Category: Just Blogging
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A BIT OF LA HISTORY: SPRING STREET 1898
This is Downtown LA 119 years ago. Foot, Horse and Buggy, Bicycle and Trolley traffic on South Spring Street. Filmed by Thomas Edison’s Photography Company.
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GREENHOUSE PROJECT UPDATE
Working with the greenhouse I’m realizing that there is a learning curve, especially dealing with this Central Arizona climate and maintaining plants. We had to learn how to cool the temperatures inside the greenhouse to an acceptable, livable level. The first weeks we after greenhouse construction, we had a few extremely hot days back in…
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ON THE HUNT FOR PORCH PIRATES
It’s been a while since I was this riled up enough by a news story that I had to write something about it. Recently, CBS This Morning aired a report about what are called Porch Pirates, people who steal packages that delivered to residences. It’s something that has occurred more frequently over the past few…
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DAY 2 AND NEW COMICON RULES
As Phoenix Comicon 2017 continued into Day 2 of the event, the man that caused a severe step up of security yesterday, made his first court appearance. As a result of yesterday’s event, Phoenix Comicon made a few policy changes. Cosplayers are now not allowed to bring in props or prop weaponry of any kind.…
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THE CHAVEZ RAVINE STORY- BEFORE THE DODGERS
Lost LA: Before the Dodgers Here’s a history lesson about the location that we know as Chavez Ravine and Dodger…
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BURGERS AND FRIES! February 15, 2017
I remember some of my favorite foods from my childhood in Southern California. The three dishes that stand out, and there is more, tacos, my mom’s spaghetti, and of course hamburgers. Southern California felt like the burger headquarters, there were the typical corporate franchises and there were also the many family own chains and stand…
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JERRY RICE & POPEYE’S CHICKEN
Jerry Rice, former 49er,  stars in advertisements for Popeye’s Louisiana Fried Chicken’s Wigovations that aired on January 3, 2017, promoting “free hands wings eating.” The restaurant chain produced football themed commercials with Rice, who is seen in one ad wearing a helmet with a rotating chicken wing on the face guard, a hat with wings and dipping sauce,…