Friday, April 15, 2005

apparently, nobody ever walked in L.A.

From an 1883 Helen Hunt Jackson essay:

"They seem to have been a variety of Centaur, these early Californians. They mounted [their horses], with jingling silver spur and glittering bridle, for the shortest distances, even to cross a plaza."

1 comment:

David said...

Yeah, I gained 15 pounds since I moved here. My morning commute went from almost one full mile of walking to 12 miles of stop-n-go traffic. Fun times.