Tag: los angeles

  • Thanks, Kate Sessions!

    All the jacaranda trees in Southern California are there because of one woman.

  • West Coast Wander, Day 12: Riding on the Coast Starlight

    From here on, our trip was more of a swaying glide than a wander.

  • West Coast Wander, Day 10: Los Angeles, California

    As much as I’ve traveled, which is a lot, I’ve never felt so much like an official tourist.

  • Misconceptions about California

    It’s a weird feeling to discover your views have been warped all along.

  • The Getty Center, Los Angeles

    What an AMAZING place!

  • The Seattle Pun Slam

    On a recent Sunday night, it was my pleasure to attend the Seattle Pun Slam, called Pundamonium, with a date. It’s held the second Wednesday and the forth Sunday of each month at the Peddler Brewing Company in the Ballard neighborhood. Tickets are 6 dollars. Pundamonium also happens in Chicago, Los Angeles, Madison, Milwaukee, and…

  • It’s All So Fragile

    I just read something very exciting on the National Geographic website. It seems that the Mayan city of Tikal and its environs in Guatemala were much, much, MUCH larger than we previously thought. All this time, we were thinking the area was home to about 5 million people during the Maya classic period between 250…

  • Sometimes a Teapot is Just a Teapot

    There’s such a thing as being too sensitive. The other day the mayor of Culver City, California absolutely freaked out over a teapot, because if you squint hard enough it resembles Adolph Hitler. I kid you not. Check out the article. The sh**storm was so immediate that JCPenney actually had to pull the pot from…