tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post6747841572678844135..comments2023-10-25T02:14:11.431-07:00Comments on Living Vicuriously, aka Pasadena Daily Photo, has moved.: Commute, 13Petrea Burchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-8627345462627925382012-10-21T20:57:30.543-07:002012-10-21T20:57:30.543-07:00It is in our DNA, even if we're transplants, A...It is in our DNA, even if we're transplants, Adele. And I admit I'm sometimes in a hurry. But my commute's an easy one and not usually backed up, so I don't get many opportunities to complain.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-50252553389413170272012-10-21T14:25:12.152-07:002012-10-21T14:25:12.152-07:00I know how you feel about strolling home after a l...I know how you feel about strolling home after a long day. I actually enjoy my commute for that reason. Can take freeway or streets, and it's always pleasant. This, I believe, makes me a Bad Angeleno (We are meant to complain about the traffic. It's genetic...)Adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196896008652939537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-51647103922654432232012-10-20T09:08:37.951-07:002012-10-20T09:08:37.951-07:00I'd love that, Roberta.I'd love that, Roberta.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-19148424424743509782012-10-20T08:34:06.189-07:002012-10-20T08:34:06.189-07:00Love the reflections of the signs in the window. ...Love the reflections of the signs in the window. Prices for beer, prices probably for cuts of meat. Perhaps this November is the month we can set out to explore.<br />Latino Heritagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184286331105672582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-22262513058587426712012-10-20T08:34:05.785-07:002012-10-20T08:34:05.785-07:00Love the reflections of the signs in the window. ...Love the reflections of the signs in the window. Prices for beer, prices probably for cuts of meat. Perhaps this November is the month we can set out to explore.<br />Latino Heritagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184286331105672582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-63772750614008413062012-10-19T20:36:21.391-07:002012-10-19T20:36:21.391-07:00Thanks, Margaret. You are so right.Thanks, Margaret. You are so right.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-2885394112912589552012-10-19T17:28:11.642-07:002012-10-19T17:28:11.642-07:00Catch up on your rest, Petrea. You don't want ...Catch up on your rest, Petrea. You don't want to burn out. Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08668487489667818687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-5996329744327415442012-10-19T12:48:05.343-07:002012-10-19T12:48:05.343-07:00looks a lot like some areas near melooks a lot like some areas near mePasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-4540686668697360212012-10-19T09:26:17.654-07:002012-10-19T09:26:17.654-07:00Can't judge a book by it's cover, they say...Can't judge a book by it's cover, they say, but I do anyway.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-65863949231903590032012-10-19T08:46:33.049-07:002012-10-19T08:46:33.049-07:00a "B?" That wouldn't have been my gu...a "B?" That wouldn't have been my guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-28692588997926149212012-10-18T19:40:34.209-07:002012-10-18T19:40:34.209-07:00I'm a fan of pit bulls, Susan, but Boz isn'...I'm a fan of pit bulls, Susan, but Boz isn't. So I'll heed your warning.<br /><br />Thank you, Ms. M. I should probably get a little braver because LA is endlessly fascinating. But I want to get home eventually.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-65269067770682430032012-10-18T19:04:41.258-07:002012-10-18T19:04:41.258-07:00I love your "wanderings" during your com...I love your "wanderings" during your commutes. It's fascinating to see these pockets of places.Ms Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07960193596384417988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-48847462505189881712012-10-18T15:38:17.398-07:002012-10-18T15:38:17.398-07:00Wandering is good for the soul. Be careful though,...Wandering is good for the soul. Be careful though, especially along Beverly. You might end up with a pit bull in your car. That neighborhood's where I found Tommy. Susan Campisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255628787592008617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-22536934951678235162012-10-18T11:27:42.686-07:002012-10-18T11:27:42.686-07:00Some of the shops are cute, but yeah, Bellis, Beve...Some of the shops are cute, but yeah, Bellis, Beverly itself isn't beautiful along that stretch. Too bad. I like the brick building at the corner of...I think it's Vermont. It has nice archways.