I volunteer with a group that often meets in the L.A. Fire Department Museum. Meetings aside, the joint is awesome. There are old fire trucks and tools on display, as well as various memorabilia. Each time I’m there,…
Young Americans
This weekend I attended a reading of essays about coming to America. The writers of these essays were 10 and 11-year-olds who attend The Wise School in Los Angeles. Their works were part of an American History competition…
Naughty or Nice?
I’ve been mostly nice this year, though a fair amount of naughty was sprinkled about. If I’m honest, that’s probably how most years go. I’d like to do better, but I am what I am. Because I…
“Spanish Lake”
Recently Mister and I watched a documentary called “Spanish Lake” and it was, well, personal. Spanish Lake is a north county suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. As a teenager, I lived smack-dab in the middle of it.…
Say It Ain’t So, Paseo!
Remember when I wrote about a D2T2 project revolving around trying to replicate a Paseo Cuban Sandwich? Remember how much I looooooooooved that Paseo sammie? And if you’ve ever been to Paseo in Seattle, remember how much you…
Car People
I have a theory about Car People. I believe a predilection for cars is innate. For the record, I’m not talking about the guy who insists he will “only drive BMWs. I get a new one every…
In The Beginning…
“Out in the garden there’s half of a heaven and we’re only bluffing, we’re not ones for busting through walls. But they’ve told us unless we can prove that we’re doing it, we can’t have it all.” Kate…
Oktoberfest
Mister and I have a previous commitment and will be missing the Beer Clug’s Oktoberfest outing today. I remember my first underage beer. I didn’t like it and thought all beer must be terrible. (I think it…
“Broadway Bound”
Last week Mister and I attended a play at The Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles: Neil Simon’s “Broadway Bound.” The 3rd installment of Neil Simon’s autobiographical trilogy (preceded by “Brighton Beach Memoirs” and “Biloxi Blues”), “Broadway Bound”…