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	<title>Rivenrock Gardens Cactus Blog... go to www.rivenrock.com for edible cactus &#187; Los Angeles</title>
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		<title>Antelope Valley California</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/12/08/antelope-valley-california/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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I made a business trip to the Antelope Valley a couple of years ago.

It was so pretty, I thought to share.

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		<title>Laurel Canyon</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/10/13/laurel-canyon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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Laurel Canyon is a very picturesque area of homes just outside of the Beverly Hills/Hollywood area. 

   It is also very steep in many areas. Driving through it I noticed that one homeowner many decades ago had built a series of terraces made from broken concrete on the steep canyon walls below his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Santa Monica Mountains</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/10/11/santa-monica-mountains/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I've spent most of my life (other than a few years in the Prairie) in the hills.
These Santa Monica Mountains are much like the hills I live in.
The topography and the plants are quite similar.
We have a bit more oak trees in our canyon.
This is a view of Kanan Canyon, looking towards [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LA City Center</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/09/25/la-city-center/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:06:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Going to LA is such a radical change from my usual day.... it's always [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Echo Park California</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/28/echo-park-california/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All-In-All, I'd say this seems to be a pretty decent neighborhood. I liked the openness of the people, and folks seemed to be friendly and open, and they all told me it was a good neighborhood, when the locals are happy and proud of their neighborhood it shows that they will also exert pressure on the 'neer-do-wells' who try to cause trouble. This kind of community pressure is what it takes to keep a neighborhood tight and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sweepin&#8217; out a warehouse in West LA</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/03/sweepin-out-a-warehouse-in-west-la/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Us 'Workin Boys' didn't have anyone to tell us what goes where, so we were instructed to sweep out the warehouse. Yep, acres of smooth concrete with pallets and materials that needed to be moved aside to sweep under it. Hours of pushin' broom and driving forklifts moving stuff around. All the time sad country songs kept coming into my head, Roger Miller and especially Emmylou Harris [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Los Angeles at FF</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/01/los-angeles-at-ff/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Los Angeles really is quite a place....
   Here's a video of LA at Fast Forward... 
a very colorful video, fast [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Highland Ave, Hollywood Calif</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/07/29/highland-ave-hollywood-calif/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Film]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[   It's all such a study in contrasts.... Hollywood is something of a microcosm of American life..... we may not be all too happy with the way 'the next guy over' leads his life.... but we tolerate it.... and try to keep from looking at anything that offends us.  That way we can all get about our own little lives... making our own little contribution to society in whatever way we can... and somehow.. like the master editor who can take snippets of 'this' scene, and 'that' scene, various camera angles, and add in the audio properly mixed with a compelling music score.... you end up with an amazing little place.... Hollywood, mythos and reality blended into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado Blvd Pasadena Calif</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/07/22/colorado-blvd-pasadena-calif/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I figured for fifty cents I could fill my belly.
But it was a nightclub trying to draw people in.
It'd cost me more than fifty cents in the end.

I got a burger instead at the famous burger joint up the street with the yellow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pasadena</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/07/20/pasadena/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  And best of all, Pasadena is just a 'hop, a skip and a jump' from Los Angeles.  A thirty minute drive will usually get you from one to the other (OK, that's not a promise, and you should always reckon on an extra hour travel time in LA to account for [...]]]></description>
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