While rummaging in the attic of my mom’s house I chanced upon a yellowed brittle document of my late father’s, a “department of defense personnel security questionnaire” that he had to fill out upon his employment as a technical writer for Hughes Aircraft Company on 30 October 1962 (when I was 9 months old). Hughes [...]

I heard about Sin City in conjunction with other films I had been watching so when I saw it on sale at Target I said what the heck. It got generally rave reviews and a two thumb’s up. Plus, I was interested in the translation of the Frank Miller “graphic novel” (comic) into a stylish [...]

In another missed music opportunity, I didn’t know that Mojave 3 was playing at The Belcourt Theater in Nashville on October 28. I have only one of their several albums but plan to get more soon. Fans of Cowboy Junkies, Mazzy Star, and that aural constellation will likely approve. Here are there from Ask Me [...]

While shopping for wine at Ralph’s this afternoon it occured to me how socially at home I feel here in Cerritos, despite all the things I could complain about the place as a city. I feel naturally comfortable among the varieties of Asians and Hispanics and few African-Americans that render white folks the minority here, [...]

If you don’t mind a somewhat limited selection for table wine, Ralph’s is the best place to buy it. On the way to lunch at The Loft I stopped at the Ralph’s wine section and couldn’t believe the prices! Not only were the regular prices (of mostly California wines) several dollars below what you’re gouged [...]

Flying in over the LA basin today revealed how chromatically dull the city looks from the sky. In the brilliant sun a narrow palette of grays and browns prevailed, streaked with blacktop streets and freeways. It was very difficult to find any real color across the entire vast stretch of concrete and buildings save the [...]

I finally got a free roundtrip ticket on Southwest and I’m using it to have Thanksgiving at my mom’s in 80-degree suburbs of LA. It is stupidly hot here now. However, being here without Safa and without many daily concerns save the stack of papers I brought with me, I should have a good deal [...]

Going back to old favorites from grad school and immediate post-grad school days, I offer up three from Luna:
Slide (from Lunapark):

Time (from Lunapark):

Whispers (from Pup Tent):

As usual, if you don’t like my music, choose your own with Pandora:
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