Pala with family!

Life is good when hangin with good friends and family! We’re eating at Mama’s Restaurant with sophistication and class.

Terrorist Hunting Permit

Came out of the restaurant this afternoon and saw this on the back window of a pick-up truck:



Which takes me to a very good essay by Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journal Friday:

“To Old Times”, worth the read.

LAX, No Mas

Good times, bad times--that is/was my LAX experience in a nutshell. The powers that be have decided that my stay at LAX be terminated and I start anew at Burbank Air Traffic Control Tower Monday. I cannot say enough of the quality of air traffic controllers in the tower, they are amazing. They are being pushed to the maximum due to the lack of controllers , many experienced controllers are retiring and breaks/days off are becoming scarce (remember August, 1981?). Working there was amazing, but in retrospect, not working there will allow me to get my life back. Each day of motorcycling the 405 freeway, non-stop talking to airplanes, dealing with “interesting” people, (like running a marathon everyday)--NO MAS. So it’s back to BUR airport--let the good times roll!

4.5 Earthquake!

We just experienced a real shaker here in beautiful Stevenson Ranch. The epicenter was actuall exactly 5.0 miles from our house (See Google Earth map below).

I had several books fly off my bookshelf in the office. We heard the rumble before it hit, then BAM, it hit.

A light earthquake occurred at 12:58:49 AM (PDT) on Thursday, August 9, 2007.
The magnitude 4.5 event occurred 7 km (4 miles) NNW of Chatsworth, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 6 km ( 3 miles).

Magnitude         4.5 - local magnitude (ML)
Time         Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 12:58:49 AM (PDT)
Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 7:58:49 (UTC)
Distance from         Chatsworth, CA - 7 km (4 miles) NNW (346 degrees)
Valencia, CA - 10 km (6 miles) SSW (210 degrees)
Newhall, CA - 11 km (7 miles) SW (231 degrees)
Simi Valley, CA - 12 km (7 miles) ENE (66 degrees)
Los Angeles Civic Center, CA - 45 km (28 miles) NW (310 degrees)

Dog, the Bounty Hunter

Sandy had a chance to see The Dog in person, Saturday, at Walmart in Stevenson Ranch of all places. He’s promoting a book and hundreds came to see him. She said he seems like a shy person in crowds but was enjoying himself with all the fans. Paparazzi Sandy took a picture.: