That's what I hear anyway.  I have no personal coolness experience.

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Long Beach produced both me and also gangsta rap, so that should tell you generally what kind of place we're talking about here.  It is, however, also a very interesting place if you are a fan of architecture, which I kind of am.  So I thought I'd share some of my photos from a pleasant day of wandering thereabout.  Long Beach was nearly taken out ( Read more... )

...a warm spring day, a pretty park, some birds...recipe for happiness!

Cherry blossoms!  Cheaper than a trip to DC!

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There's a special installation at the Orange County Museum of Art...


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...seeing a Rottweiler puppy repeatedly run over on the freeway.  I'm pretty sure it was already dead by the time I caught sight of it.  But it was pretty much intact, so it's falling from whatever vehicle it was riding in was a recent event.  I'm sure it's just a smudge and a few tufts of black and tan fur by now.  It's rush hour, and there are so ( Read more... )