tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287029742009-02-21T02:31:20.104-08:00Just things I usually just think to myself.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04153620851353184028noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702974.post-1153797783369110562006-07-24T20:22:00.000-07:002006-07-24T20:23:03.380-07:00I normally avoid short stories at all cost. I bought this book because the Bruce Sterling book I really wanted wasn't in stock.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28702974-115379778336911056?l=jayfader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04153620851353184028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702974.post-1148531251138366262006-05-24T21:18:00.000-07:002006-05-25T11:22:00.766-07:00Once is a fluke, twice is curious, but thrice is a pattern, which is why I feel the need to record my observation of what I have dubbed the Venice Mounted Police. Since Venice is technically protected and served by the LAPD, that's probably a misnomer. Let me explain. Venice is in part known for its "local flavor." We sometimes translate the "flavor" by explaining that in addition to yoga-loving hipsters (and owners of overpriced bungalows) and surfer beach bum types there is an ever shifting population of transient passers-through, some of which are up to what we call "no good," but many of whom are just those who have fallen through many of society's cracks (no pun intended, I swear). On three occasions this week - and twice on Abbot Kinney Boulevard -- I've seen teams of mounted police engaged in what looks like pretty mellow conversations with various crack passers-through. Maybe the police feel that this is a more effective approach than the cruise-and-interrogate drill I see on the beach sometimes. Maybe the horses help people feel less intimidated? One of the questionees I saw was even petting one of the horses heads. Is this more effective than the bike-riding police? I'm not sure, but in any event it looks like Venice has its own stable of peacekeepers, at least this week.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28702974-114853125113836626?l=jayfader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04153620851353184028noreply@blogger.com2