Daniel Faigin
@cahwyguy.bsky.social
Highways are my hobby; theatre is a passion; cybersecurity is my career.
Yesterday afternoon, we saw "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" at Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum. Interesting show about immigrants and the community they build. One more performance tonight.
An Immigrant’s Story | Jaja’s African Hair Braiding @ CTG/Mark Taper Forum – Observations Along the Road
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November 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Yesterday afternoon, we saw "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" at Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum. Interesting show about immigrants and the community they build. One more performance tonight.
🆕 CA Route by Route #Podcast episode; CA RxR 4.02: I-8 and US 80 Between El Cajon and the Arizona Border
CA RxR 4.02: I-8 and US 80 Between El Cajon and the Arizona Border – California Highways: Route by Route
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November 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
🆕 CA Route by Route #Podcast episode; CA RxR 4.02: I-8 and US 80 Between El Cajon and the Arizona Border
Headlines About California Highways – October 2025 cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
Headlines About California Highways – October 2025 – Observations Along the Road
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November 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Headlines About California Highways – October 2025 cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
Unfunny | “Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha” @ Pasadena Playhouse cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
Unfunny | “Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha” @ Pasadena Playhouse – Observations Along the Road
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October 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Unfunny | “Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha” @ Pasadena Playhouse cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
We saw "Hairspray" at 5-Star Theatricals yesterday afternoon. Here's the writeup.
Resistance and Protest in T. O. | “Hairspray” @ 5-Star Theatricals cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
Resistance and Protest in T. O. | “Hairspray” @ 5-Star Theatricals cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
Resistance and Protest in T. O. | “Hairspray” @ 5-Star Theatricals – Observations Along the Road
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October 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
We saw "Hairspray" at 5-Star Theatricals yesterday afternoon. Here's the writeup.
Resistance and Protest in T. O. | “Hairspray” @ 5-Star Theatricals cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
Resistance and Protest in T. O. | “Hairspray” @ 5-Star Theatricals cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
Another three months, another round of highway page updates. As always, "ready, set, discuss".
Changes to the California Highway Pages covering August – October 2025 cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
Changes to the California Highway Pages covering August – October 2025 cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
Changes to the California Highway Pages covering August – October 2025 – Observations Along the Road
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October 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Another three months, another round of highway page updates. As always, "ready, set, discuss".
Changes to the California Highway Pages covering August – October 2025 cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
Changes to the California Highway Pages covering August – October 2025 cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
October brings a new season of CA Rte by Rte . Ep 4.01 covers all things 8: The 8th State Rte (now Route 194); LRN 8 (now Routes 37, 121, 12); Sign Route 8 (now Route 26); and I-8 and related routes (Route 209, Route 109, and US 80) in San Diego. Ep 4.02 will cover I-8/US 80 from San Diego to AZ.
CA RxR 4.01: I-8, Former Route 109, Route 209, and US 80 in San Diego – California Highways: Route by Route
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October 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
October brings a new season of CA Rte by Rte . Ep 4.01 covers all things 8: The 8th State Rte (now Route 194); LRN 8 (now Routes 37, 121, 12); Sign Route 8 (now Route 26); and I-8 and related routes (Route 209, Route 109, and US 80) in San Diego. Ep 4.02 will cover I-8/US 80 from San Diego to AZ.
As you know, today is a very special day. All of the banks and credit unions are closed, all in honor of a very special person: Stan Freberg. Today, we remember his legacy and all he has given us.
It’s Stan Freberg Day, and the Banks are Closed – Observations Along the Road
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October 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
As you know, today is a very special day. All of the banks and credit unions are closed, all in honor of a very special person: Stan Freberg. Today, we remember his legacy and all he has given us.
It's that time of year again: I've gotten my ballot, which means a ballot analysis. This one is short: One proposition. The answer, to me, is easy: In an ideal world, we would have fair elections.
