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Selfie With A Hand Model
OK, normally I would never ask for pictures with an actor, but I had to make an exception last week… I happened to meet a professional hand model, which is definitely a first. We talked for a bit about the unusual work a hand model runs into, and she was nice enough to pose with…
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There Used To Be A Mountaintop Swimming Pool Behind The Hollywood Sign
On Thanksgiving morning, my friend Jack and I decided to work up an appetite by hiking up to the Hollywood sign, my first visit to LA’s most iconic landmark. We parked about a half mile away from the trailhead on North Beachwood Drive and made our way up, passing the various storybook homes… Personal favorite:…
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Scouting The Tower of Terror in Los Angeles
Last week, I was scouting the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles when I suddenly got the strangest feeling… As I was taking pictures of the lobby, with its gorgeous Moorish Revival vaulted ceiling, a thought hit me without warning: I’ve been here before. Except I hadn’t. This was my first visit to the…
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A Bit Of The USA You Can Only Get To Through Canada
This past weekend, my wife and I headed up north to visit her family, who live way (way!) upstate. As we were driving along, I found myself playing around with the GPS map, and happened to notice something unusual: if you zoom-in on the northwestern tip of Vermont… …you’ll find an insanely small bit of…