LAX – GOT BADDOG

One last Champagne Brunch at the Proud Bird

Family fun, food, LAX, Local business, Los Angeles, Los Angeles International Airport, Photos, pictures, Proud Bird Restaurant, restaurants, Southern California / 2 minutes of reading / November 11, 2013

Last week my Facebook feed lit up with the news that the Proud Bird Restaurant, an aviation-themed restaurant by Los Angeles International Airport for 48 years, will be closing effective November 21, 2013. Apparently they are closing because the landlords, Los Angeles World Airports, want to increase the rent to such an extent that the restaurant cannot afford to stay open. As the Proud Bird and I go back about 35 years and Tanya and I had been talking about going to a champagne brunch anyway, we decided that we would go for one last brunch at the Proud Bird …

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A DNA Reunion Follow-up – Tim meets his sister

23andme, adoption, DNA test, family, LAX, Photos, pictures / 2 minutes of reading / February 17, 2013

My regular readers will likely recall that a couple weeks ago I did an article about my friend, Tim, who was adopted at birth and learned this at the age of 7. About 15 years ago he started working in earnest to discover who his birth mother was. He was not having much luck until last December when he learned about 23andme.com, a center that does genetic testing for health, disease and ancestry through a DNA test done with your saliva. On December 19, he sent in saliva samples from him and his daughter. A few weeks later he received …

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Angel, DNA & Yahoo reunite mother & son after 44 years

23andme, adoption, DNA test, family, LAX, pictures / 5 minutes of reading / January 30, 2013

A few weeks ago I saw a status update on Facebook, from my friend Tim, suggesting that he had recently discovered that he was related to the outlaw, Jesse James. I figured he was using Ancestry.com or something like that and like many that responded to his update, took it with a grain of salt. A little over a week ago, Tim posted another status update informing us that he was adopted and had learned of the whereabouts of his birth mother and a sister. This was followed with another update that he had spoken with his newly found sister, …

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Space Shuttle Endeavour arrives at LAX

2010 Limited, Canon 5D, El Segundo, geek good girl, history, LAX, Photos, pictures, Southern California, Space Shuttle Endeavour / 1 minute of reading / September 21, 2012

These photos were taken this morning in El Segundo at Imperial Avenue and California Street, as we attempted to take some photos of the arrival of Space Shuttle Endeavour to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). We did not get there until a little after 10:00 AM and the crowds were already starting to grow; even though the shuttle was not scheduled to arrive until noon or a little after. Luckily, we brought the Limited so parking was not an issue so we cruised around a little to find a better spot for viewing, but decided our original choice was as …

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