HiddenEntries (A Wholly Owned Cynthia Publishing Company Subsidiary Blog)

Gusty again, low relative humidity…

…so, batten down the hatches & lacquer what’s left of the hair!

This fine (read: delicate, lightweight) Asian hair does not respond to all male-grooming products equally. Brylcreem & VO5 are too heavy; they mat the hair down. But these modern, hip, Millennial-type hair-treatments (but NOT styling gels) are much more flattering now. Currently, we have been getting nice results from something they call ‘Rocky Mountain Barber Company’ firm-hold pomade. Today, a liberal application kept all the locks (yea, verily, thinning!) in place. Salute! Continue reading →

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In the Rumi / rheumy / roomy mode of living, there’s ample space to be mawkish one day or one moment, then raucous the next. So it is here. We have plenty of schlubs wreaking havoc on our bus today, unlike those souls on the train yesterday who went through a most eventful ride. These bus-riding schlubs, well, they all want a shot at driving the bus, being in control, steering the wheel, punching the accelerator to beat the yellow traffic signal, or braking gracefully to let random pedestrians navigate the crosswalk without fear of being run-over. The thoughtful, mawkish driver from Thursday has given way to the raw-instinct raucous driver on Friday. Yesterday, the cold, death-strewn woods of suburban Balto., Md., after a horrific train wreck; today, the pulsing, geothermally heated discotheque floors of Reykjavik! Björk’s on fire here, perfect for an early-January Friday free-for-all! Continue reading →

As we do each year, we remember the events that took place on the railroad tracks at Chase, Md., on this date in 1987. Continue reading →

Cumuli casting shadows upon the Verdugo & the Sta. Monica Mtns.

Pictured is the weak tail-end of a quick-passing weather system that dropped between one-tenth and one-fifth of an inch of rain on the East San Fernando Valley overnight. Over the next 10 days, the chances of local precipitation flatline at 0, which is nothing, zero, nada, zip. From the Universal City Overlook, everybody, good afternoon now! Good afternoon from the drying-out & mild  Golden West! Continue reading →

Not nursing a hangover…

Staff mascot Kevork K. Kanine, here pictured in a restful pose prior to the recent holidays, wishes you a happy & healthy new year now. Continue reading →

From beautiful downtown Studio City, everybody…Happy New Year!

Another day, another open-face hot turkey sandwich on egg bread, and accompanied with homemade mashed potatoes, all of it drowned in sage gravy. That’ll clear out any fog from the previous night’s overcelebrating! Again, here’s to 2024! Continue reading →

An uplifting message from THE OTTER OF THE OTB! Continue reading →

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