tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1520164 2014-06-16T17:50:55-07:00 I was born, raised and educated in the Midwest; lived in New York City for several years; and now, I live in Los Angeles. TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fb3acaa883401a73dda3267970d 2014-06-16T17:50:55-07:00 2014-06-16T17:53:04-07:00

Was able to sneak out this weekend and enjoy a 12-13 mile hike that I've had my eye on for some time. Back in 2010, I took an ill-advised and insufficiently-watered solo hike up to the top of Smith Mountain....

fny tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fb3acaa883401a73d628036970d 2014-01-25T10:29:56-08:00 2014-01-25T10:29:56-08:00

Left-wing critique of the “sharing economy”. Platforms such as Airbnb, Uber, Lyft, TaskRabbit, Homejoy invoke progressive values such as decentralisation, sustainability, community and trust in their business models. But that is marketing, mainly. The bigger the sector grows, the more...

fny tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fb3acaa8834019104211923970c 2013-07-07T19:14:31-07:00 2013-07-07T19:15:02-07:00

Over the weekend, I was able to get out and climb Cucamonga Peak in the San Gabriel mountains. It was a 12-mile round trip with a 3800-ft elevation gain. If you're looking for a detailed trip report with great directions...

fny tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fb3acaa8834017c3346e25c970b 2012-11-09T16:53:06-08:00 2012-11-09T16:54:19-08:00

If you're ready to spend about half an hour down the rabbit hole, may I highly commend to you the #starwarsfiscalcliff hashtag. Below, some of my own contributions: And here are a few of my favorites from today:

fny tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fb3acaa8834017d3d40a088970c 2012-11-03T13:45:14-07:00 2012-11-03T13:47:51-07:00

Just like the next guy, the Fake Angeleno is committed to "creating compelling, relevant content" with a "real value proposition," readily digestable for the edification and entertainment of "the user," who it "really all about," and who will no doubt...

fny tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fb3acaa8834017d3c9aa598970c 2012-10-09T13:46:58-07:00 2012-10-09T13:46:58-07:00

13-year-old Boy Scout climbs unmarked 12,785 ft. peak in Sequioia ... in 1972. Boy Scout Leaves note in a film cannister. Note is discovered this month: 40 years after it was written.

fny tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fb3acaa88340162fc0d1d64970d 2011-10-31T17:23:22-07:00 2011-10-31T17:26:20-07:00

For those of you unfamiliar with this grand tradition, the goal here is to either hold (or photoshop) the previous year's pumpkin picture in the current year's offering. This procedure is inspired by a noble tradition started back 19 years ago by our friends Chris and Alysia. And when I say noble, I really mean it. They've put a tremendous amount of care, dedication, and art direction into creating one of the best things you can look at on the internet.

fny tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fb3acaa883401538efe05d4970b 2011-06-06T10:23:59-07:00 2011-06-10T11:03:30-07:00

Great news for Southern California hikers: The western entry to the Angeles Crest Highway has reopened to vehicle traffic.

fny tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fb3acaa883401538ed355f6970b 2011-05-30T11:34:46-07:00 2012-02-13T21:40:26-08:00

This weekend, we finally got around to taking the absolutely delightful, 10-mile Bridge to Nowhere out and back. To reach the Bridge to Nowhere trail, you take highway 39 straight up into the mountains, passing two giant dams and reservoirs. Looking at these structures, it's easy to imagine how L.A. was prone to cataclysmic flooding in its early years.

fny tag:typepad.com,2003:post-54734264 2011-05-09T21:00:00-07:00 2011-05-09T16:56:58-07:00

Freeman spins a great biographical yarn about Chandler, and she manages to illuminate some interesting corners of L.A.'s past and present while she's at it.

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