Jeanie’s Just Jealous

Jeanie’s Just Jealous

Jeanie’s Just Jealous, a picture book by PJ Colando   1: Daddy scoops his girls into a hug and says, “I love you both.”   2:  Emma stays tight when Jeanie lets go… 3:  Vexed, Jeanie crosses her arms and taps her toe.   4:  Daddy winks: “Jeanie’s just...
TRY

TRY

I used to work with public school special needs children. It was way back when, before personal computers, let alone i-Pads at everyone’s desk. It was also the days of plentitude in California, when every element of education was free – even the paper and...
Bel Canto

Bel Canto

  I went to a daylong literary event recently and came away with more than inspiration, knowledge, and new books. I heard someone say that Ann Patchett’s book ‘Bel Canto’ was a happy book. Now, perhaps, I will have the courage to read...
Blue Bird of Happiness

Blue Bird of Happiness

Happiness is craved, for me as much as anyone, I confess. In search of evermore accurate ways of quantifying human happiness, researchers at the University of Vermont have tuned into Twitter. Seriously, the Hollywood hype forum has come under academic scrutiny. Must...
Green and red

Green and red

Here’s a map of California, showing the counties in which 62.5% of the voters passed Prop 13. Look at the red: a small land mass lost to big consequences for green, as in money. Larry and I were in California, seeking jobs, when Prop 13 passed in 1978. Our...