DOWNTOWN — L.A. Monica Moore’s family has a special way of cherishing the memory of her grandmother, Rose Caruso, who passed away in 2001 with Alzheimer’s disease.
Most bald people probably fantasize that having the ability to get a haircut would change how the world sees them and they see it. That’s why I’m probably the kind of hair-ed person they curse the most.
“The Daily Show” used to do a segment called “Great Moments In Punditry” in which talk show transcripts were re-read by actors. It was funny because the actual arguments were too childish to take seriously — and because the actors reading the lines were children.
COUNTYWIDE — Los Angeles County public health officials, who have administered about 60,000 free swine flu vaccines since Friday, were urging people not included in priority groups to stay home for the time being.
“Go play!” mom would insist as the screen door hit our backsides. She shoved us out the door and expected us to entertain ourselves until dusk while she caught up on (what we now unfortunately know) a ton of cleaning.
It’s All Hallows Eve — do you know what your kids are eating? This Halloween, don’t let your little ones get tricked by the smiling jack-o-lantern bucket, which typically hides about 250 pieces of candy, amounting to a frightening 9,000 calories.
Q: My grandmother is blind and I am her caretaker. I drive her to all of her destinations. Can we obtain a disabled parking placard to use when she is with me? A: Yes, your grandmother can apply for a disabled person (DP) placard to use with any vehicle she rides in.
Harley-Davidson, which to many people is a Hummer-like example of housing bubble-fueled consumer product overkill, seems in danger of going down a similar road as that gigantic military vehicle-turned-grocery-getter, and was recently sold to a Chinese company.
Right after I had my son, I went to my good friend’s wedding. This wedding had been stressing me out for some time. I had gained 52 pounds (yes 52 on my 5-foot,4-inch frame) and in the two to three months since, I had lost just less than 30 of it.
Although the shallow seas occupy 8 percent of the ocean’s surface, they are brimming with life including 90 percent of the world’s commercial fisheries.
A few weeks ago, I was tipped off about a move by Santa Monica/Malibu Unified School District Superintendent Tim Cuneo to weaken the present system of citizen District Advisory Committees.
As the food supply is increasingly altered by controversial practices like liberal use of antibiotics, genetic engineering and irradiation, food labels take on greater significance as shoppers’ only link to how products are produced.
