Continuing my 2-part photo essay on my trip to London in November 2014. Click here to read part 1. As I mentioned in part 1 of my London posts, my mind is never very far from London these days. I’m kind of reliving my trip last year through these photos, since I wasn’t blogging (just... Continue Reading →
Exactly one year ago I was spending a week exploring London. I had first visited Leeds in the UK (click here to see that post), and on a Monday morning that alternated between rain and a beautiful, bright sun, I took the 2.5-hour train ride back to the big city. This photo set focuses primarily... Continue Reading →
Last year I took the big plane across the pond and landed at Heathrow one chilly and rainy London afternoon. But London had to wait that particular day … I hopped the train into the city and made my way to Kings Cross where I spent a few hours waiting for my very first train... Continue Reading →
Just about a year ago, I was counting down the moments to the most momentous trip I’ve ever taken: 11 days in the United Kingdom, including Leeds and London. I had first visited London in October 2006 and I fell in love with the city. I couldn’t wait to go back, but time and life... Continue Reading →
I wish I could tell you I loved every moment of Spectre, the new James Bond movie, but sadly, that’s not the case. Perhaps it was my viewing of every other Daniel Craig 007 outing the weekend before I saw the new film that ruined it for me. Skyfall is such an amazing film, a... Continue Reading →
(Above: One simply does not go see the new James Bond movie, Spectre, without doing some thorough reconnaissance first …) I have been a James Bond 007 fan since the ripe old age of 9, when—in the summer of 1964—I saw Goldfinger at a Saturday matinee. I was at that age when the name Pussy... Continue Reading →
Concluding my run of photos from my New York City trip, October 17-24, 2015. Here's my final post of photos from my New York City trip earlier this month, including a trip through Grand Central Marketplace (cupcakes, Halloween cakes, fruits and nuts, spices!) and some nighttime shots throughout the city, including the all-important food carts.... Continue Reading →
Continuing my run of photos from my New York City trip, October 17-24, 2015. I spent part of one day in NYC in Central Park, roaming through the southern-most region, from around the Plaza Hotel and Columbus Circle, on opposing east/west sides, and up to about 72nd Street in the Park itself. I love Central... Continue Reading →
Continuing my run of photos from my New York City trip, October 17-24, 2015. One of my favorite spots in New York City is the High Line, the old abandoned elevated railway track that has been re-purposed into a park and walkway along the lower west side of Manhattan. I think I've visited now at... Continue Reading →
I jumped at the chance to see the new documentary All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records, while I was in New York City last week. At that point, it was one of only two movie theaters in the country showing the film (it is now starting to open “wide,” as... Continue Reading →
I spent seven (count 'em, 7) wonderful days in New York City from Saturday, October 17 through Saturday, October 24. With perfect fall-like weather most days (read: cool and breezy), I had my best trip to NYC ever, and I've been going there for almost 45 years now. The city constantly amazes me and every... Continue Reading →
Some of my favorite photos that I took in New York City over the past decade or so, including that early-blooming (or dying) tree in Central Park and the ubiquitous Nathan's French fries fork. I have been thinking a lot lately about New York City, mainly because I’m going there in a few days for... Continue Reading →
The other night I watched the new documentary on the seminal (they would have loved that pun) 1970s humor magazine, National Lampoon. Called National Lampoon: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead, and produced and directed by Douglas Tirola, the doc looks at the rise and fall of the publication, plus its roots in Hollywood via its most... Continue Reading →
I took a trip this past weekend via the crowded freeways of Southern California. I drive so little these days (I literally live a block from where I work, so I "commute" each day via my feet), that the traffic in SoCal, particularly the Los Angeles area and Orange County, is a huge shock to... Continue Reading →
My walking was slightly curtailed this weekend due to inclimate weather ... namely temperatures above 80 degrees. I normally take a long walk on Sunday morning, but when I got up at 7:15am, it was already 78 degrees, so I knew that wasn't going to happen. Luckily I had instead opted for a slightly cooler... Continue Reading →
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