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Back in the 1980s I bought a small apartment building in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles. The building was constructed in 1922. I had the building inspected by a reliable inspector with a good reputation. I also had a termite inspection done, and because of the buildings age, got the seller to agree to have the building tented an fumigated. A couple of years later I had an exterior wooden stairway replaced and the contractor opened the stucco wall. The studs looked like Swiss Cheese. It was old termite damage, there was no recent activity, and neither the building inspector, nor the termite inspector could have seen it without removing the stucco. It cost me thousands to fix the problem. When you buy an older property there can be issues that no inspector can see.

Back in the 1980s I bought a small apartment building in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles. The building was constructed in 1922. I had the building inspected by a reliable inspector with a good reputation. I also had a termite inspection done, and because of the buildings age, got the seller to agree to have the building tented an fumigated. A couple of years later I had an exterior wooden stairway replaced and the contractor opened the stucco wall. The studs looked like Swiss Cheese. It was old termite damage, there was no recent activity, and neither the building inspector, nor the termite inspector could have seen it without removing the stucco. It cost me thousands to fix the problem. When you buy an older property there can be issues that no inspector can see.

The House in question predates the existance of West Hollywood. It dates from when the town was an exurb of Los Angeles built by Moses Sherman to house workers for his Pasadena-Pacific Railway in 1896. Here is an article from one of our local Public TV stations KCET-
https://www.kcet.org/shows/lost-la/how-the-town-of-sherman-became-the-city-of-west-hollywood

Back in the 1980s I bought a small apartment building in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles. The building was constructed in 1922. I had the building inspected by a reliable inspector with a good reputation. I also had a termite inspection done, and because of the buildings age, got the seller to agree to have the building tented an fumigated. A couple of years later I had an exterior wooden stairway replaced and the contractor opened the stucco wall. The studs looked like Swiss Cheese. It was old termite damage, there was no recent activity, and neither the building inspector, nor the termite inspector could have seen it without removing the stucco. It cost me thousands to fix the problem. When you buy an older property there can be issues that no inspector can see.

"Is it nutty to buy a house built in 1910?" In my opinion, I would say it depends. Is it nutty to buy that house built in 1910? ...I tend not to get caught up in the fluff. I care about the guts of the house. It's location in general and it's location within the neighborhood. Home inspectors routinely miss critical flaws. From what I see, there's far too many negatives with the property, so there isn't anyway I'd drop almost 2 mil for that house, unless you could knock it down and build units.

I read her first novel "surfacing" as an assignment for a class in existential literature in college. Found it really lame. I was surprised at what a good author she became.

Marty Balin, singer, guitarist, and founding member of Jefferson Airplane has died. I will always remember him for his beautiful vocal on Today, for me the most beautiful ballad to come out of the San Francisco music scene in the 60s.

Marty Balin, singer, guitarist, and founding member of Jefferson Airplane has died. I will always remember him for his beautiful vocal on Today, for me the most beautiful ballad to come out of the San Francisco music scene in the 60s.

Marty Balin, singer, guitarist, and founding member of Jefferson Airplane has died. I will always remember him for his beautiful vocal on Today, for me the most beautiful ballad to come out of the San Francisco music scene in the 60s.

Marty Balin, singer, guitarist, and founding member of Jefferson Airplane has died. I will always remember him for his beautiful vocal on Today, for me the most beautiful ballad to come out of the San Francisco music scene in the 60s.

Marty Balin, singer, guitarist, and founding member of Jefferson Airplane has died. I will always remember him for his beautiful vocal on Today, for me the most beautiful ballad to come out of the San Francisco music scene in the 60s.

Damo has been using many of his profile photos since about 2006. Some of the others may be newer. I live in West Hollywood and used to see him around the neighborhood. He had a very muscular body, and a demeanor that that was very cold and aloof. He ran a masseur ad, and I sent him a message asking about a happy ending. The reply- “I am not prostitute”, which struck me as odd since he was running an ad on Rentboy at the same time. At that point I said “bye Felicia”.

I am a blue eyed redhead with very fair sensitive skin. When I was younger I went to an aesthetician for a facial every month. She sold me very expensive products from a French line called Decléor. The products were pleasant, smelled nice, and were naturally sourced. I felt that my skin looked better. In my 50s I began experiencing more sensitivity and began going to a dermatologist. He looked at my Decléor products and told me I was having a reaction to the ingredients. He also told me that expensive products were a waste of money. The only things that he said were helpful were sunscreen an ceramides. Sunscreen to prevent further sun damage, ceramides to restore your skins lipid barrier.
Today I use a moisturizer with SPF 30 and Ceramides from Cerave which I buy at Target for about $12, and their SA cleanser (salicylic acid), which helps with exfoliation but does not irritate. The products are unscented and even my sensitive “redhead skin” tolerates them without irritation. If you are younger, make sure you wear sunscreen everyday. I have had two Basal cell carcinomas removed from my face and it was not pleasant. My dermatologist told me that they were the result of skin damage from sun exposure in my 20s and 30s.

Very few I dont like.
 
Always liked some, but found veggies tastier when I moved to CA. I think its proximity to the Central Valley growing region.
 
