Going Through the Motions in the Aftermath We were lucky enough to find a place to rest our heads for the next few nights, many were not and slept on the hill. With rumors flying of more waves coming, we were evacuated to the island’s highest point one more time but otherwise our days were … More 10 Years Later: Reflecting on the Tsunami and its Life-Altering Affects – Part III
I always laugh when a friend seems surprised to learn how much I love L.A. “But I thought you were a New York girl?” someone once said when I was rambling on about the virtues of the city of sprawl. I’m not sure where it’s written that you have to be one or the other, … More Los Angeles: Choosing the Best Micro-City for You
I have quite literally shed a few tears on several occasions in route to LaGuardia after a great visit to NYC (In other words, I’ve cried on the M60. Shameful, I know.) Yesterday was a new experience for me. It was the first time I’ve ever gotten a major case of the blues leaving Los … More Leaving the Sweet Glow, It’s Never Easy
We’re standing in the backyard of my friend Andrea’s new house in Ojai and she’s pointing to the tree covered slopping hillside behind her house and talking about filling the trees with twinkling bliss lights. From our viewpoint, looking out in the other direction over the Ojai Valley, from the massive bed of stars above … More Experiencing Bliss Lights in Ojai, California
That’s what I tell myself every time I visit Mobile Bay in South Alabama and I mean it in the best possible way. With its gnarly moss-covered live oaks, everyday-is-Sunday pace, and air thick and sticky with humidity, it is indeed different from any place I’ve ever been. Coming into this little hidden pocket of … More It’s a Whole ‘Nother World Down Here
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