Sitting at my grandfather's table
What would you talk about if you had one hour to sit with someone born before the world had Internet? I faced that question as I sat at the dining room table in my grandfather’s home this morning. “Grandpa Quiroz” (pron. key-dose) is the only living grandfather that remains in my family. He lives in [...]
Korean B-B-Q: prepared at your table. By you.
“We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink,” Epicurus. Family. Friends. Food. All three are things that are important to me; all three are things that I enjoy together. Add to these a new experience (ex. Korean B-B-Q) and you’ve got a meal worth eating and [...]
"Noodling", the film
“Three years ago, I picked up the Sports Section of the New York Times, intending to brush up on the previous night’s baseball games. Instead, a column about a different sport caught my eye: “Noodling.’” So goes the story that inspired the film by the same name. ”Noodling” is the USC Thesis Film written, and directed by [...]
The Bridge to Nowhere
Where there’s a bridge to nowhere there must be a roadway to reach it, right? Nope. Well, at least not anymore. As fate would have it the East Fork Road washed away 72-years ago, but the bridge it crossed to connect the San Gabriel Valley to Wrightwood, California, still stands. Now, almost three-quarters of a [...]
The Hollywood Sign, and the Batcave
According to KCET (the California TV station), the “Mt. Lee / Hollywood Sign” ascent is the premiere trail to hike in the Los Angeles area. The trip is listed as the number one trail in “L.A.’s Top 10 Summer Hikes“, and measures between five to six and a-half miles roundtrip. Beginning in Griffith Park, visitors [...]
On-location in Studio City
Update: the film’s title is “Crazy, Stupid, Love“. Today my wife, Nicci, and I visited one of the filming locations for an upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures production. Located atop a hill in Studio City, California, the location—”Jacob’s House” (as it’s known for the movie)—is a $7-plus million, privately-owned, vacation home. According to the grip company [...]
Big Joe’s School of Fish Tacos, part three
You have to try the rest in order to find the best. That’s been Joe Eatherly’s mantra as he’s ventured the state of Oklahoma in pursuit of the ideal fish taco. In his own words, the finds have been memorable and many, but not all fish tacos are created equal. “I’ll start with number three,” [...]
Big Joe's School of Fish Tacos, the series
Fish tacos. “Gross!” That’s exactly what Joe Eatherly said the first time he heard mention of the idea. That is, until he ate one. It was love at first bite approximately two years ago when he first tasted what has since become his passion. “The first time that I had something remotely close to a [...]
TOMS Mission: 'Give Them Shoes'
Founded in May 2006, TOMS Shoes began as a “one-for-one” company. For every one pair of TOMS Shoes sold, a second pair is given to a child in need. Three years later, TOMS is still keeping that promise. According to the company’s Web site, over 130,000 pair of TOMS Shoes have been given away to [...]
Sooner Softball Season Underway
The University of Oklahoma Sooner softball season began earlier this month in Hawai’i, and continues on the road this weekend in southern California. The Sooners (8-2) have played only twice in Norman, Okla., since the team’s 2009 schedule began February 5. Oklahoma is slated to compete in the Cathedral City Classic today through Sunday in [...]
