White Boy/White Dog Move To Skid Row

Certified Beach Dude Moves To Downtown Los Angeles

I was walking down Main St. by 5th today, where the sidewalk is pretty wide, and was approaching a street-looking guy getting on his piece-of-crap bike, heading our direction. I didn’t think much but as we were passing him he started to pedel and then did a U-turn right into us- running over White […]

Damn it! I did it again! I took White Dog for her midday walk without putting sunscreen on. I just noticed that my face and arms are a nice shade of pink/red.
In my old neighborhood, I got the nickname “Lobster” because of my propensity to have sunburned face and arms. […]

A: When it’s a de-facto “dog park”.
Over the holiday weekend, I saw many families out-and-about around the City Halls, looking to enjoy some sunshine while sitting in the grass and reading or having a snack. Unfortunately, there are some grassy/dirt areas around the City Hall(s) that are very frequently used as […]

I love listening to music, and I use an IPod when I workout, but I was always afraid to use it when walking around as I wanted to be aware of people/bikes/skateboards coming up behind me, and did not want to be distracted.
Yesterday I decided to wear IPod home from gym and WOW! did […]

Received e-mail to the Higgins Bldg mailing list from property management stating:
Dear Residents of Higgins Loft,
There have been several dogs in the building that have been barking excessively, causing disturbance to the other home owners’ quiet enjoyment of the property. Please note this is against the rules of the building and must be addressed. […]

I don’t know what I ate that did not agree with me, but I had worst case of food poisoning I think I’ve ever had. I will not name names as I’m not sure, but lets just say there is one less sushi place I’m going to frequent.
I woke up Sunday a.m. at about […]

It used to be that the homeless would come to beach areas in winter time- I heard that many were from out of state and wanted to get away from snow. Now, as of last week, I am seeing more homeless are sleeping on street in my hood. Most seem harmless and […]

I was walking home today from a stop at Grand Street Market, and I ran into my homeless friend Troy (he is usually found on Broadway between 3rd and 2nd St.) I don’t know why, maybe I was feeling “chatty”, but I sat down on sidewalk with him and we did chat for awhile.
Then […]

On my noon White Dog walk I was heading home, W. on 2nd St. from Los Angeles St. to Main St., passing by the old cathedral/mission as I usually do to avoid the mass of dogs on the “CalTrans” or north side of 2nd St.  At the light, a group of ladies that had been following me […]

I found a site that allows you to “draw” your route via mouse clicks, and it will calculate the exact mileage (and calories burned, which I don’t consider to be accurate but it’s a nice “gauge” of effort).  This app also takes into account elevation changes, something the normal Google Maps data does not include, […]