I’ve seen the TV ads for the Nissan Cube but had not seen one in the wild until recently. I saw this one parked in the Ralphs parking lot in downtown. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to talk to the owner ...

It’s been a while since I’ve been to the Normandie but I was talking to a poker friend and was reminded of all the action they used to have on Saturday nights.  I don’t know if it’s still going on ...

Since this sushi restaurant was listed as the best sushi in Los Angeles in a magazine, I decided that I had to try it out. However, when I drove to the address, there was what appeared to be some type ...

Since I didn’t win my way in to the 2009 WSOP main event this year (again), I decided to try the Stars and Stripes Championship event at the Bicycle Casino for $1070.  I waited until there were a couple of ...

When I switched over to Sprint to get the Palm Pre from Verizon Wireless, the switch was painless and quick. In fact, I was surprised that Verizon didn’t try to get me to stay with some offer, like the way ...

It was once again time to check out another sushi place I’ve never been to. My friend suggested we try Teru in Studio City since neither one of us had gone there. As with other restaurants in this area, parking ...

When I read on Engadget that Seidio, a Houston cell phone accessories company, had a Palm Pre battery with about 20% more capacity, I decided to check it out. Upon ordering it online, I got it in the mail in ...

Many years ago, my ex-roommate from college, who became a NASA astronaut, invited me to his shuttle launch at Cape Canaveral. Without giving it much thought, I declined because I was busy at work and I thought I’d have another ...

As soon as I picked up my car from the repair shop, I drove over to Dodger Stadium to pickup the Michael Jackson memorial tickets for Tuesday. The way they have it setup, you just show your printout and you ...

Even though I’m not a super Michael Jackson fan, I decided to sign up for the free tickets to his memorial service at the Staple Center on Tuesday.  Somehow, I got lucky and got an email a few hours ago ...