Last night, I forced a work colleague at ballpoint to accompany me to see my Austin friend Kathy McCarty's house concert in Echo Park. ...

Walking to work. Intersection of Olive and Alameda. Old man: "Whaddaya think this is, a racetrack?" I laughed and kept walkin...

I just realized I can see my office from my apartment. Such a small world I inhabit during the week. Oh, and one of my colleagues po...

Look! Roof photos. After weeks of waiting for a permit, tearing off and replacing the little roof on my Jersey City mini-castle only took...

What I really need is more clogs.

When I moved to LA in June of 2015, I carried two suitcases, a laptop, and a plan to go home and get my car by the end of the year. I sta...

Today I was at the Los Angeles Travel Show, and I stopped by the Bhutan table to tell them they have all the best yetis. Sometimes I don’...

This blurry photo is of Joe Dante and John Sayles talking about the 1978 high art masterpiece Piranha at the Egyptian tonight. I had nev...

This beautiful old building was the home to Modern Plumbing, which was anything but modern. You'd go in and talk to the wise-ass, gr...

I always feel foolish when I automatically thank someone after they’ve done nothing meriting a thanks, and it just slips out. But I feel ...