Farmers’ markets have been one of my favorite indulgences for years.  I think the first one I found was in Towson, Maryland, when I attended Towson State University for my junior year in college.  I remember walking to the Super-Fresh supermarket on York Road a few days after settling into Scarborough Hall.  Super-Fresh was anything [...]

Last week Ara and I saw Julie & Julia at the Vista Theater in Silver Lake.  I had been looking forward to this since I saw the first preview:  who could resist Meryl Streep taking on the warblely-voiced Julia Child?  I’d watch the movie again, even buy the DVD, just to watch Streep; but honestly, [...]

It figures France should get a mention on its two hundred twentieth Bastille Day.  We Americans are always happy to pick on France, but in its own way, France has undergone an impressive energy revolution . . . without losing too many heads.   (more…)

Many in the environmental movement have taken views that are often unpopular and even ridiculed. Now I’m about to express a view that I’m afraid will make me about as popular as a triple bacon cheeseburger on a vegan menu. (more…)

I mentioned in an earlier post that the LADWP is borderline hostile to solar energy.  But could there be a potential workaround for those that want to reduce fossil fuel dependence, and uh, actually shade their cars at the same time? (more…)