White Boy/White Dog Move To Skid Row

Certified Beach Dude Moves To Downtown Los Angeles

White Dog and I have been exploring Little Tokyo quite a bit, but I have been having troubles taking pics with her on my arm and tons of people around.  So I figured today, Memorial Day, I might get lucky with less people on the side walks.  so we took off at around 1pm for [...]

I’ve just recently noticed that there are 2 types of homeless people- ones that beg for money to buy a beer or a bottle of wine, and those that push shopping carts around collecting cans and bottles than selling them at recycling place for their money.  So the 2nd type cleans up after the first [...]

For our 4th walk of the day (yes, 4th walk- Isis is so hyper now…there will be another walk around 10pm) we walked all the way around Main City Hall, which is a nice walk because there is grass most all the way).  Just wanted to post some new pics from sunset time (mouse-over the pic [...]

Damn it!  I was going to have her spade by her regular vet on Aviation in Hermosa but with all drama surrounding house sale and move, I forgot.  Well today it became apparent what the issue is.
I have never had a dog in heat before, so I’ve been doing a lot of research, trying to [...]

Ok, so it was late 1987 - I had just moved to Hermosa Beach with my girlfriend from college (she was from here).  Her brother was trying to become a big-time producer and got the role as producer for the U2 movie “Rattle and Hum”.  (he actually went on to produce Robert Redford movie “The Milagro [...]

It’s fun downtown with a dog because every other dog owner is so friendly and is cool about dogs sniffing, wants to know about your dog, etc.  And I ride up and down an elevator with her and other dogs.  But it is hectic and very noisy.
90% of time Isis is at as well behavied as the [...]

I love my new club- Los Angeles Athletic Club, because it has the best selection of equipment, in the best condition, that I’ve seen.  And it’s pretty dead there everytime I go (but I go mid-morning usually).
But I’m wondering when I’m going to get “spanked” by the directors for my gym clothing and where I [...]

Ah, the perks of Skid Row.  Half way on the way to my gym I will have a quarter million dollar bathroom to stop off at if I have too many Starbucks as I get geared-up for my lift.  I’m hoping it has marble counters, an oversize jacuzzi tub, and maybe one of those cool heated bidets.  [...]

“A 36-story residential skyscraper is growing quickly at 717 W. Ninth St., eclipsing other South Park projects that remain just holes in the ground.”
“When it’s built, the condominium tower will be the tallest residential project in Downtown Los Angeles and the first in a wave of housing high-rises planned for South Park. But perhaps only [...]

I was so embarrassed today- was crossing the street and I could not tell, but a REALLY blind guy was crossing with his “service dog” - a pretty golden lab. My dog wants to sniff it, lick it etc and I couldn’t read sign on the leash explaining the rules (I think like “no petting [...]