HT in CA

LA BURGER

NY SLICE

laphamsquarterly:

From 1929 to 1965, Sherman Billingsley ran the Stork Club, called by columnist Walter Winchell “New York’s New Yorkiest place.” Among its patrons were Orson Welles, Grace Kelly, Tallulah Bankhead, and Frank Sinatra. When photographed by Alfred Eisenstaedt for Life in 1944, Billingsley shared the hand signals he used to communicate with his waiters: hand on tie (no bill for the table); hand touching nose (unimportant people, do not cash their checks); hands interlocked, thumb raised (get them out and don’t let them back in); and pulling ear (summon me to a phone call).

More Miscellany from Means of Communication

newsweek:

From his morning-time perch above the southbound lanes of Highway 85 in Monterrey, Mexico, photographer Alejandro Cartagena catches images of people on their way to work.

Feeling a bit nostalgic for LA… coloring this merger model Blue & Gold.

A very old Chronicle column, from before I was born. So though I wasn’t even around for it, I’m still gonna take issue. I think the city’s name is pronounced, roughly, “Sanrincisco”. That’s what I tend toward anyway.

Worth a read if you’re from San Francisco. The observation that SF natives say “Yeah?” a lot instead of “Is that right?” is interesting. I used to get hell for this in college, in San Diego, where everyone talks like an idiot as a rule. 

(via willystaley)

(via willystaley)

Black-Scholes.

Thank you internet.

(Source: yaaaystella)

Have worked 43 hours this week, and it is Tuesday night. Yeesh.

After months of denial, I am now playing around with Spotify. This thing is great.

Deal closed. Bed time.

Acquirin’

Mergin’