Lifestyle
Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 526
By 
California Condor Chick Evades Death Twice at Los Angeles Zoo and Now Spreads its Wings
In 1982, California Condors, magnificent birds with a wingspan of over 9 feet, were all but extinct. Only 22 individual birds were left. But since the inception of the California Condor Recovery Progr...
It's Harder to Avoid Meth Than to Get it in Prison
I doubt many stop to ponder what types of issues a prisoner might be dealing with during this pandemic. Unless you know someone in prison, why would you? We actually have a lot of the same issues,...
Jet Set Rent Hotel Rooms in Santa Monica That Used to be Rent Controlled Apartments. Waiting Out Covid-19 in Style
What do you do if you're say, Saudi Royal Family and you get stuck in LA's Covid Lockdowns? You check into the Oceana Hotel is on Ocean Avenue just south of Montana Ave, and stay for a couple months....
Peak Bagging In the New Mexico Wilderness With Leroy the Dog.
This winter I've been driving places to go Peak Bagging with Leroy the Dog. Two hours south of Albuquerque and just south of Socorro NM, we climbed 3 peaks 1800 feet of vertical gain. It was sunny...
Rewards Patches for Youth Soccer-Player Masks Made Girls Willing to Keep Playing During Pandemic
Soccer and Girl Scouts have been a big part of my life, so when Covid limited previous ways of participating in both for most of 2020, I started to think about new ways to stay involved. I turned to e...
Mural Reflects Heroes in the Time of Pandemic
Does life reflect art, or should art reflect life? Art gives us a new perspective, shows us a new dimension and makes our understanding of life deeper, wrote Emmanuel Kant. Or perhaps it was Banksy. "...
State Prison Guards Won't be Required to Get the Covid Vaccine, according to a Woman Inmate
Since Covid-19 began, many basic needs go unmet. We face extreme lows. Not knowing when it will end. Wondering if you're in a nightmare. Is this an endurance test? Is this war? Am I being mentally...
When Staff Cook Meals Instead of Inmates, the Results are Inedible, says Woman Inmate
Prisoners assigned to kitchen jobs cook all the meals for the entire institution, under staff supervision, of course. It's been this way since the prison industrial complex formed its authority over...
U.S. Military is Adding True-Life Ray Guns to its Arsenal
'Buck Rogers' weapons are becoming a reality, says AMAC WASHINGTON, DC, Dec 31 -- "No kidding, our troops are getting genuine ray guns to use against an enemy attack. They are not the kind that Buck...
When Should I Claim Social Security? The answer can be complicated
Ask Rusty – I'm 66. When Should I Claim Social Security? Dear Rusty: I'd like to get advice on when I should begin taking my Social Security benefit. I turned 66 in October of 2020. Signed:...
Cat Cafe and Lounge Still Offering Highly Social Cats and Kittens to Adopt During a Pandemic
Someone in Japan thought of a Cat Cafe: A place where you could go have a cup of coffee, while a couple dozen felines brush past your legs and snuggle in your lap. You could even take one home. A...
As a Crappy Year Ends, Choir of Singing Portapotties Sing the Hallelujah Chorus
Can this year get any worse? Well, probably not. But remember, in total darkness, you can see the light of a single candle a mile away. And you can see a row of singing portapotties performing the...
How to Escape Holiday Cabin Fever During a Pandemic
Is your child making you crazy? Don't feel bad. We are all going through it! Every day I have high hopes of taking a bath or doing yoga while the kid is on zoom school, But two hours later the bath...
No More Haircuts; Entrance Screening at Shops - ICU Drops Below 15% in Southern California, Triggering State's Stay Home Order
December 6 - Over the weekend, ICU remaining capacity at hospitals in the Southern California region dipped below 15%, triggering a new set of of closures in various sectors of the community. The new...
2020 Worst Year Ever, Says Time Magazine in Upcoming Cover
TIME Magazine will distribute its print edition starting tomorrow, and the cover will declare 2020 with a red X over it, to be "the Worst Year Ever." This year has, of course, been characterized by...
Rustic Canyon Restaurant Grins and Bears It With Special Winter 2020 Menu
Rustic Canyon Restaurant on Wilshire and 11th Street reminds everyone that their new winter menu is available online. Donan Whelan has been the manager at Rustic Canyon for 4 years. We asked him...
Power Shopping? Controversial Mural Depicts Democrat Women Shopping at Nati's in Venice
The seem to be close friends as they walk down Abbot Kinney in Venice, swinging shopping bags. The smiling women are wearing sheaths and blouson tops rather than pantsuits. AOC holds a shopping bag...
Very early in my prison time I was baptised by fire. I saw 12 women gang rape another woman.
I love sharing stories of what I've seen in prison. I strictly only share what I've seen with my own eyes. I've seen everything you can imagine happening in prison. And some things you never thought...
Westside Ballet of Santa Monica presents two upcoming Nutcracker experiences
Keeping physical distancing and mask protocols in place, the Volunteer Guild's boutique committee will offer a delightful assortment of gifts for everyone on your list. Offerings include nutcrackers...
What's With Those Happy Holiday Displays on 24th Street just North of Wilshire?
All of us know that the holidays will be different in 2020. Wear your masks, wash your hands, and don't travel anywhere. As for Santa, expect to converse with him through plexiglass, with him and his...
Beware these Retailers on Black Friday: Amazon, eBay and Wish; Instead Purchase Directly from Companies like Kroger, Costco, Home Depot, Target, Lowes, Best Buy, etc.
Consumers love a good deal and will flock to the internet for Black Friday bargains. However, online-shopping may be risky, dangerous, and little, if any, actual value. A Red Points survey found that...
California Is the 3rd Worst-Paying State for Millennials. Millenials in Minnesota and Mass. earn the most
Numbering over 72 million, millennials have surpassed Baby Boomers to be the largest living adult generation. Millennials, defined by the Pew Research Center as people born between 1981–1996, are...
Famous Killers and Infamous Figures I have Met in California Institute for Women
Dateline NBC...48 Hours on CBS...We love to watch them. We love to hate those featured in them. Both shows feature a large number of cases from here in California. Do you ever wonder what happens afte...
Twitter Mocks Conservative Candace Owen for Tweeting that Western Feminization of Men, is a Marxist Attack.
Conservative columnist (and mom to be) Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) tweeted: "There is no society that can survive without strong men. The East knows this. In the west, the steady feminization of our...
Men in Women's Prisons as The Trans-Wave Hits California's prison system
The Trans-Wave has hit the prison system! When you imagine a day in my life here in prison, you probably did not think it included so many men living in this women's prison population. It began about...
