EJ - remember your picture of the boat named “pantry dropper” with the two kids? One of them made it to 8th grade and we saw him with his father at Old Ebbit Gill, and again today in the street. Unfortunately I couldn’t get a picture either time. To set the scene yesterday: It was snowing / raining. The wait at OEG was 1.5 hours. But, self seating in the bar. Dad and son: matching white New Balance sneakers. Matching Red Sox caps. Matching “Sunday best” Adidas sweatpants. Matching toothpicks. Only the son has a black eye. “Are these booths considered the part of the bah?” “I’m sorry, no sir.” “Fuhck pops, I told you!”
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Los Angeles./ 52
Date: February 6, 2023 at 7:07:42 PM PST Weather: 58°F Clear Location: 7000 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, California, United States A nice trip to LA with Katie for the big 52 (even though I froze my age at 38.) Runyon Canyon hike and smoothies after. Musso and Franks for birthday dinner - they have about 140 items on the menu. If I won the big lottery I would have lunch there every day until I finished the menu (two different items each day - I would save the grilled kidneys for a strong mental day at about the halfway point. But the marinated herring is calling my name. Feb 5th: Uber to Du-pars but the line was so long (our timing was off and we did not have the usual John and Katie early arrival plan.) Walked to a nice Italian pasta / pizza place instead. Dinner at Night & Market on Sunset after a quick stop at The Rainbow Bar which did live up to its reputation of heavy metal tomfoolery even though we were inside for nary 30 minutes. Would definitely return to both....
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Nice 4.5 mile jog around the neighborhood this morning (9m51s pace). The temperature was 56F which I think might be perfect running weather? New camellias are budding - the red flowered ones have had blooms for a week or more. The white flowered ones are starting now. Beautiful magnolias all around the city, and although it is cool, you can tell Spring is just around the corner. Watching NFL playoffs with Katie and had a nice chat with Mom.
MAGA is a Cult
"The same tribalism and self-deception that led these two men to extreme lengths is endemic in the world of Republican voters. It's why Fox News exists: So that people who want to believe lies have a steady source they can plug into. Fox News drowns out unpleasant facts that can alienate people in red communities from friends, family, and neighbors." https://www.salon.com/2022/07/12/january-6-hearing-makes-it-clear-maga-is-a/
Harper's / June 2009
"America would, for the first time, provide universal access to health care that has long been considered the minimal provision of true democracy in people's states." Harper's Magazine Vol. 318, No. 1909 June 2009 page 33