piece is titled Untitled.

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