Have you been naughty or nice?

Art in Riverside

Video from the fire

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lafd/8246836128/

Excitement on Georgetown Avenue

From the LAFD Blog:

Firefighters Rescue Dog From Burning Westchester Home


Tuesday, December 04, 2012
Posted by LAFD Media and Public Relations

WESTCHESTER - A pet dog trapped in a burning home was rescued and resuscitated by Los Angeles Firefighters on Tuesday evening.



The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 5:19 PM on December 4, 2012 to 8300 South Georgetown Avenue in Westchester. LAFD crews arrived quickly to find a one-story home fully involved with fire. Forcing entry to battle flames, firefighters braved intense heat within the 1,552 square-foot residence, that was filled from floor-to-ceiling with thick, blinding smoke.



Systematically searching the building on their hands-and-knees as colleagues used hoselines to push back flames, firefighters found a non-breathing pet dog and swiftly pulled her from the smoke charged structure into the waiting arms of LAFD Paramedics, who labored passionately to resuscitate the seemingly lifeless soot-covered pet.



Administering oxygen with manual stimulation, the team of veteran Fire Department rescuers were able to restore breathing and consciousness to the 8 year-old mixed breed dog - to the great relief of her owner as she arrived at the scene.



Twenty-seven firefighters under the command of Battalion Chief Michael Bowman were able to extinguish the flames in just fifteen minutes, and no human or other animal injuries were reported.



Determining the smoke-exposed canine to be in need of continuing care, LAFD personnel assisted the owner in bringing her companion animal to the Advanced Veterinary Care Center in Lawndale, where she is expected to survive.



The accidental fire, caused by a wall furnace, led to $210,000 ($200,000 structure and $10,000 contents) damage to the 62 year-old home, which was not equipped with fire sprinklers.

Dispatched Units: E5 T5 E205 RA5 E67 RA867 EM9 BC4 E62 AR2

New Vietnamese restaurant across from my office!

Too bad it's just a film set :(

It's been a tough day of driving

Johann is exhausted from his first trip to San. Jose

Annie helps sort socks

Mission 26

I was lucky enough to be able to witness this in person.  It was an amazing day.

Time-lapse video: Space shuttle Endeavour’s trek across L.A.

Grand Park in dtla

Ok, ok. I get it.

Space shuttle in our backyard!

Annie goes to the cardiologist

Here is a picture of Annie's heart with some measurements.

The bad news is that Annie Bear has a heart murmur.  

The good news is that she is showing no signs of complications, so no need for medication.

It's so hard to be me...

Another ugly Saturday morning in LA

You would think SHE ran a triathlon this morning

Put them to work early

Annie is a hit with the 6 year olds

I am so proud of the mess I made while you were at work.

After a long day of rough housing with Stanley.

Tennis star

Working on his college scholarship.

It's back!

This was cut down to nubs about two months ago.

Hello there...

View from tonight's run

This one is called "napping in protest".

Notice the bed is upside down.

Guard dogs

Yum

Mischief managed

Red eggs

Jellyfish and seaweed. Yum!

Red egg party for Josh Louie!

Put your hands in the a-yer!

Sheesh!

can I get a little privacy?

Annie wonders

Why are you such a weirdo?

Happy birthday to me!

Before...

Sent from my iPhoneWork has begun on the back room.

Levitated Mass at LACMA

Rocks in the distance are much larger than they appear.

Dog jail

So tired

A new bed for Mr. Floofy Bottom

How well do you see color?

This test was crazy.  It also took over an hour to do since I was work.

http://www.xrite.com/custom_page.aspx?pageid=77&lang=en

Results to follow...

I just want juk!

Wondering if we can do this to our back room...

Question: which is heavier - giant beet from the garden or Johann?

The answer is: Annie

Holy moly! Look at the size of those kimchi dumplings!

Deep in the Fashion District, about a mile walk from Chris's office.

Riding thru Ojai

Big Food

I came across food blogger Bruce Bradley.  His blog tag line is "A food industry insider talks about food, life, and more."  I really like how he analyzes food marketing and shows how the food industry manipulates consumers.  I think it's a good read for everyone.

http://www.brucebradley.com/

Here are some of his examples of food marketing (with my commentary).

Apparently foods have birthdays that we should celebrate.  Nothing is grosser to me than Oreos.  That creamy filling between the cookies is nothing more than crisco + sugar.

It's nice to see that KFC will contribute $0.50 to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for every barf-inducing bucket that is sold.

When you really sit down and think about food marketing, it is absolutely ridiculous.  However, it is all around us, so we have accepted as a normal part of society. 

The olive oil from our adopted tree in italy finally came!

Malibu in the morning

View from the morning bike ride.

Results of Wednesday night fetch

Wednesday night fetch

Who knew LA has a subway?

Sent from my iPhone

Sleeping in