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Posted in People who don't know any better, The Land the Times Forgot on Nov 11th, 2009
Who says you can’t teach an old dog grey lady new tricks? I’m talking, of course, about the LA Times (which they call the Old Grey Lady.) Liberal bastion. Friend of the homeless. Empathizer of the poor. Yet they have changed their attitude, at least towards one poor group – our gangs. The Times has [...]
Posted in Important Stuff, The Land the Times Forgot on Nov 3rd, 2008
I wrote in my cartoon blog, Why I Did It, about how I take my canary for a walk these days. He’s near enough to a window to get fresh air, but for him to go outside is nirvana. Can you imagine how the breeze feels against his feathers, ruffling them, tickling his skin?
I’ve had [...]
Posted in LADWP, The Land the Times Forgot on Jul 30th, 2008
Ever wonder why water in bottles has an expiration date? It’s the plastic. It does bad things as it dissolves. Heard John and Ken talking about it this afternoon, while discussing emergency earthquake supplies. Not only do you have to keep checking the batteries and canned goods – should you go the nervous ant-like way [...]
Posted in Creatures, The Land the Times Forgot on Jul 6th, 2008
UPDATED: here.
Ooh, good, I thought. An opinion on chickens. This is something I might want to read understand.
Photo credit: Compassion Over Killing. I appreciate the humane way the HSUS treats photographers, too, by giving them proper credit.
Chicken Run, by Julia Olmstead, is about an initiative by the Humane Society to outlaw battery cages for farm [...]
Posted in The Land the Times Forgot on Jun 27th, 2008
One of my more popular posts is my April post on how the Times covered the Avenues gang: The LA Times has a secret crush on the Avenues gang!
A lot of looky-loos have been stopping by today, too, of course, because the Avenues and Drew Street gangs are on the front page again, and [...]
Posted in The Land the Times Forgot on Jun 24th, 2008
On April 16th my neighbor had her catalytic converter stolen out of her SUV. (I had heard the loud roar when it started up, and this told me why.) I told another friend who has 2 SUVs (and it’s just her and her husband. Don’t ask.), and she said she had read in a Long [...]
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