Took the kids to see The Magic Flute at LA Opera on Friday night.  Their first opera experience, and not a bad place to start for kids who are into fantasy stories.  Mozart is, in my opinion, easier to listen to than other possibilities, and the fact that the action opens with the hero being chased by a big ol' snake/monster/dragon kind of thing ( Read more... )

 So I was going to go on and on about yesterday's epic ride around Palos Verdes, and then a friend of mine posted this video.  I don't know the whole story behind it, but it was made in the little town where I grew up with local talent.  A made for youtube movie that will tug at your heart a bit, and the hero is a lowly shopping cart.  Beautiful ( Read more... )