Nov 2025 General Election Ballot Analysis: Proposition 50 cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
Nov 2025 General Election Ballot Analysis: Proposition 50 cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
Nov 2025 General Election Ballot Analysis: Proposition 50 – Observations Along the Road
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October 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
It's that time of year again: I've gotten my ballot, which means a ballot analysis. This one is short: One proposition. The answer, to me, is easy: In an ideal world, we would have fair elections.
Nov 2025 General Election Ballot Analysis: Proposition 50 cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
Nov 2025 General Election Ballot Analysis: Proposition 50 cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
Headlines About California Highways – September 2025 cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
Headlines About California Highways – September 2025 – Observations Along the Road
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October 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Headlines About California Highways – September 2025 cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
Last night (well, yesterday afternoon) we saw "One Man, Two Guvnors" at A Noise Within Theatre out in Pasadena. Extremely funny farce / comedy -- September has been our month for comedies. The last performance is at 2pm today, so if you can get tickets, it is well worth seeing.
Commedia on the Brighton Line | “One Man, Two Guvnors” @ A Noise Within – Observations Along the Road
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September 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Last night (well, yesterday afternoon) we saw "One Man, Two Guvnors" at A Noise Within Theatre out in Pasadena. Extremely funny farce / comedy -- September has been our month for comedies. The last performance is at 2pm today, so if you can get tickets, it is well worth seeing.
Our last bonus episode of S3 -- An interview with Claire Kennedy, the Archivist for the Los Angeles County Metro Transportation Authority Library and Archive. This is a wonderful resource for those interested in Los Angeles' Transportation History -- Rail, Bus, and Road -- going back to the 1800s.
CA RxR 3.15: LA Metro Archives (Bonus) – California Highways: Route by Route
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September 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Our last bonus episode of S3 -- An interview with Claire Kennedy, the Archivist for the Los Angeles County Metro Transportation Authority Library and Archive. This is a wonderful resource for those interested in Los Angeles' Transportation History -- Rail, Bus, and Road -- going back to the 1800s.
Last night we saw "Eureka Day" (#EurekaDay) at Pasadena Playhouse (#PasadenaPlayhouse). An extremely funny play about a progressive day school having to deal with an outbreak of mumps, and an order from the public health department about vaccines.
Vaccination Wars | “Eureka Day” @ Pasadena Playhouse – Observations Along the Road
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September 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Last night we saw "Eureka Day" (#EurekaDay) at Pasadena Playhouse (#PasadenaPlayhouse). An extremely funny play about a progressive day school having to deal with an outbreak of mumps, and an order from the public health department about vaccines.
It's time for my annual New Years greeting. May the upcoming year be better than the last year, and may it usher in a time of peace, prosperity for all, justice and freedom for all, and rule by wise and reasoned leaders. L’Shanah Tovah – Happy New Year – 5786 cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
L’Shanah Tovah – Happy New Year – 5786 – Observations Along the Road
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September 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
It's time for my annual New Years greeting. May the upcoming year be better than the last year, and may it usher in a time of peace, prosperity for all, justice and freedom for all, and rule by wise and reasoned leaders. L’Shanah Tovah – Happy New Year – 5786 cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
Fidlers Aun Imigrantn | “Fiddler on the Roof” (Yiddish) @ The Soraya cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
Fidlers Aun Imigrantn | “Fiddler on the Roof” (Yiddish) @ The Soraya – Observations Along the Road
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September 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Fidlers Aun Imigrantn | “Fiddler on the Roof” (Yiddish) @ The Soraya cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
Last night, we saw Shucked Musical at Broadway In Hollywood / Hollywood Pantages Theatre. The funniest show I've seen in ages. It was great, but alas, it closes tonight. San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle are coming, so folks there should go see it. I might go see it again in Costa Mesa.
Corny Heaven | “Shucked” @ BiH/Pantages – Observations Along the Road
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September 7, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Last night, we saw Shucked Musical at Broadway In Hollywood / Hollywood Pantages Theatre. The funniest show I've seen in ages. It was great, but alas, it closes tonight. San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle are coming, so folks there should go see it. I might go see it again in Costa Mesa.
The start of another month. That means it is time for headlines. So here are your headlines for the last month of Summer, August 2025.
