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LJ, I never really loved you and this isn't helping.
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A Mexican Chinatown
Sounds fascinating, right?
This mythic place is in Mexicali, capital of Baja California Norte, and according to the interwebs is a result of influxes of Chinese laborers to build railroads and irrigation systems. It's also only a couple hundred miles away. Roadtrip!
The ride out was interesting. At least 75% of the traffic was RVs or border agents ( Read more... ) -
Two of My Favorite Things: Thrift Stores & Food
One of the nice things about California is the tradition of closing early the day before a holiday. This allows me my ritual holiday thrift store tour wherein I hit some stores that are usually too far away to get to before they close. My most recent trip was very fruitful, and one of my new treasures is a copy of Great Home Cooking in America, ( Read more... ) -
A Little Slow on the Upload
Today I finally got around to uploading the pics from this year's National Train Day excursion to San Juan Capistrano. It was originally to be a reprise of last year's Santa Barbara day trip, but those nasty fires prompted Plan B.
Yes, there is National Train Day (May 9 this year). Yes, most people on the train that day had no idea there was such a ( Read more... ) -
Of Course!
You are James T. Kirk (Captain)
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You are often exaggerated and over-the-top
in your speech and expressions.
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I had him at "donut"
My friend M. has been feeling a bit deprived since his doctor has mandated lower cholesterol levels, and mentioned donuts as a contributing factor. I warned him I would not be a good influence, and proved this when I didn't protest going through the Krispy Kreme drive-thru a couple of weeks ago. I have further demonstrated I will not impede the ( Read more... )
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