Bedrock City has left the building after 50 years of quirky desolation along the other road to the Grand Canyon. I went here with the Other...

All the news about the cold front in the Northeast reminded me of how I used to have an old Volvo with a manual choke. Two old Volvos wit...

My balcony garden is ready for sun and rain and hummingbirds. I even made a mini-rain barrel. Growing: Succulents that lived on this balc...

Heckuva sky this morning.

I made ANZAC biscuits in honor of Australia Day. They are supposed to be made for ANZAC Day, but I’m a clueless American, so I always scr...

I went on an Atlas Obscura excursion tonight to a marvelous private sculpture garden in the Hollywood Hills. You can't just wander up...

Hey you guys! I got promoted at work. Now, instead of being a bossy mole-whacker, I'm an executive bossy mole-whacker. Who woulda thoug...

The last time I tried to see a complete lunar eclipse, the rain had been coming down hard, but finally let up just when the eclipse started...

The ticket seller at the Skirball didn’t even ask what exhibit I was here for. Just gave me my sticker and pointed me to the Getty Gallery....

I was looking at my phone map today to find my way from San Marino to South Pasadena, and I spotted something unusual on the map. It'...