Life in Los Angeles

Hey Man Slow Down: The Speed of Life

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I have been reflecting back on the speed that life has taken on.  All of life’s distractions, duties, and the pace at which it seems like we must get things done has been pulling

Silence II

2 min read

So I have to consider that I am at times hard on myself, while at other times way too easy. But in either case my last post about silence might have been a bit modernistic.

getting back to things

2 min read

I have taken a bit of a hiatus from the world of blogging, primarily beacuse I have been recovering from writing the Barclay Press entries. I was asked to review Ryan Bolger’s new book

something is changing

1 min read

I rode my bike over to the train today – I made it there before it started raining, unfortunately I didn’t make it from the train to the bookstore before it rained – I may need

bike messengers

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In another life – I would have gone to college to be a filmaker by night and a bike messenger by day.   For now I just get my thrills rocking on my road bike to and

On the City – Reflections on the Poor and Skid Row

6 min read

I must say that these conversations as of late have been very stimulating, all this talk about living and not living in places of perceived danger and felt danger.  I have some last words to

Fourth of July in Skid Row

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I found, at least for myself, one of the best places to spend a fourth of July Church service at – an African-American Church located in the middle of the hopeless and Notorious Skid Row of