The other day found me attending a meeting at the Los Angeles Tennis Club. I never even knew this joint existed. I saw only the main club house, but it was still a lot to take in.…
Heaven Help Me
I live in the United States of America. It ain’t perfect, and I don’t pretend it is. And while I am American, I happen to love, love, love the world. I travel when I can and I…
Thursday Memories
This is an old photo of me with my high school friend, Nance. It was taken – I think – in 1987. We were at an outdoor 3-D movie showing and that’s all I remember. I love that…
Put Up Your Dukes
I may have mentioned that we – along with our neighbors – are fighting City Hall. There are some shady developers working down the street, and some of their procedures (documented in photos and videos) are what we…
Jujube Fruit
Over the weekend there was a get-to-know-your-neighbors block party in our ‘hood. This sort of gathering is rather old-school, and far too uncommon these days. I don’t think we all need to be best friends with our neighbors.…
Special Olympics
“Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.” Special Olympics Athlete Oath This past week saw the Special Olympics 2015 World Games throughout Los Angeles. And it was fab.…
Be My Baby
Remember this photo? It’s from a post about the orchid baby that sprouted on the mother plant’s stem. Because I procrastinated beyond belief, I only recently got around to cutting the baby from its mother and planting it.…
If That’s All There Is…
A while back, Mister and I watched “Love is Strange,” a movie starring John Lithgow and Alfred Molina as a married gay couple who are discriminated against and must deal with the consequences. At some point during the…
Freak-Show of a Chick
So I’ve been going about my bid-ness, like always. And it has occurred to me that I may be a freak-show of a chick. From whence did I draw this conclusion? I’ll tell ya. While doing laundry…