Two great posts emerged on the Interweb yesterday with regard to the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA).
The first was here at Angelenic where they talked about new overheard electronic monitors and turnstiles coming to a station near you.
The second piece was an opinion article in the Chicago Tribune, found here, talking about the great advancements with [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Thoughts on the MTA Train System
Posted in los angeles, transportation on June 24, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Saturday Night Observations
Posted in Miscellaneous, downtown, los angeles on June 22, 2008 | 4 Comments »
For the first time in over a year we went to the movies. I am happy to say the entire experience, from the walk from our house, the theater itself, and the walk home did not disappoint.
Dear South American Skateboard Man: I refer to you as a man and not a boy because quite frankly [...]
Personal Odds and Ends
Posted in carter, movers, weather on June 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Just a few things that have come up lately that you may or may not be interested in …
We are thinking of switching credit card companies and before applying for a new one I thought we should check our credit report. As much as we should know our current score I just wanted to make [...]
Where’s the Mayor? What’s the City Doing?
Posted in Miscellaneous, los angeles on June 20, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Back in Chicago you couldn’t turn on the evening news or pick up a paper without a few stories concerning local politics. Hey, it’s Chicago, and of course there was always a story about a scandal or two but there was also news about developments, plans, things happening to the city.
Not so here in Los [...]
Gail Simmons – What a Judge!
Posted in television on June 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Let’s recap and get something clear – I am not a huge fan of reality television. There are a few shows I like and will watch faithfully, but there are some pretty bad ones out there that drive me crazy. Mostly I tune it because (a) we have one tv and (b) we have one [...]
Thoughts from Our Evening and Morning Walk
Posted in carter, downtown, los angeles on June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Let’s talk about our morning walk first which involves just Carter and I.
It’s always fun to comment and poke fun at the eclectic, strange and everyday people we encounter during our morning routine. Unfortunately our neighborhood was boring this morning and we didn’t see too many people out and about. Perhaps they were gearing up [...]
