Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Simple Take On Hi: The White Stuff
Today, I received my white-on-white Take On Hi's, and boy am I excited to show off these kicks tomorrow at the office, where hopefully I'll start a new trend. Say yes to high tops with eco-certified leather uppers! And if you're planning on attending the artisan and local merchant event, Unique LA, be sure to stop by the Your Daily Thread table, where I'll be showing off these eco-fied, stylie kicks.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Green Up Your Date Life ... With Me
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| Are Green Guys More Chivalrous? |
No, I'm not soliciting for dates (as if!) but I will be writing all about eco dating in the coming months. Be sure to sign up for free daily emails at Your Daily Thread to read relationship posts like the one below. Or read it at YDT.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Spring is coming
All those dandelions are sprouting up all over my backyard. It takes all my strength not to sit out there and blow away all their little seeds.
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Acapulco vs. L.A. -- I'll take Acapulco
While it is tragic hearing what is happening across the Mexico-U.S. border--I couldn't help but furrow my brow in an unconvincing manner after reading a two-page article dedicated to describing a violent Acapulco: "Amid Drug Violence, Acapulco Watches Tourism Recede."
I just returned from a month-long work trip around Mexico and found much of the cities and areas, even touristy one where supposedly a lot of this stuff is happening, relatively safe. I would be walking with friends and during the day because, well, that's just safe traveling. Here's what got me.
I find it ironic that there's plenty of headline about 650 people killed in four years (that's 162.5 a year), I think it's hyped and I think while there's media mention about L.A.'s violence, it's downplayed. They say about Acapulco: " ... the famed resort city has been the scene of vicious fighting among rival drug gangs ..." -- If you think about it, couldn't you use that line for Los Angeles? Actually, you couldn't, L.A.'s homicide is vastly larger than that of Acapulco. If you weren't sure, there was something like 314 homicide killings in 2009, 216 in 2010 and from Jan. 1 to Feb. 13 2011 L.A. has outdid itself with 83 homicides (barely two months and it's half of what Acapulco garners in a whole year). I edited the LAPD magazine for a few years and would always hear about these killings. However, I will say L.A.'s homicide rate has been dropping in the past few years--in 1992 there was a whopping 1,200 homicides.
I just found it strange that L.A., a city with nearly triple the homicides of that of a foreign, beautiful Mexican city like Acapulco, would dedicate so many inches to denounce it. Violence is there and no one can get around it. But let's keep perspective. Besides wasn't L.A. the city where songs like "Murder was the Case," "Eazy-E" and "Straight Outta Compton" originated from? I don't think I ever heard a track like that come out of Acapulco.
Check out the nice shot my friend Adriana took of me while we were driving along Champoton, Arnie Weissmann a great editor in chief I befriended while traveling here wrote up a nice story for Travel Weekly about the experience.
I just returned from a month-long work trip around Mexico and found much of the cities and areas, even touristy one where supposedly a lot of this stuff is happening, relatively safe. I would be walking with friends and during the day because, well, that's just safe traveling. Here's what got me.
I find it ironic that there's plenty of headline about 650 people killed in four years (that's 162.5 a year), I think it's hyped and I think while there's media mention about L.A.'s violence, it's downplayed. They say about Acapulco: " ... the famed resort city has been the scene of vicious fighting among rival drug gangs ..." -- If you think about it, couldn't you use that line for Los Angeles? Actually, you couldn't, L.A.'s homicide is vastly larger than that of Acapulco. If you weren't sure, there was something like 314 homicide killings in 2009, 216 in 2010 and from Jan. 1 to Feb. 13 2011 L.A. has outdid itself with 83 homicides (barely two months and it's half of what Acapulco garners in a whole year). I edited the LAPD magazine for a few years and would always hear about these killings. However, I will say L.A.'s homicide rate has been dropping in the past few years--in 1992 there was a whopping 1,200 homicides.
I just found it strange that L.A., a city with nearly triple the homicides of that of a foreign, beautiful Mexican city like Acapulco, would dedicate so many inches to denounce it. Violence is there and no one can get around it. But let's keep perspective. Besides wasn't L.A. the city where songs like "Murder was the Case," "Eazy-E" and "Straight Outta Compton" originated from? I don't think I ever heard a track like that come out of Acapulco.
Check out the nice shot my friend Adriana took of me while we were driving along Champoton, Arnie Weissmann a great editor in chief I befriended while traveling here wrote up a nice story for Travel Weekly about the experience.
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| Along the Mexican Gulf Coast in Champoton. |
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
City's Best Los Angeles: My Interview with Tracy Helper
Recently, I've been writing with AOL's City Best for the L.A. edition. I've been tasked with writing on green living in Los Angeles. I interviewed Tracy Hepler of Your Daily Thread -- not only is she a good friend I've come to know through working in green living, but she's also got some of the best eco-etiquette I've seen around the city. From her compost, DIY vegetables to tin cans she's always carrying to avoid contributing to the plastic bottle fiasco, she's got top-notch manners when it comes to being good to the planet. Here is my recent interview with her.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Abuelita & Su Abrigo
Grandma decided to gift me her 1970s-era coat that grandpa bought from one of those fancy window displays. She only wore it a handful of times. Funny enough, it fits me to a tee. Alas, where would I wear such a glam piece?
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