It's not my fault
[Posted Sunday, June 14, 2026 6/14/26 11:00 am]
According to researchers at the University of Hawaii, the San Andreas fault, which runs through California and close to Los Angeles, is currently at its highest stress levels in 1000 years.
The research says that stress which would normally be released by large earthquakes has continued to accumulate for a long time and may now have reached new high levels.
I've already lived through one really big earthquake, the 6.7 Northridge quake in 1994. Where I was in Studio City, that quake was so violent that it shook my arm out of its socket, and I had to go to the hospital that morning (the place was a zoo with dozens of people hurt).
The building where I currently live in North Hollywood (yes, I'm a Valley boy) has been through them all and has remained unscathed, and a few years ago was structurally reinforced, so I'm not too worried about the "big one".
But, keep an eye on my earthquake tracker widget just in case, and if you don't hear from me for a while...
Pet Peeve: FM in mono
[Posted Saturday, June 13, 2026 6/13/26 8:48 am]
Since December 2021, when 97.1 FM in Los Angeles dropped its top 40 music format and started simulcasting news with KNX AM, they switched off their stereo and have been broadcasting in Mono. Makes sense, news is all talk, why would they need stereo? But I was hoping that with the switchover to 97.1 The Fan last month, they'd perhaps turn the stereo back on.
But they haven't.
Now, I know the practical reason for this, an FM mono signal travels about twice the distance of a stereo signal, and can be picked up further away with better clarity. So, broadcasting in FM mono increases their potential audience.
But to me, looking at an FM radio that doesn't have its Stereo indicator lit, looks like someone missing a front tooth.
To hear 97.1 The Fan in stereo, you can stream it on the internet, but that's not always convenient to do.
So, I wish they'd turn the stereo back on at 97.1. Although I understand why they don't.
Yes... Way
[Posted Thursday, June 11, 2026 6/11/26 7:35 am]
And while we're on the subject of street signs:
Found on Facebook, this sign was spotted on private property (not a public street) in the sleepy town of Brick Township, New Jersey.
I'd love to have this as a return address!
My Birthday present to myself
[Posted Tuesday, June 9, 2026 6/9/26 12:27 pm]
Today is my birthday, and I treated myself to lunch at the best pizza place in the valley.
Joe Peep's in North Hollywood has great pasta and salads, but if I go there I have to get a slice (or two) of their real NY style pizza! It's like being in Times Square! It's great!
If you haven't been there, you definitely should check it out!
Signs of the times
[Posted Sunday, June 7, 2026 6/7/26 7:15 am]
The BBC reports that because of the new Paul McCartney album, these street signs for Dungeon Lane in Liverpool have been disappearing.
We have a sign problem like this here in my own city, Los Angeles.
George Harrison wrote the song Blue Jay Way while staying in a house on this street in the Hollywood Hills up above Sunset Blvd. back in 1967.
These signs have also been sought after by Beatles fans, so much so that replacement signs have been mounted higher up on the pole than normal and just in case the sign goes missing again, the name of the street has been painted on the street corner's curb.
If you must have one, nice reproductions of these Blue Jay Way signs are available on the internet, and Paul McCartney sells Dungeon Lane signs on his own website.
So, be careful. If these signs are missing, your friends might lose their way.
Fact Check: McDonald's Drive Thru
[Posted Friday, June 5, 2026 6/5/26 1:35 pm]
Pictures of signs like this are making the rounds of the Internet this week:
I'm happy to report these stories are fake, McDonald's confirms to the media that such a convenience fee does not exist.
But with fast food prices skyrocketing lately, I wouldn't be surprised if such a thing happens. They know we'll keep going.
Well... I will, anyway... I love their hotcakes in the morning!
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