How did it come to this? By this I am referring to this point in my life. It can best be characterized by the fact that I have listened to, followed, and watched the words and actions of people who have less education than I have. It is at this point that I have to…
Category: USA
The Murder of Brandon Lincoln Woodard
It’s been a sad week. This morning I awoke to the news that twenty-some-odd children and adults were dead at an elementary school in Connecticut. Anytime a person loses his life for reasons other than natural causes is unfortunate. In the case that the person loses his life as a result of gunplay, it is tragic….
Four More Years
I had filled out my absentee ballot over a month ago. With each passing hour Election Day was approaching. I’d intermittently check how the campaigns were progressing via CNN, BBC, Yahoo! and other media outlets. Preceding the election, I was optimistic because many political analysts said that Mitt Romney would have a difficult time winning….
Los Angeles and San Francisco, 2012
Update: It’s sad to learn that this place is no longer around. Timeout.com says: “It’s hard to believe that two Filipino sisters with no baking experience opened this lovely cafe in 2005. They set their sights high, remortgaging their properties in order to fly in kitchen equipment and a young chef from France. The…
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close It was a wonderful film. The woman said: “finding what this key opens will be a miracle.” The relationship with his father ended, but his relationship with his mother began to flourish. It was his grandfather all along. That his grandmother welcomed her husband back was special. I would have…
Reflections
Reflections The first month of the year, 2012 is coming to an end. During this month, I spent time with my grandfather in Las Vegas, and my mother and father in Los Angeles. I visited the strip club once, and the spa three times. My car needed new tires, an oil change, and serious work…
It’s Always Special in L.A.
It’s Always Special in Los Angeles To bring in the New Year, 2011, I was with James Jung and Wesley Chen – friends of mine from elementary school, at the Los Angeles Lakers game on New Year’s Eve. We had box seats. There was beer on tap, and free food galore. I paid $33 for…
Lunch in L.A.
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Coming 2 America 2011
Yesterday, James and I went to an ice cream parlor that makes weird and unusual flavors. I remembered the building from an episode of Andrew Zimmern’s Bizarre Foods. I was thankful that I’d seen it. James was being a good tour guide. Across from this ice cream parlor was a vegan restaurant. I ordered a…
What's Larry Been Up To? 