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mcQuaidLA
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Awesome. And I can tell that's the kind of space that resists any and all attempts at improvement unless you, the opponent, have unshakeable vision, imagination and nerves of steel. You've turned a...
Gnomes and flamingoes are one thing. Where I grew up, more than one house re-purposed old toilet bowls into planters - finally a place for those geraniums!
The only thing worse? I'd s...
I'm sorry, Freedom Liberty, but I've done the reading and I've seen the results. We've heard this "let the market work its magic" crap over and over and over. It's a crock. It's a crock because aga...
The folks who underwrote prop 98 could give a rat's ass about eminent domain protection. In fact, you can bet several of them are the kind of developers who would think nothing of using local gover...
All the "private property rights" people forget that the people surrounding the private property have rights, too. A poorly-conceived addition or a stucco McMansion in the middle of an Eichler trac...
Dare to stay bare, Kimber; but consider something low for the space in front of the panel. Maybe a very low (no higher than the bottom edge of the frame) table/tray of some sort with a few art book...
When I first moved to LA from NYC 14 years ago, my LA friends insisted on accompanying me every time I went on an apartment search. The reason? They knew, coming from Manhattan, that I'd be dazzled...
Good! Then you've found a suitable level on which to interact with people just like yourself! One heavy rain and you and your friends will be on your way to the beach and out to sea...Unless, of co...
I've heard he owns the joint. I don't know that, but he does work there and he's very knowlegeable. I didn't figure out who he was 'til I had left the store. Totally one of those fabulously random ...
...then I guess you agree, special tax breaks for homeowners are like "roaches and welfare," huh? I mean, "Sheesh, stand on your own feet" and stop expecting special govt. handouts because you are ...
If you see a rather handsome, grey-haired, tall gent with glasses on your trip to Linoleum City, chances are it's retired football pro David Kopay, who wrote a best-selling book about what it was l...
You "free market" fans kill me...especially the fantasy that you "did it all by yourselves..."
Miguel: Let's review your claim of doing your home purchase "all by yourself." And no one...
Uh guys? This is LA, remember? Earthquakes? Not over the bed. Think about it: It's 2 a.m., pitch black and the building starts shaking back and forth, pitching all those lovely pictures (but more,...
I can see that the Reagan Revolution has finally borne fruit in the minds of the folks who grew up with him as President.
Rent Control in California is not the same thing as Rent Cont...
Interesting re-purposing of the Giant Brandy Snifter! In it's original entry, it was usually positioned on a home cocktail bar and filled with matchbooks from various hotels and cocktail lounges ar...
Jonathan is an all-around "right-on" guy with solid ethics, and he's very proud that his pottery is made in Peru by local craftspeople, for good pay and in good working conditions (which is why, wh...
Latest Comments...
Awesome. And I can tell that's the kind of space that resists any and all attempts at improvement unless you, the opponent, have unshakeable vision, imagination and nerves of steel. You've turned a...
Gnomes and flamingoes are one thing. Where I grew up, more than one house re-purposed old toilet bowls into planters - finally a place for those geraniums! The only thing worse? I'd s...
I'm sorry, Freedom Liberty, but I've done the reading and I've seen the results. We've heard this "let the market work its magic" crap over and over and over. It's a crock. It's a crock because aga...
The folks who underwrote prop 98 could give a rat's ass about eminent domain protection. In fact, you can bet several of them are the kind of developers who would think nothing of using local gover...
All the "private property rights" people forget that the people surrounding the private property have rights, too. A poorly-conceived addition or a stucco McMansion in the middle of an Eichler trac...
pretty damn stunning...
Dare to stay bare, Kimber; but consider something low for the space in front of the panel. Maybe a very low (no higher than the bottom edge of the frame) table/tray of some sort with a few art book...
When I first moved to LA from NYC 14 years ago, my LA friends insisted on accompanying me every time I went on an apartment search. The reason? They knew, coming from Manhattan, that I'd be dazzled...
Who are they trying to kid? LA is getting more expensive, but not that expensive that fast.
Good! Then you've found a suitable level on which to interact with people just like yourself! One heavy rain and you and your friends will be on your way to the beach and out to sea...Unless, of co...
I've heard he owns the joint. I don't know that, but he does work there and he's very knowlegeable. I didn't figure out who he was 'til I had left the store. Totally one of those fabulously random ...
...then I guess you agree, special tax breaks for homeowners are like "roaches and welfare," huh? I mean, "Sheesh, stand on your own feet" and stop expecting special govt. handouts because you are ...
If you see a rather handsome, grey-haired, tall gent with glasses on your trip to Linoleum City, chances are it's retired football pro David Kopay, who wrote a best-selling book about what it was l...
You "free market" fans kill me...especially the fantasy that you "did it all by yourselves..." Miguel: Let's review your claim of doing your home purchase "all by yourself." And no one...
Uh guys? This is LA, remember? Earthquakes? Not over the bed. Think about it: It's 2 a.m., pitch black and the building starts shaking back and forth, pitching all those lovely pictures (but more,...
I can see that the Reagan Revolution has finally borne fruit in the minds of the folks who grew up with him as President. Rent Control in California is not the same thing as Rent Cont...
$1100 for a small, plastic table...Uh...
Interesting re-purposing of the Giant Brandy Snifter! In it's original entry, it was usually positioned on a home cocktail bar and filled with matchbooks from various hotels and cocktail lounges ar...
Jonathan is an all-around "right-on" guy with solid ethics, and he's very proud that his pottery is made in Peru by local craftspeople, for good pay and in good working conditions (which is why, wh...
The color scheme is very New Wave...