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The Power of Christ Compels You – To Get the F*$% Out of My Way!

Last night I was heading back from a quick post-workday trip to run some errands. This was somewhere around 5:15. Exciting stuff. I had to hit up the locksmith to get a copy of the laundry room key. And I desperately needed to pick up some toilet paper. Like I said, action packed. Anyway, keysContinue reading “The Power of Christ Compels You – To Get the F*$% Out of My Way!”

Westside Rental Market – Where Have all the Renters Gone?

We’re starting to see signs of deflationary pressures in the westside housing rental market. A quick tour of some notable westside rental markets over the last week, including the LA neighborhoods of Venice, Mar Vista, and Palms, as well as regions of Culver City, has illustrated to me how different things are from even twelveContinue reading “Westside Rental Market – Where Have all the Renters Gone?”

Southeast Corner of Santa Monica and Bundy

I’ve been trying to figure this one out for years. There is a small gated park at the southeast corner of the intersection of South Bundy Drive and Santa Monica Boulevard in neighborhood of West Los Angeles. I’ve walked its perimeter, which is fenced, but the gate is locked, prohibiting entry. My limited knowledge ofContinue reading “Southeast Corner of Santa Monica and Bundy”

AT&T USBConnect Mercurcy

This is a neat little toy we got from AT&T Wireless. It is one of the new 3G air cards from Sierra Wireless. I had previously used one of their EDGE cards on an older Sony Vaio laptop and, while the speed was unimpressive even three years ago, it still afforded adequate coverage and consistentContinue reading “AT&T USBConnect Mercurcy”

Santa Monica’s Avenue’s Original Names

The “state” namesake avenues in Santa Monica start at Montana and end at Colorado, which, confusingly enough, was originally named “Railroad.” Most of the street names, Idaho, Arizona, et cetera, have not changed. The exceptions seem to be Santa Monica Blvd (originally named Orgeon Avenue), Broadway (originally named Utah Avenue), and Wislhire Blvd. (originally namedContinue reading “Santa Monica’s Avenue’s Original Names”