SoCal Snow Day

SoCal Snow Day

Attention Friends and Family in Elsewhere USA, especially those who endured the protracted frozen tundra of last winter’s perverse nature. Last week Southern Californians had a snow day. While surfers always adhere to a “Surf’s up!” philosophy,...
Burning Man

Burning Man

Once a year, on Labor Day weekend, tens of thousands of participants gather in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, dedicated to community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance. They depart one week later, having left no trace whatsoever....
Sky Blue Pink

Sky Blue Pink

The sunset last night was sky-blue-pink, a phrase that resonates from my childhood. In a preteen directorial phase, i scampered about, mustering my siblings and neighborhood kids to enact plays. The flagstone patio of our backyard was a stage with a view of the river,...
Geezer Rock

Geezer Rock

We are devotees of Geezer Rock: we can’t help it that we’re ‘older’. Our concerts are fewer and far between, the venues smaller and less grandiose: we can’t help it, the rock we prefer is ‘older’. Close-up seats are no longer...
One-up womanship is a pain in the butt

One-up womanship is a pain in the butt

Yesterday I met Predatory Pam for tea-and-me-and-thee. I hoped for mutual benefit. When I arrived, in an area not in my ‘hood, she was posed in front of the coffee shop window, as if ensconced on a throne, well perched and poised, ready to – Strike. Me....