SoCal Photos: Day 67

The Americana at Brand, Glendale

 

SoCal Photos: Day 22

Fountain at the Marketplace in Glendale

 

SoCal Photos: Day 13

Downtown Glendale

Obligatory Windpocolypse Post

Since Southern California is again receiving High Wind Warnings and advisories, and thunderstorms have been brewing this afternoon (check that-- IT'S HAILING IN LONG BEACH), I thought I'd give a quick nod to the "Wind-pocolypse" of two weeks ago.

On December 1st, stories ran throughout the country covering the massive wind damage and power-outages across the LA area, and in particular the San Gabriel Valley.  Pasadena, Altadena, and Arcadia were the hardest-hit communities, with my wife having to work with no power on both Thursday and Friday, and my in-laws without power to their home for nearly a week.  In addition to that, there wasn't a street even in Glendale that didn't have this chilling somewhere along the path....

Not to mention the game of "find the traffic signal" that so many people seemed to suck at, and blow right through the powerless intersections.  It took Glendale DPW a solid 5 days just to get this guy completely out of the way, though it seemed that by Saturday morning, most all of the major limbs and branches had been cleared out of the main roadway and off to the parking areas and sidewalks.  Definitley more destruction that I would have thought, but hold on tight, because it looks/feels/sounds like we've got some more interesting weather headed our way!

Reaching Sustained Readership

Badass!  The Spot has been enjoying a sustained mass of readership, even though I've been pretty bad about updating voer the past month.  Our base readership is 7 views per day, which isn't huge, but I'm doing this for S's and G's, not the CREAM.  That said, this is October-- breast cancer awareness month.  Get ready for my scathing post on this "should be, but isn't" benevolvent cause.  Additionally, Dexter is filming in the parking lot across from work, the wife and I are fed up with stupid Glendale, and I begin delving into the happenings in and around the LBC.  This much for October, I can promise!  Keep the feed rolling...

Glendale Discourages Tennis

My wife and I registered for (and of course, got) tennis rackets, something we thought would be fun to do together.  On our mini-moon to Vacation Island, we enjoyed our time on the court, despite the swarm of bees that came cruising through.  And it was clear we would need to play more, because I owed her for the swift ass-kicking she gave me.

Growing up in Moorpark, I was used to shooting hoops right by the tennis courts at the parks.  I didn't play tennis, but knew that I always could go play a game if I had a racquet on me.  In fact, there was a summer that a bunch of us would head over and mess around on the tennis courts after basketball practice.  Point being, at the public city parks, the courts were always open.

However, upon searching for a place to brush up on my swing and avenge my loss, it was impossible to find a place in Glendale that did not charge court fees.  Being a basketball recreationist myself, court fees are something I just am not familiar with.  Furthermore, I couldn't make sense of why there were court fees to play tennis and not basketball at the Glendale parks.

Of course, and probably due to the fact that there are fees, there was nobody playing on the courts at Freemont park.  However, there actually were a few people playing at Glorietta park, though there were still court fees.

I'm having a real hard time swallowing this for more than a few reasons.  First, if they start with tennis, is basketball next?  Second, isn't that discrimination?  Third, isn't that discouraging people from exercising?  Fourth, isn't this a public park? Fifth, I live in this City; why aren't tax dollars covering this?  And finally, why are you charging and where is the money going?

C'mon, Glendale!  LA's got plenty of free courts, and so does Long Beach.  What gives?

Surviving Carmageddon in Glendale

Dear residents of the San Fernando Valley,

Yeah, the 405 closure is going to cause us to all rethink our plans and routes for the weekend, but here are some alternatives to going over the hill this weekend....

Cruise Night! - Brand Blvd. is being closed to traffic from Milford to Broadway for the classic car show, food, and entertainment on Saturday.  Come on out from 5-10:30 tomorrow and have some fun!

USA! - Women's World Cup Final is on Sunday morning; how about heading to the most local watering hole and cheering on the American women with the neighbors while enjoying a pint?  Of course, I'll be at the Tavern on Brand, hootin' and hollerin'.  If you haven't been to the Tavern and like a laid back bar that doesn't exactly look like a dive, then you've gotta come out for this game.  It's bound to be a scene; even if it's just me and the wife cursing at the TV's.

But of course, I'm heading to Runyon Cyn tomorrow morning to survey the damage, if any, that has been caused by carmageddon.  Naturally, I'll check in on Laurel Cyn during this visit, and even subject myself to the possibility of traffic heading north from Mulholland to the 101.  What can I say, I'm curious!

Photos: My latest

I just realized it's been a minute since I've posted some of my amateur photos, so here's some of the latest...

Beautiful MLK weekend in So-Cal... What are YOU up to?

Today's only Friday and we were already flirting with 80 degrees in January. So what's on tap for the weekend? I'm thinking a beach day may be in order!

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