“I can’t be going crazy. This is all too real,” I shrieked at my distraught twin image staring back from the bathroom mirror in the wee morning hours four years ago. Vacationing in Palm Springs (where I now reside) during Easter 2008, I was…
Now Showing!
“Jeff, Who Lives at Home” is an indie film whose afternoon showtime coincided better with my schedule than “The Hunger Games.” Focused on the family dynamics of a mother (beautifully played by Susan Sarandon) and her two, grown sons (Ed Helms and Jason Segel acing their roles),…
Tree-mendous!
Last year, a friend from my high school days, Margaret Hall Spencer, published her first children’s book, My City Tree Cares For Me, a sweet story of a young girl’s appreciation of nature’s towering wonders. I immediately purchased a copy and…
Student Assembly
A self-described life-long student, I learn something from another person and/or an experience each day. Last Friday was no exception. I’d been asked to serve on a panel discussion on behalf of the young adults participating in AmeriCorps‘ Cultural Awareness training program.…
Taxi Driver
Taxi rides often turn into memorable tales. One of my funniest was when I shared a packed cab with my mother, grandmother, cousin and great aunt as the driver raced up and down the famous hills of San Francisco, creating…
Tag! I’m It!
While in Los Angeles last week for a volunteer meeting for the Human Rights Campaign gala dinner, I received a parking ticket. I was stumped because I’d nearly 15 minutes left on the meter after the short time spent in a nearby…
Mother Nature & Baby Angel
Tornadoes are destructive forces, whose black funnels have crippled communities and claimed lives. Last week, parts of the Midwest were the latest to be victimized by Mother Nature’s dark side. Among news reports that captured viewers was that of Angel, a 15-month baby, whose…
Animal Instincts – Part 2
One of my first entries (Animal Instincts) focused on how creatures great and small have a keen sense when it comes to intuition. Bucky, my lab-mix, whom I adopted 15 years ago, has often clued me in to energies of…
Pick A Card
A tarot card deck is a form of divination that appeared as far back as medieval times, but whose origins remain a mystery. I use a more contemporary version, The Psychic Tarot, designed by the internationally renowned psychic medium John…
A Spirited Encounter
When I’ve popped into the neighborhood liquor store on occasion to pick up aromatic bitters to mix-up manhattans (okay, and a bottle of Gentleman Jack too!), I’ve always received a friendly greeting from Raza, the Middle-Easterner cashier. Last week, I…