As I progress along life’s twisty-turny road, I appreciate my friends more and more. And while I don’t count their number the way I likely did when I was a kid, I am aware of having more friends…
WEXMAS XVI
This past weekend was WEXMAS XVI! What? Not clear on WEXMAS? WEXMAS is our friend Tiffany’s Armenian White Elephant Christmas Gift Exchange. It is one of the oddest and coolest parties ever and Mister and I…
Human Magnets
Have you ever noticed how we, as human beings, have the fantastic potential to act as magnets for others with similar interests/habits/causes/humor/etc? And has that human magnet potential paid off for you? I was thinking about this…
Crazy Larry – For Reals
This is a glimpse of my friend Crazy Larry’s drivers license. For reals. It is one of the most excellent license photos I’ve ever seen. That alone would be reason enough to share this photo (and hopefully…
What Did We See? We Saw The Sea.
When someone you adore is turning 50 and says she wants to celebrate on a 3-day cruise to Ensenada, Mexico, what do you do? I mean, let’s say you’re not a cruise person. Let’s say you’re a stay-at-home…
D-Squared T-Squared – Week 45
When Mister and I first came up with the concept of “Drunk Dial Think Tank” and all its creative possibilities, our hope was to involve other folks and their ideas. While we’ve occasionally pursued projects with friends, it’s…
“Found Words” at The Ebell
This week I participated in a night of storytelling at The Ebell in Los Angeles. Six other writers and I got together to weave tales in The Ebell’s historic Fine Arts Theater. Friends, family and complete strangers…
D-Squared T-Squared – Week 44
This past weekend was, as you know, Halloween. So I talked it over with Mister and set a goal: carve a pumpkin to look like a kid we know. We happen to like this kid, and we…
I Heard You – A Poem
Over the course of a lifetime, we will – each of us – lose a multitude of friends. I am no exception… I heard you. When you suffered a tremendous loss and others were unsteady in…