Ever since I became fascinated with timelapse photography almost 2 years ago, after seeing the work of Tom Lowe, I’ve wanted to do a piece on Yosemite and the Sierra. Now after almost 2 years of shooting, I’m thrilled to share. I hope you enjoy my vision of my home, the majestic Yosemite & Sierra. …
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Skip the backyard shed – go with a backyard office
It’s the instant office — or as close to one as you might get. Single-room structures made by a growing number of companies can be delivered to the backyard and set up in a matter of days. Read the full story – Small prefabs as backyard offices
As the Junior Seau tragedy shows – life after football needs help
A man took his own life, and we might never know exactly why. But regardless of what comes of any investigations or revelations, we’ve got enough circumstantial evidence already to have an idea that the NFL, its players and those who claim to love both have got to do something. Fact is, too many men …
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Why is Cinco De Mayo not celebrated in Mexico, only the U.S.?
UCLA professor David Hayes-Bautista stumbled upon the answer to a question that for years had puzzled scholars and amateur historians alike: Why is Cinco de Mayo so widely celebrated in California and the United States, when it is scarcely observed in Mexico? As Hayes-Bautista explains in “El Cinco de Mayo: An American Tradition,” his new …
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50 concept cars
From the LA Times Magazine, 50 Concept Cars, here are my favorites. What are yours?
#HappyStarWarsDay – Darth Vader vs. the security guard
// Thx – Linda Dee
Unemployment rate at 8.1% – job growth seen in manufacturing, architecture, engineering, and computers
Hiring continued its slow pace in April as employers added a modest 115,000 jobs to their payrolls. The jobless rate inched down to 8.1% last month, the Labor Department said Friday, but that wasn’t because more people were employed. Rather, the rate fell as more workers dropped out of the labor force (about 342,000 workers). …
May the 4th be with you – #HappyStarWarsDay
May 4 is considered a holiday by Star Wars fans to celebrate Star Wars culture and honor the films. May 4 is called Star Wars Day because of the popularity of a common pun spoken on this day. Since the phrase “May the Force be with you” is a famous quote often spoken in the …
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Biggest full moon of the year – this Saturday night!
The largest full moon of 2012 happens this Saturday, but it’s OK if you don’t really notice. The moon doesn’t really get bigger, it just gets closer to Earth. At 8:40 p.m. Pacific Time on Saturday, according to the Griffith Observatory Sky Report, the moon will be at its closest point in its orbit to the …
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California’s budget troubles – say hello to billions in tax revenue from Facebook’s IPO
California is hoping for another Google-effect like the one that happened in 2005, after the company’s IPO. From 2004 to 2005 the revenue from capital gains taxes in California shot up $14 billion. Mark Zuckerberg, whose initial public stock offering in two weeks could value the company at $96 billion, will cut in the state …