This past Sunday was the 25th annual Los Angeles Marathon and also the debut of a new route dubbed "From the Stadium to the Sea."  Runners raced from Dodgers Stadium through downtown Los Angeles all the way to the beach at Santa Monica Pier.  Organizers hoped to give participants a more interesting route that covered ... See Full Entry »

Have you seen Kelly Osborne lately? She's lost 42 lbs and looks great.  The best part? She did it all through diet and exercise. She can afford to turn to liposuction or hiring an intense personal trainer, but she did it gradually in a way that allowed her to stick with it and eventually grow to ... See Full Entry »

Was the well-intentioned, 1st Annual Los Angeles Street Food Fest a disappointment?  According to Twitter, the answer is yes. I actually first heard about the Street Food Fest on Twitter.  A few days ago, one of the food trucks I follow mentioned that they might be at the fest.  I had forgotten all about it until ... See Full Entry »

Wildfires have been raging here for nearly a week.  I can see the smoke and resulting water vapor from my apartment.  Fortunately, it's not like it was a few years ago where I actually saw red and orange flames that lasted for hours. I feel badly for all the people and animals affected.  We have evacuation ... See Full Entry »

When we were little, one of my younger sisters had the odd habit of exclaiming "Michael Jackson!" in place of "Oops!" or a curse word.  She would do this when she tripped, ran into something, dropped something or anything else that would elicit a surprised response.  We always thought she was unique in her weirdo-ness. One ... See Full Entry »

The evening news on NBC here in Los Angeles, before cutting to commercial, teased "Eddie Van Halen says he's being ripped off. You be the judge." The subsequent story was about how Van Halen alleges that Nike is using his trademarked red, white and black striped guitar design for one of their shoes. The ... See Full Entry »

If you've watched the news at all today, you've probably heard about Nick Adenhart. This promising 22-year-old pitcher for the Anaheim Angels (aka Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim) was killed Thursday morning along with 2 other young people.  Another victim is fighting for his life. The perpetrator, a drunk driving on a suspended license with a history ... See Full Entry »

Around 3 PM this afternoon (Sunday, March 29), I started hearing a lot of commotion outside.  At first, it was just a police siren, which is not uncommon in Los Angeles, but then I started hearing more and more sirens.  I looked out the window and saw a police cruiser, fire engine, and ambulance (not ... See Full Entry »

A recently published 10-year study has concluded that the regular consumption of red meat (which includes pork) can increase your chances of dying by as much as 30%. (Red meat linked to risk of earlier death) Hmm.  Should I be taking this to heart?  I mean, I don't eat red meat that often.  Well, okay, I ... See Full Entry »