This past Saturday H had an event to attend to until the early afternoon. Little did she know upon her return home that a decision had already been made, a really important decision that usually drives each and every Saturday. Where are we going to have lunch.
I wanted something down right good, something familiar that [...]
Archive for May, 2008
50 Mile Round Trip for Lunch
Posted in food on May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Carter and the Homeless
Posted in downtown, homeless on May 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Carter seems to bring out the best in a lot of the homeless residents we have in our area. I don’t think we have been on a walk whne we haven’t passed someone that unfortunately is without shelter and a lot of basic human needs. For one reason or another, more often than not, they [...]
Condo Sale News
Posted in Uncategorized on May 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So our contract with our useless Realtor expires on the 28th. He sent us a two sentence e-mail early this week saying we had four visitors but no interest. Nothing more, nothing less. I think he is just putting in his time with us.
I spoke with our real restate attorney last week, great guy that [...]
We Finally Rode Public Transportation
Posted in downtown, los angeles, transportation on May 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Back in Chicago we took the train and bus everywhere. Sure we had a car, but sometimes it was just easier to hop on the El or a bus and get where we wanted to go. A few examples …
When we lived in Lincoln Park, H would take the bus to work each day – [...]
Carter’s Yearly Checkup
Posted in carter on May 22, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This morning we headed to our new vet, Dr. Rattan at Park La Brea Veterinary Care. It was a great experience and I am glad we found this place …
Back in Chicago we took Carter to a local clinic that served all kinds of animals. They were very nice, but they wanted to see him [...]
Getting Around Downtown L.A. – Parking and Cabs
Posted in auto, downtown, los angeles on May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You need a car in L.A., there is really no way around it. You can walk to almost anywhere in the downtown core because frankly it isn’t that big, but if you are going to buy something you will need a car of course. For example, I could probably walk to a pet store to [...]