At the end of February we enjoyed an exhibit of Jack Kirby’s lifetime of work. Jack Kirby of Marvel Comics as well as DC Comics fame. Jack Kirby of Captain America, The Avengers, Black Panther and the Fantastic Four fame, to name a handful. Because we’re AAA members we receive their monthly magazine. I was … More Jack Kirby: Heroes and Humanity at Skirball Cultural Center
It’s that time of year for the photographic review. It was another interesting year full of fun things and some not very fun things. We visited many places as we continue to explore our new digs in Los Angeles. The year started off not so nicely as we were glued to the news about the … More My 2025 in photos
We visited the Norton Simon Museum the day after Thanksgiving. We were greeted by a security man who called us “kids” and I thanked him to which he said something like “you can act like kids if you want to.” He asked us if we’d like advice on the museum. Sure, why not? He proceeded … More Norton Simon Museum – Pasadena, CA
Earlier in the year we visited the Nethercutt Museum in Sylmar, CA. The museum has two buildings and our first trip was to the “free” museum that is full of old cars collected by J.B. Nethercutt. If you missed my first post, click on the link above if you’re so inspired. We learned that the … More The Nethercutt Collection – Part 2
I don’t usually post political stuff but in this case I am making an exception because this is too important. I went to my second ever protest yesterday, the first was the No Kings protest in June. This one was just as grand as the last with many creative signs and shirts. This time the … More No Kings Protest – Valencia, CA
I have finally seen, and smelled, a corpse flower! I saw one at the United States Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C. but that was before it bloomed. I had another chance to see, and smell, one blooming at the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul campus where I worked in 2016. It was a 10 minute … More The Huntington Library, Art Museum & Botanical Gardens – San Marino, CA
While our daughter was here in May we did so many fun things, including going to the L.A. County Fair. It’s taken me some time to get this post going and I’ll get to that shortly. I used to go to this fair while growing up here but I didn’t recognize anything as it’s likely … More L.A. County Fair – Pomona, CA
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