Short Don't Stop

  I went up to Western Plaza for a bottle of Sailor from Hillside Liquor ( 29105 S Western Ave, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 ). As I strolled down this strip mall from one end to the next I couldn't help but notice many of the businesses are closed except for the Tobacco Shop, Massage Parlor and Liquor store. There's also an O'Reilly and Maui Chicken operating in the section before this, but between Tobacco and Liquor everything is vacant. The Barber Shop goes strictly by appointment and judging by the lights being off there weren't any clients that far into the day, which was around four o'clock. From what I've heard, the landlord has increased the rent. It doesn't surprise me to see an auto parts store, exceptional food, nicotine, rub downs, booze and the lotto are the only products here moving with enough momentum to keep up with a higher space charge.  I recently read John O'Brien's "Leaving Las Vegas" which is a story about a hooker,

 I'm making it a point to get out at least once a week. Today, I decided to walk through the Bandini Canyon Trail Park as a route towards Pirate Town ( 134 N Gaffey St Unit G, San Pedro, CA 90731 ) for a disposable weed cart. The trail leads a block shy from Gaffey where I'd cross the bridge over the main street over to the opposite sidewalk.  Once I picked up from PTown I followed the same route back, slightly deviating from the path by stopping by the little park on Marshall Court before finishing the course.