{"id":3169,"date":"2010-01-24T10:37:46","date_gmt":"2010-01-24T18:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/?p=3169"},"modified":"2010-01-24T10:58:23","modified_gmt":"2010-01-24T18:58:23","slug":"pasadena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2010\/01\/24\/pasadena\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasadena"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content_div-3169\">\n<p>Yesterday, we decided to take a trip out to Pasadena with our new puppy Iggy. As usual, we got a late start&#8230; \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Our first stop was the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.armoryarts.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Armory Center for the Arts<\/a>, which was formerly an armory (seems like its very popular to turn armories into art galleries); the photo show was interesting: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.armoryarts.org\/current-meza.php\" target=\"_blank\">Jeff Reese &#8211; a memorial exhibition<\/a>. I thought his early work was reminiscent of the photo secession (one of my favorite periods of photography) but I didn&#8217;t like his later abstract photography.\u00c2\u00a0 The rest of the work being shown was ho-hum.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3173\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Armory.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3173\" data-attachment-id=\"3173\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2010\/01\/24\/pasadena\/armory\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Armory.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;BlackBerry 8310&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Armory\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The front of the Armory Center for the Arts&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Armory.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3173 \" title=\"Armory\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Armory-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"Amory Center for the Arts\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Armory.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Armory.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Armory.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3173\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The front of the Armory Center for the Arts<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There&#8217;s a very cool copy of an Italian tower at this end of town.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3170\" style=\"width: 237px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ItalianTower.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3170\" data-attachment-id=\"3170\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2010\/01\/24\/pasadena\/italiantower\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ItalianTower.jpg?fit=400%2C528&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,528\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;BlackBerry 8310&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Italian Tower\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;This is a copy of some tower in Italy; we can&amp;#8217;t tell which one&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;An Italian tower &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ItalianTower.jpg?fit=400%2C528&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3170\" title=\"Italian Tower\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ItalianTower-227x300.jpg?resize=227%2C300\" alt=\"Italian Tower\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ItalianTower.jpg?resize=227%2C300&amp;ssl=1 227w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ItalianTower.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ItalianTower.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Italian tower <\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3172\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/LibraryFragment.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3172\" data-attachment-id=\"3172\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2010\/01\/24\/pasadena\/libraryfragment\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/LibraryFragment.jpg?fit=480%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;BlackBerry 8310&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Library Fragment\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The remaining fragment of the old Pasadena library, built in 1890, mostly destroyed in an earthquake in the 1930s&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/LibraryFragment.jpg?fit=480%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3172\" title=\"Library Fragment\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/LibraryFragment-225x300.jpg?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"The remaining fragment of the old Pasadena library, built in 1890\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/LibraryFragment.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/LibraryFragment.jpg?resize=112%2C150&amp;ssl=1 112w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/LibraryFragment.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The remaining fragment of the old Pasadena library, built in 1890, mostly destroyed in an earthquake in the 1930s<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our next stop was Distant Lands, a really wonderful travel shop and bookstore &#8211; I bought a book with stories from the New York City Subway, commemorating its centennial; Aviva bought a book on Puglia in Italy (of course).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3171\" style=\"width: 224px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ViewDownRaymondAtColorado.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3171\" data-attachment-id=\"3171\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2010\/01\/24\/pasadena\/viewdownraymondatcolorado\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ViewDownRaymondAtColorado.jpg?fit=421%2C590&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"421,590\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;BlackBerry 8310&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"View Down Raymond At Colorado\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;You can see the mountains in the distance along with that Italian tower&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ViewDownRaymondAtColorado.jpg?fit=421%2C590&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3171\" title=\"View Down Raymond At Colorado\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ViewDownRaymondAtColorado-214x300.jpg?resize=214%2C300\" alt=\"View Down Raymond At Colorado\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ViewDownRaymondAtColorado.jpg?resize=214%2C300&amp;ssl=1 214w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ViewDownRaymondAtColorado.jpg?resize=107%2C150&amp;ssl=1 107w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ViewDownRaymondAtColorado.jpg?w=421&amp;ssl=1 421w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You can see the mountains in the distance along with that Italian tower<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We shopped around a little and then headed home to feed our little puppy (and ourselves).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"translate_block\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<hr class=\"translate_hr\" \/>\n<a class=\"translate_translate\" id=\"translate_button_post-3169\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\" href=\"javascript:show_translate_popup('en', 'post', 3169);\"><span>Translate<\/span><\/a><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/google-ajax-translation\/transparent.gif?resize=16%2C16&#038;ssl=1\" id=\"translate_loading_post-3169\" class=\"translate_loading colorbox-3169\" style=\"display: none;\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, we decided to take a trip out to Pasadena with our new puppy Iggy. 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