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Beach Bums Events | Drawing On The Moon – music & arts festival
A deep retreat experience of art, music, performance, ceremony, workshops, food, and visual media. A time of pleasure and relaxation on some of the most beautiful land on Earth, situated above the cloud line.
Neighborhoods | Santa Monica – Chez Jay celebrity dive bar sees ch-ch-changes
Chez Jay, a celebrity dive bar on Ocean Avenue, where big-name Hollywood wined and dined, is seeing some big changes. All around the bar is a massive build taking place which will see a multi-acre park with picnic tables, hills, playgrounds and two steel observation decks.
Humor | Enzo’s video pick - dog doing human things
Video of a hound dog going about the daily human activities from waking up to the alarm, getting dressed, brushing teeth, having breakfast, watching TV and driving to work.
Neighborhoods | Venice - Little Free Library brings neighbors together with books
A nationwide movement, Little Free Library prompts bibliophiles to put up small shelved structures outside their homes where people can take books and leave some too.
Bellissima Venezia – a serene Venice canal scene
Although I’ve lived in Venice for over 20 years, sometimes its beauty still blows me away. This image is part of my new year’s resolution to visually capture the everyday beauty of my home on a regular basis.
Architecture | American cities from a century ago
An excellent selection of 35 photographs created over 100 years ago. This fine collection of images of the largest cities in the U.S. comes from the site of My Science Academy.
Real Estate Tips & Tricks | Good tax info for home sellers
Easy to follow tax tips to guide you when you’re contemplating a move.

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Beach Bums Events | Venice Art Crawl - creative fun in Venice

The Venice Art Crawl is crawling with creative fun. This is a non-profit and non-boring organization by and for the people. Their goal is to strengthen communication and collaboration within the Venice community through art events.

Cool & Beachy Homes | Rammed-earth eco-house built into a seaside cliff

Mexican architects Alejandro D’Acosta and Claudia Turrent continue their experiments in sustainable living with their recently completed earthen home built into a cliff.

Humor | Enzo’s favorite laughing babies supercut

This is my most favorite collection of laughing babies ever. Being a dog, I can tell you this video shows the reasons why babies are a canine’s favorite human flavor.

Apps | GasBuddy – great free app that finds the cheapest gas

This superb free app, GasBuddy, finds the cheapest gas prices on the go or at locales you know. GB is my BFF and he wants to be yours too.

Neighborhoods | Venice - origins of our cool canals

A video about the origins of our cool Venice Canals, and a look at them today.

Real Estate Trends | So Cal home prices rise 23% and foreclosures plummet

Southern California’s housing market recently posted strong median home price gains as new foreclosure starts plummeted dramatically across the state.

Neighborhoods | Marina Del Rey – morning weirdly turns into night

Good morning, weird morning. Although this looks like a night time oceanscape with the moon rising, this photo was actually taken early morning from the pier.

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Dog Video | Jesse the little terrier performs a big bunch of “useful dog tricks”

Here’s my furry friend’s second installment of his “Useful Dog Tricks” collection. I think it would take me several doggie lifetimes to learn all the tricks he can do.

Dog Services | Dog Vacay – board your pooch in a real home while you’re away

This new Santa Monica based company, Dog Vacay, enables dog owners who are going out of town to get in touch with hosts who will take the pets into their homes.

Dog Wellness | financial assistance for veterinary care

It can get expensive keeping us dogs healthy. And super-duper expensive when we get a serious illness or injury. So I dug up a bunch of organizations that offer financial assistance for vet care.

Dog/Human Connection | photo essay proving us dogs are the most loyal animals of all

Here’s a touching photo essay showing why we’re man’s best friend. Thanks to Pattie for sending.

Dog Humor | canine comics – some faves I dug up and chewed on

Some good comics with dog sense and nonsense.

Dog Products| Apps | Dog Park Finder – sniffs out places where we can romp in the wild or the city

Since us dogs think being off-leash is off the charts, Dog Park Finderis a most sweet treat. It has a big list of off-leash areas and they’re well mapped out for your convenience.

Dog Video | beast making baby hysterical

This one’s simple and sweet. Here’s a baby who thinks his pooch is quite a comedian–but I don’t know why. Babies can be pretty silly.

Neighborhoods | Marina del Rey – small house remade modern, airy, open

Robert Sweet of the firm Ras-a transformed a rundown 1952 house by opening up the interior, moving rooms and raising the ceiling so the living area felt larger.

Neighborhoods – Venice Beach | Little Free Library brings neighbors together outside their homes with books

Little Free Library prompts bibliophiles to put up shelved structures outside their homes where people can take books and leave some too. The result can be conversation, friendship and sense of community in Venice.

Real Estate Trends | 30-year mortgage rate dips to another record low

The typical rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped to a record low of 3.66%, Freddie Mac’s latest survey of lenders showed.

Real Estate Trends | Median home price in Southland climbs

The southern California move-up market showed some signs of life as the region’s median home price improved for the second consecutive month.

Leasing And Greening | Renter’s Guide To Eco-Friendly Living

Just cause you don’t own your own home now, it doesn’t mean you can’t go and green up your space and help out the environment. This guide will help learn ya to do what you can do

Bellissima Venezia | sunset + berm + family & friends = ahhhh

Here’s another installment of my Bellissima Venezia series–my project to stop being lazy and make an effort to capture the everyday beauty of my home turf.

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Dog Wellness | The Enzo Combo - the natural way I keep fleas outta my fur
Nothing us dogs hate more than those evil, pesky, disgusting fleas. But the chemicals in flea treatments are darn scary. Fear not, dogs and dog lovers. Cause I’m gonna tell you a natural way to keep fleas outta our fur.

Dog Humor | Video | Beast is addicted to guitar, but in a good way
I don’t have much to say about this one except that it’s simple, sweet and funny. And I like it a lot. His smile will make you grin.

Dog Products | Apps | Fido Factor – Mobile guide to dog-friendly locations–don’t leave home without your best friend again
Think us dogs wanna be left behind while you go have fun? Well we don’t! Not never! So fetch the Fido Factor app and it’ll tell you where you can go with your canine, where ever you happen to go.

Dog Behavior | Video | Scientist uncovers the secret of how canines really lap up liquids–burp!
Who knew? Seems nobody did. Not until these smart scientists recently shot this video and figured it out, did anyone know the real technique dogs use to slurp liquids.Turns out, we drink backwards! Huh?

Dog Recreation | Beasts like the beach too, so please sign this petition to get us one
Please sign the petition to help us pooches get a trial dog beach in Santa Monica. The City Council finally gave a thumbs up, but Parks & Rec then kicked sand in our face. Grrrr! Thus the petition drive.

Dog Behavior | “Dog Sense” – Groundbreaking book on the hows and whys of what us dogs do and think–helping you to be dog’s best friend
What can I say about “Dog Sense: How the New Science of Dog Behavior Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet”? Wow, what a book, and a big loud WOOF! It’s like John Bradshaw, the author, is reading my furry mind.

Dog Activities | Yipeeeee for pet therapy–I love being a therapy dog and I bet your pooch would too
There’s nothing’s more fun and rewarding for pooches and peeps to do together than pet therapy! It’s a blast and I bet your beast would be head over paws happy doing it too. I’m gonna tell you all about it and how you can get going with it too.

Dog Humor | Video | This funny talking canine is the barker blockbuster of all time
This dog is a dog’s dog. Know what I mean? He thinks and slobbers like me. Loves bacon and cat food like me. Yummo!

Dog Humor | Canine Comics – Some faves I recently dug up and chewed on
Some comics with dog sense and nonsense