“When I picked up my newspaper yesterday, I thought I woke up in France,” Senator Jim Bunning, Republican of Kentucky, said at the hearing. “But no, it turns out socialism is alive and well in America.”
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I was bored with the long weekend and all, so yesterday evening I biked down the LA river path again to see how far south I could go. Though the road is bumpy and not maintained south of Fletcher Dr. (roughly where the 5 Freeway hits the 2), that just makes it more interesting.

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It's been a relaxing day here in the hood. No barbeques, no parties, but a great day nonetheless. Maybe I'll catch some fireworks later.

If I was going to a party, it would look something like this:


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In my last post, I complained that the subway was not convenient enough as a sole means of transportation. However, my analysis was woefully incomplete, because I didn't mention anything about how many people actually ride this thing on a daily basis ( Read more... )

I moved back home last weekend to keep my mom company. Since gas is so expensive, the Red Line is so convenient to Hollywood, and my dad (with whom I can usually carpool) is out of town, I decided to make this week an exercise in mass transit. Specifically, I decided not to use a car to get to work. On Tuesday, I stuffed my suit into a small ( Read more... )

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I have been living life for the past week and a half in fast forward. After a long stretch of time where life felt routine, everything is happening at once: I've been really busy at work; I need to move into my new place; and I am leaving for my weeklong vacation in Costa Rica tonight. So far, so good ( Read more... )

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My sister just finished her last law school final. She graduates in another week and a half at a ceremony at beautiful Loyola Marymount University (notwithstanding the fact that the law campus is a separate location in urban Pico-Union). I'm proud of her! I've watched her grow from a hapless 1L who didn't know how to write into a polished 3L who ( Read more... )

I got back about an hour ago from a night out with some old friends - Nathan, Christine, and Janis. I worked with them two summers ago as an extern in Judge Otero's chambers. Nathan & Christine were his clerks; and Janis was a fellow extern. We've kept in touch, more or less, but only infrequently ( Read more... )