Tend to shop at farmer's markets. Some of the bigger markets around SF Bay have a fantastic array of produce.
 
Some of my favorites: mushrooms. All types, shapes, sizes. The assortment of tomatoes is fantastic. And young brocollini or brocolli rabe. Cauliflowers in all colors.... this week, Im braising a whole cauliflower in tomato sauce a la Lydia Bastianich
 
Two recent additions to my regulars... swiss chard, and artichokes. Always loved artichokes, but found the steaming to be a hassle. Now, I nuke em for 1-2 min to soften, spread the leaves a bit, stick a garlic clove in the middle, drizzle olive oil, cap off with a slice of lemon, wrap in foil, and roast. Mmmmm.
 
One other note: for years I bought veggies and they often turned blue and fuzzy in the refrigerator bins. Now, Im determined not to waste food... so I force myself to empty the bins regularly, even eating things a little past prime. Waste less and overall, eat healthier. (The amount of food we waste in America is criminal.)

Which brings me to an issue.......way too many escorts who are brought to them by clients fly business class. The same guys I know who fly $50 tickets from Prague to Zurich on Vueling to work sucking dick at Paragonya for a week pop up on my Instagram or FB with a selfie in Business Class on a flight to Singapore or Malaysia. Do clients really think that these guys expect business class? That's like $6000 instead of $700.
 
I fly my best guys on Southwest. They're thrilled.

I travel in London by Public Transport almost exclusively. My experience has been that the 7 day Travel Card is the best value. It gives you unlimited use of Tube, buses, DLR, Overground, and National Rail. Pretty much everything in central London can be found in zones 1 and 2. A 7 day zone 1 and 2 is £34.10. A zone 1-6 ( which will take you to Hampton Court Palace, Kew Gardens, Windsor Castle) is around £62. You can have your Travel Card put on an Oyster for £5 deposit (that’s what it was in 2016, my last visit). I would buy a 7 day Travel Card for zones 1-2 to start, and during your second or third week if your travels are going to take you further afield you could get a zone 1-4, or 1-6. Here is the zone map
https://www.google.com/search?q=london+transport+zones+map&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari#imgrc=epFZ-NBZ1lIkYM:

This is a superb series. The acting is wonderful. It was a stand alone series with no plans for a second season. This is a very common practice on the BBC.

Irving Berlin was once asked who he would be his choice to introduce a new song, he said without hesitation Fred Astaire, noting he didn't have best voice, but his phrasing was beyond compare. Astaire praised Judy Garland's dancing, and felt she did not receive proper credit for her skill as a dancer.

I'm part way into this series which is now on Netflix. If you saw A Very English Scandal with Ben Whishaw you might enjoy this very convoluted spy drama with some gay sex kink thrown in. So far I'm enjoying it.
 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxDc4bHRUsY

No one. Not as long as there are Gentlemen like Tristan Baldwin, and Mike Gaite who provide stellar services at a far more rational rate.

I have three fine Swiss watches, but recently found myself wanting a watch with a blue face. I found a Tissot Chronograph on sale at Macy’s. A beautiful design with a navy leather strap with a deployment clasp. It is a Swiss ETA Quartz movement and was on sale for $344. The same model was available with a black face and brown strap, or white face and stainless bracelet. The Quartz movement lacks the cachet of an automatic movement, but will keep perfect time with nothing more than a new battery every 3 years. Tissot has been making watches in Switzerland since 1853, and at this price if I find that I tire of a blue watch, or don’t wear it all that often then I won’t have invested too much.

I adored “The 21 Balloons” by William Pène du Bois. The Book involves Baloon Travel, Diamonds, and the explosion of the Island of Krakatoa. I first read it when I was 8 or 9, and it was so popular that you had to put your name on a waiting list in my school Library to borrow a copy of it.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twenty-One_Balloons

There is a difference between reading History Books and the study of History. The Study of History is the examination of primary source documents created during a given period. These can be as dry as laws passed, and editorial discussion of the same in Newspapers, census information, shipping records, etc. It can also include, church sermons, political speeches, magazine articles, pamphlets, and essays. It can even include the examination of literature, poetry, popular music, plays, and painting, drawing, and sculpture. All these elements can be examined for their Political, Religous, Intellectual, Social, and Economic content (Historians call it the PRISE system or approach). The most important thing to consider is the Bias of the author or creator of any source. Who were they, what axe did they have to grind? If you don’t understand the author’s bias, then you will never have a clear, honest picture of what you are reading or studying.

There is a difference between reading History Books and the study of History. The Study of History is the examination of primary source documents created during a given period. These can be as dry as laws passed, and editorial discussion of the same in Newspapers, census information, shipping records, etc. It can also include, church sermons, political speeches, magazine articles, pamphlets, and essays. It can even include the examination of literature, poetry, popular music, plays, and painting, drawing, and sculpture. All these elements can be examined for their Political, Religous, Intellectual, Social, and Economic content (Historians call it the PRISE system or approach). The most important thing to consider is the Bias of the author or creator of any source. Who were they, what axe did they have to grind? If you don’t understand the author’s bias, then you will never have a clear, honest picture of what you are reading or studying.