Too – hot. Must – get – butt – in – pool…
L.A. Beer Week
We are smack dab in the middle of L.A. Beer Week and boy are my arms tired. Not that I just flew in or anything. Just kidding. That’s the kind of joke I tell when I’m all happy…
Be Still, My Bleating Heart
So. By the time the temperature had risen to 107 degrees yesterday (and still hadn’t topped out for the day), I had entered a sort of lull. It happened without fanfare and I didn’t know I was in…
I Just Couldn’t Wait!
Remember when I shared the above photo? When I went dot crazy? There was a very good reason for it… It all started when my friend Nicole and I were at The Broad Museum in downtown L.A.…
Fire Season
When Mister and I first moved to Los Angeles, fire season was brief and always in the fall. Cut to a few decades later, and fire season is year-round. Last Saturday was a sad reminder of this.…
Cum on Feel the Noize
I’ve never told y’all this, but the New Pad has an interesting history. Mister and I rarely think of it, because it has nothing to do with us. But once in a while, a former owner’s name comes up…
Multi-Faceted
I am blessed to have good friends in my life. And while I may know some folks who are, shall we say, duds, my friends are not among them. My friends are fascinating, multi-faceted people who blow my…
When Is Enough Enough?
The murder-suicide that ripped through UCLA 2 days ago is reverberating. It’s being discussed and dissected. As of this writing, 2 innocent people are dead (1 here and 1 in Minnesota), along with the shooter. Countless others are…
Styrofoam Memories
It’s funny how something as simple as a styrofoam cup can make your day. Yesterday I got myself an iced tea and the diner folks gave it to me in a styrofoam cup. I didn’t think much of…