January 2012
Happy almost new year!
We could queue up a post to go live at midnight but that seems dishonest. Stay safe, everyone!
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Friendly reminder to all Angelenos:
mlee525:
1. LA Metro is offering free rides from 9pm tonight until 2am tomorrow morning. ALSO, all lines + the Orange Line busway are running 24 hrs, from tonight until tomorrow evening.
2. AAA is offering free Tipsy Tow service until 6am tomorrow. Call 1-800-400-4222 for a free ride and tow home up to seven miles from pickup point.
Don’t be an idiot, there’s no reason to drive home after...
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Robbery victim (a U.S. Marine) plugs bullet holes... →
shortformblog:
“I’m a Marine and I’m not going to run from a fight. You wouldn’t want a Marine to run from a fight. Call me crazy, call me stupid. I got shot once and it just angered me more. I wanted to get this guy. I got shot twice, and I re-evaluated that decision. I decided I need to stay alive.”
— Florida-based Marine vet Lt. Col Karl Trenker • Discussing how he got shot, days before...
December 2011
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Car owner takes legal fight away from lawyers →
Heather Peters is miffed that her Civic doesn’t get its claimed fuel economy, and she isn’t satisfied with a proposed settlement. So she’s trying a new approach to litigation.
On Jan. 3 she’ll take her case to Small Claims Court in Torrance, where California law prohibits Honda from bringing an attorney. She’s asking for the maximum of $10,000 to compensate her for...
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“I love Los Angeles. I know a lot of people go there and they see just a huge...”
– David Lynch, Catching The Big Fish (via bbook)
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Tips for travelers to L.A.?
Let’s help insaniyat out.
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insaniyat asked: I'm visiting LA for the holidays (dec 24-27) but I don't celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah. Tips for how I can get the full LA experience during the seasonal times? What are somethings that I can not leave LA without seeing/doing? (unique adventures like a graffiti point are not off limits!) Thanks!
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Are tears for N. Korean leader real or fake? →
downlo replied to your photo:
I’m sure the sincerity of your grief is correlated to your position in North Korean society. Defectors obviously have little love for Dear Leader, as would those mistreated by the regime.
Actually, you’d be surprised! It’s not so one-sided. Here’s an article about some defectors’ mixed emotions.
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Five lessons Congress didn't learn in 2011 →
Opinion: The 2010 election ushered a big class of freshmen into Congress — 94 House members and 13 senators — unfamiliar with the ways of Washington. As it turns out, many of them also seemed unfamiliar with the basic concepts of governing. Things that absolutely had to get done couldn’t get done until the last minute, if not later. And proposals with broad bipartisan support...
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WatchThe folks who make you take off your shoes and bark at you about liquids and gels at the airport are pretty good singers. The TSA Chorus made hearts light Tuesday at Terminal 4’s American Airlines gates as they performed for passengers caught up in the extra madness of holiday travel at Los Angeles International Airport.
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Neti pot danger? Two die from amoeba infection →
A 51-year-old woman in the Louisiana died after she was infected with the “brain-eating” amoeba Naegleria fowleri, which enters the body through the nose and sometimes causes devastating meningitis. Apparently, the amoeba lurked in tap water the woman used in her neti pot, a pitcher-like device used to rinse nasal passages.
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