The Devils Company

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I just finished reading “The Devils Company” on my Kindle.  It is a great piece of historic fiction about 18th Century England.  David Liss the author also wrote “The Coffee Trader... Read More

W.E.B. Du Bois

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I just finished reading “The Souls of Black Folk” by W.E.B. Du Bois.  It was written in 1904 and was remarkably prescient.   Du Bois was the first the first black to receive a PhD from ... Read More

Extra Green Restaurant

We ate dinner one night at True Food Kitchen a very healthy restaurant in Phoenix.  Our friend Debbie F. took us there and it was good different.  They have wine as well as agave nectar natural drin... Read More

The Unincorporated Man

I don’t usually read science fiction books but his one was selected by my book club. Read my full review on Amazon and then read the book.  There are new ideas in The Unincorporated Man that ma... Read More

Gold Line Public Art

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I went on  a “Beta Tour” of Public Art on the Gold Line with Michael Several last Saturday.  The Gold Line is a grade level light rail that runs from Union Station NE to Pasadena about 1... Read More

Beauty

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This fountain is in the center courtyard of the Kaiser clinic in Pasadena: An unexpected delight. These flowers are growing near the fountain.... Read More

The Police Museum

The Los Angeles Police Historical Society is located on York Ave. just West of Figueroa St in Highland Park.  It is closer than Dodger Stadium and I didn’t even know it existed.  I never would... Read More