My Word with Douglas E. Welch

Van Nuys Cruise Night is back! Held the 2nd Wednesday of every month, cool rides cruise “The Boulevard” between Burbank and Oxnard then hang out near the corner.

A time-lapse movie condensing our 30 minute “flight” on the London Eye into 1:12 minutes.

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Here is a fill promo for CareerCampSCV (Santa Clarita Valley) happening July 10, 2010. You can sign up for your free tickets at http://careercampascv.wordpress.com.

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Images from a short walk in Millard Canyon, Angeles National Forest, just north of Los Angeles.

After a free concert at Disney Hall a few week’s ago, we took a short trip through downtown to ride the newly re-opened Angel’s Flight railway. Here is a short video of our trip down the hill.

I noticed today that someone bought this book, Mary Colter: Architect of the Southwest from my Amazon store today. It reminded me how much I enjoyed the books (there was a PBS special, as well) after I had visited the Grand Canyon for the first time. You can’t travel the great tourist locations of the Southwest without rubbing up against much of Colter’s architecture.

She also designed Hermit’s Rest at the Grand Canyon, which is one of my favorite places to visit. There is something amazing about sitting on the stone porch as the the sun sets over the canyon and the ravens cackle.

More books on Mary Colter
YouTube videos of Mary Colter Buildings

We have loved nearly all the Lego games for the WII and we will certainly be looking forward to Lego Harry Potter when it arrives June 29, 2010.

The Lego games all have a great balance between action and logic and their respect of the source material is second to none. You get the feeling that you are actually playing the movie, even though all the characters are Lego.

Tracy Pattin from The SizzleCaster sends along this video she shot at CareerCampLA 2010.

We rode Angel’s Flight several times when it first re-opened, over 10 years ago. This excellent video makes me want to ride it again as soon as possible.

A short video of our recent LA Friday Coffee where we met at Griffith Observatory in Griffith Park.

Join us for casual coffee and conversation around town. Visit the LA Friday Coffee blog for more information and meeting notices.