It’s Friday, and you know what that means: cleaning out the link list of items accumulated during the week:
- Oh, Bernanke, You’re Breaking My Heart. A parody of Paul Simon: 50 Ways to Leave Your Lender.
- How Do They Do It? Somebody finally asks the question: How do these broke sitcom characters afford these large apartments, with such odd layouts? We’ve all known for years about the Brady household with only two bathrooms, but how do all these young poor singles in NYC afford gigantic loft apartments? I’ve always wondered where they got the money to get such fancy costumes.
- Adaptive Reuse. A nice article on Hotel Surplus, a place that sells furniture recovered from hotels when they remodel. We’ve used these folks–that’s where we replaced a TV–and there’s quite a bit of value there. Speaking of reuse, there’s a question about what to do about the Giant Golf Man in Carson when the Dominguez Hills Golf Course becomes a Porsche Driving Center. I’m hoping they keep it, and replace the Golf Club with Porsche 911. Wouldn’t it be great to drive down the freeway and see a giant holding a sportscar, wearing a Porsche polo shirt and hat?
- The Minstrals Are Coming. The LA Times Spring Theatre roundup highlights a show of interest: The Scotsboro Boys is coming to the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego from May 5 – June 10. Alas, May is a busy time, so I’m not sure I can get down there… but it might be worth it. Speaking of shows, the LA Times has a review of the revival of Carrie off-broadway. They find the story–which has been transplanted to the present-day–more timely (bullying and religious fanaticism are in these days) with a much better staging, but it is sunk by the quality of the tunes by Gore and Pitchford (of Fame fame), which they characterize as “hopelessly trapped in the 1980s”.
- Foodie Stuff. Evidently, the folks behind Umamiburger are opening a new restaurant in DTLA (downtown LA) called UMAMIcatessen. This will be 6 restaurants in 1: (1) Umami Burger: an expanded version of Umami Burgers; (2) PIGG: a pork park with porcine goodies from around the world; (3) The Cure, a hipster version of the typical kosher deli; (4) Spring for Coffee, a coffee bar with craft beans; (5) & a Donut, fried to order donuts, soft serve ice cream made with organic milk; and (6) The Back Bar, craft beer and wine. Speaking of food, here’s a list of stuff you shouldn’t put down your garbage disposal.
- Deaths in the Air. A few air related deaths to note: The Pentagon has pulled the plug on the airborne laser-based missile defense system. Southwest is pulling the plug on Airtran, now that they have a common operating license…. and United is pulling the plug on United.Com this weekend, moving to the Continental site and registration systems. But what could go wrong?
Music: The Great Works of Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (Spring)
