Grab Bag #62
Pancake palace, the big orange bridge, a new book, and bowling (again).
“It’s in vain, Trot, to recall the past, unless it works some influence upon the present.” (Betsey Trotwood in David Copperfield)
Don't get your hopes up, Betsey. I am pretty zen on this whole history thing and you would be surprised what influencers influence in 2026.
Guess Where
To the games... The corner building below looks very much the same in 2026. Can you make a guess of the intersection, or at least the San Francisco neighborhood?
The folks walking the street and the kids selling papers might help you with the decade:
As with every Grab Bag Guess Where, the Friends of Woody get to scroll to the bottom and get the answer. Perhaps you would like to join the fun?
Rolling a Few Lines
I was visiting my brother and sister-in-law in Sherman Oaks over the long MLK weekend. They had made a New Year’s resolution to watch a classic movie each evening and asked me to suggest one.
Being in LA, Double Indemnity came into my brain. They had never seen it, so we all had the pleasure of seeing Barbara Stanwyck’s predatory eyes light up:
Dopey Fred MacMurray is tortured by his itching to possess Stanwyck, so he relieves the tension by...