Headlines About California Highways – August 2025 cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
Headlines About California Highways – August 2025 cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
Headlines About California Highways – August 2025 – Observations Along the Road
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September 2, 2025 at 4:01 AM
The start of another month. That means it is time for headlines. So here are your headlines for the last month of Summer, August 2025.
Headlines About California Highways – August 2025 cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
Headlines About California Highways – August 2025 cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
Last night we saw "& Juliet" at Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre. A very fun show with strong singing and dancing to lots of popular music. Makes me think of Mamma Mia, Some Like It Hot, and Something Rotten. Go see it.
I Want It That Way | “& Juliet” @ CTG/Ahmanson – Observations Along the Road
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August 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Last night we saw "& Juliet" at Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre. A very fun show with strong singing and dancing to lots of popular music. Makes me think of Mamma Mia, Some Like It Hot, and Something Rotten. Go see it.
Here's another bonus ep. This one features the Freeway Exit podcast from KPBS, and includes an interview with its host, @acbowen.bsky.social . The shared episode explores the Cabrillo Freeway through Balboa Park in San Diego, and questions whether it is time to be removed or downgraded?
CA RxR 3.14: Freeway Exit (Bonus) – California Highways: Route by Route
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August 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Here's another bonus ep. This one features the Freeway Exit podcast from KPBS, and includes an interview with its host, @acbowen.bsky.social . The shared episode explores the Cabrillo Freeway through Balboa Park in San Diego, and questions whether it is time to be removed or downgraded?
Changes to the California Highway Pages covering April-July 2025 cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
Changes to the California Highway Pages covering April-July 2025 – Observations Along the Road
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August 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Changes to the California Highway Pages covering April-July 2025 cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
Last night, we saw "Some Like It Hot" at the Broadway In Hollywood / Hollywood Pantages Theatre. A really entertaining show with great performances, and a surprising transformation from the "man in a dress" trope of the original to something surprisingly relevant to these times.
Mariposa | “Some Like It Hot” @ BIH/Pantages – Observations Along the Road
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August 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Last night, we saw "Some Like It Hot" at the Broadway In Hollywood / Hollywood Pantages Theatre. A really entertaining show with great performances, and a surprising transformation from the "man in a dress" trope of the original to something surprisingly relevant to these times.
Headlines About California Highways – July 2025 cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
Headlines About California Highways – July 2025 – Observations Along the Road
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August 2, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Headlines About California Highways – July 2025 cahighways.org/wordpress/?p...
Las Vegas has been in the news because of a downturn in tourism, and the prices on the strip. We love to visit Vegas, so I thought I would share some favorite off-strip places.
Vegas Recommendations – Observations Along the Road
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July 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Las Vegas has been in the news because of a downturn in tourism, and the prices on the strip. We love to visit Vegas, so I thought I would share some favorite off-strip places.
Saturday night, we saw "Frozen" at 5-Star Theatricals in Thousand Oaks. Great show (for what it was), with superb talent. Alas, it has closed (were were out yesterday, and I couldn't write up the show before the last performance).
Refrigerator Ice vs Cocktail Ice | “Frozen” @ 5-Star Theatricals – Observations Along the Road
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July 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Saturday night, we saw "Frozen" at 5-Star Theatricals in Thousand Oaks. Great show (for what it was), with superb talent. Alas, it has closed (were were out yesterday, and I couldn't write up the show before the last performance).
The first bonus episode of the podcast is up, while I write Season 4. This episode covers the history of the roads in the Fresno Flats area, otherwise know as Oakhurst and Friant. It also includes the proposal to extend Interstate 70 from Mammoth over Minaret Summit.
CA RxR 3.13: Fresno Flats (Bonus) – California Highways: Route by Route
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July 19, 2025 at 3:24 AM
The first bonus episode of the podcast is up, while I write Season 4. This episode covers the history of the roads in the Fresno Flats area, otherwise know as Oakhurst and Friant. It also includes the proposal to extend Interstate 70 from Mammoth over Minaret Summit.