I like walking. But somewhere in the 90s in Southern California people stopped calling it walking. If you walked in the woods or up a mountain path: it was hiking. If you walked around the track or even around the neighborhood it was worse: it was power walking. If you jogged to the corner and [...]
I can’t wait to see what you guys come up with for this one… Read the Full Story at Glimpses of South Pasadena
The immensely talented (and eagle-eyed) Pasadena Adjacent tipped me off to this curious bronze compass embedded in a sidewalk square near Garfield Park. Isn’t it cool? Read the Full Story at Glimpses of South Pasadena
Today is the first of the month, and that means it’s Theme Day for participating City Daily Photo bloggers. This month’s theme is Doorways. Here is the vantage point from the doorway of The Rialto, South Pasadena’s decaying film palace. It has been closed for some time now, open only for the occasional birthday party [...]
I’m not sure what this guy is supposed to be, but I have some ideas: The spirit of a jack o lantern? The black sheep of the Blue Man Group? A tequila sunrise? At any rate, he sure brightened up the corner of Fremont and Lyndon yesterday. So, dear readers, what are you dressing up [...]
Spotted in Monterey Hills. (I just love this town!) Read the Full Story at Glimpses of South Pasadena
I can’t speak with certainty about very many things. Oh, but I have my suspicions…. I suspect that soy isn’t nearly as good for us as they say it is. I suspect that almost every conspiracy theory contains a kernel of truth. I suspect that many of today’s known facts will someday be in the [...]
Rocky Horror at the Rialto on Halloween? It’s a time warp! Read the Full Story at Glimpses of South Pasadena
South Pasadena’s fertile thicket of trees and Arroyo-adjacent proximity to the San Gabriel Mountain wilderness make it a haven for critters. I’ve mentioned the wild parrots. And the wild peacocks. And the hawks and squirrels and skunks and chipmunks. But in our menagerie of furry and feathered friends we mustn’t forget to include all the [...]
Who needs jack-o-lanterns? (I couldn’t resist a little South Pas noir as Halloween draws near…) Read the Full Story at Glimpses of South Pasadena
