Not on the road again. Continue reading
California
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Let’s just do the best we can. I am playing a rough song because my feelings about America are complicated. I am guessing I am not alone. Continue reading
The people who came up with Prop 13 had a stated mission of keeping grandma in her home. Which is fine, but that’s not really where we’re at today. While still keeping grandma in her home here are some straight forward ways to fix property taxes in California. Continue reading
It’s here again. Continue reading
Thrillist LA briefly posted an article by Alexandra Cheney called UNPOPULAR OPINION: THE SUBWAY TO SAMO IS A BAD IDEA. It was pulled, but a cache of the article was found, and I was able to jot down some notes.
The article, with my notes, after the jump. Continue reading
In case you’ve been living under a rock California is in a serious long term drought. Also, did you see any water under that rock you call a home?
Even with the mandatory water restrictions these California cities and municipalities actually managed to use more water this year than they did in 2013. Continue reading
Another installment in our series on abandoned places in the world. Continue reading
I dunno if there was ever anything in my life that scared me as much as taking my driver’s license road test. Well, ok, there were scarier things that just happened, but nothing that I deliberately signed up for, where I marched up to the counter and said, “Please inflict this horror upon me” and paid money for it.
I didn’t get my license when I was 16 and young and stupid and not afraid of anything, I left it a bit late. Continue reading
Another installment in our series on abandoned places in the world. Continue reading
Today in a 2-1 decision, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held that California’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. In a bold statement by the majority, the court stated: “Proposition 8 served no purpose, and had no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California.” The holding, though limited to California, is another big step towards recognizing equal rights for gays and lesbians in the country. Continue reading