<br /><br />We're due for more snow, Chieftess & Trish. It's high time.<br /><br />Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-43540350203691043472012-10-18T10:35:33.819-07:002012-10-18T10:35:33.819-07:00Pasadena got snow in the 70's. Stood at my gra...Pasadena got snow in the 70's. Stood at my grandparents place in Linda Vista and watched it come down in the spotlight they had on the driveway. Didn't really stick, but it was pretty amazing to watch.<br /><br />The shop on Beverly looks a lot like a shop on Olympic I used to know. Probably built about the same time and aged similarly.<br /><br />Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12388261083998643091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-51753124966632918502012-10-18T09:31:59.758-07:002012-10-18T09:31:59.758-07:00I was just a little tyke so I don't have a clu...I was just a little tyke so I don't have a clue about Pasadena...but probably yes somewhere up above Colorado or Foothill!!!!!!TheChieftesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153059825142977202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-39180863615790042072012-10-18T09:31:36.828-07:002012-10-18T09:31:36.828-07:00Ethnic, multicultural .... but I wish the store ow...Ethnic, multicultural .... but I wish the store owners had a sense of aesthetics. It's uglier than Mexico itself which, apart from the border towns, is quite charming.Bellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10168550139269893109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-47726065272867608692012-10-18T09:29:38.302-07:002012-10-18T09:29:38.302-07:00Thank you, LOL! Not the same shop, but still windo...Thank you, LOL! Not the same shop, but still window-gazing nonetheless.<br /><br />Chieftess, I didn't know that. I wonder if Pasadena got it then, too?<br /><br />Des, looks like we're in for a muggy day today, but not as hot. Will that work?Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-70925132265917426362012-10-18T09:21:20.769-07:002012-10-18T09:21:20.769-07:00Note to self: wandering--must do more. Particular...Note to self: wandering--must do more. Particularly now that the heat has broken (please God!)Desireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331108175137673106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-61097808245804998052012-10-18T08:48:28.456-07:002012-10-18T08:48:28.456-07:00There was snow in Glendale in the '50's Pe...There was snow in Glendale in the '50's Petrea!!! <br /><br />TheChieftesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153059825142977202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-71911218864146892872012-10-18T08:40:04.417-07:002012-10-18T08:40:04.417-07:00So this isn't the shop on Holly Street :). (W...So this isn't the shop on Holly Street :). (When I saw the thumbnail, I honestly thought that would be where we were going today. Obviously not.) Nevertheless, I was not disappointed...super, creative shot!LOLfromPasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885733052838545978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-69747928385042506402012-10-18T08:15:00.490-07:002012-10-18T08:15:00.490-07:00True, Dive. Sometimes a drive along Beverly Blvd. ...True, Dive. Sometimes a drive along Beverly Blvd. feels like a trip to Mexico, or Korea. This is one of the things I love about Los Angeles.<br /><br />That's nice to hear, Dina. To be a sameach be-chelko, if indeed I am one, is to accept that happiness is not possible all day every day.<br /><br />JB, I can't divulge prices because the spot I recorded this week doesn't run until next week. But I can tell you this: it's a fine price on a fine product!Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-33298346392223152602012-10-18T04:38:42.984-07:002012-10-18T04:38:42.984-07:00So how much are the chicken family packs this week...So how much are the chicken family packs this week?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-39688243233278725122012-10-18T01:27:23.837-07:002012-10-18T01:27:23.837-07:00Petrea, you personify here the Jewish ideal (in Ta...Petrea, you personify here the Jewish ideal (in Talmud, Pirkei Avot 4.1) of ha-sameach bechelko, the truly happy individual is the one who is "happy with his lot/portion," happy with who he is. <br /><br />I'm so happy for you that you are a sameach be-chelko. Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-75994557051788013162012-10-18T00:24:16.158-07:002012-10-18T00:24:16.158-07:00Los Angeles seems a strange and exotic place to an...Los Angeles seems a strange and exotic place to an Englishman, Petrea. I'd have to travel to Spain to get a shot like this (I even have to travel to London to get good Spanish sausage), and yet it's all part of your daily life in California.divehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12938980502783421961noreply@blogger.com