Ward on the Street: Getting our goat
"I take one lunch break a year, and it's for goats!"
Metromix Bars & Clubs editor Alexandra Le Tellier is not known for her leisurely lunches. Meal breaks for the busy lady usually involve something along the line of a Hershey's Kiss eaten between meetings. But when a herd of Metromix co-workers, lead by LA Times comrade and Busblogger Tony Pierce, stormed through MMX HQ with the promise of goats grazing a few blocks away, it was difficult for all of us to resist.
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We embarked on a field trip to Angel's Flight at 4th and Hill downtown—right in front of La Cita—to find a sloping hill dotted with happy, floppy goats grazing and generally looking adorable. (It's cheaper and more environmentally friendly to hire hoofed workers than a traditional gas-powered work crew.)
If you're near downtown and need a dose of the country life, the goats should be there clearing out brush with their faces into early next week. Walk up the stairs to the park benches and take in the scenery. It was worth the time away from pressing Metromixian tasks, and the approximately one million stairs we climbed.
- Alie Ward
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