General Hospital... But UCLA
Oct 11. Life is so totally unpredictable, isn’t it? The morning of October 5th, Tom and I were were walking our adorable pooch Roxie...
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Oct 27 min read
Cults 1974/2024
“Californians have a special constitutional weakness for new messiahs.” – (Sam Keen -- author and social observer) I’ve been thinking a...
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Sep 165 min read
Is Getting Older Really Getting Better?
I can’t remember who said getting old is not for sissies. Of course, it’s true and naturally I can’t remember who said it. I do know...
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Sep 44 min read
These Are Some of the Things I Love/Hate
SOME OF MY FAVORITE THINGS: 1. Dogs. Especially mine of course. Roxie the Beloved. Also, all golden retrievers, as well as small cuddly...
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Aug 85 min read
The Case of the Disappearing Wallet
A week ago my wallet was stolen in Pavilions supermarket. I was shopping there – it’s our favorite local market – and when I opened my...
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Jul 265 min read
I Hate Technology
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been hating anything that’s electronic, has wires, buttons that light up, eerie sounds, and...
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Jul 105 min read
Sun City and Old Age
I always believed that the most depressing city in the world was Calcutta, India, where I spent a few days about thirty years ago. I was...
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May 225 min read
I Don't Understand People
Tom and I had just finished dinner with Sarah and Paul, new friends with whom we have connected deeply in a short period of time. We ate...
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May 85 min read
"Tell Me What You Eat..."
"...and I'll tell you what you are." Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin from Philosophy of Taste For most of my adult life, since I moved away...
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Apr 246 min read
Journey to Peru - Part 2
The first week of our Peruvian adventure through the Amazon jungles, the monkeys, alligators, sloths, pink dolphins, bats, anacondas, and...
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Apr 26 min read
Journey to Peru - Part 1
I’ve always had a fantasy about traveling down the Amazon River. I don’t exactly know why, except I’m enthralled by animals, birds,...
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Feb 205 min read
The Monster with the Dyed Blonde Hair
He’ll not be mentioned by name in this piece. I try not to use his name ever in daily activities, mostly because I feel a tiny heart...
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Jan 315 min read
AI, Oy - Part 1
Am I the only person over the age of 12 who doesn’t begin to understand Artificial Intelligence, or AI, doesn’t care, and is terrified of...
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Jan 41 min read
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex...
This review was the first piece I wrote for Life Magazine. The book became a huge best-seller and was the beginning of my journalistic...
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Dec 21, 20231 min read
The Liberated Woman
I wrote this piece for Harper's Bazaar 51 years ago. What do you think? Still current? Still appropriate? Please comment below. MY MOTHER...
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Dec 12, 20236 min read
The Truth About Dogs
Is there any doubt that our dogs own our hearts, utterly and completely? If you’re like me, you never or hardly ever get mad at your...
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Nov 22, 20234 min read
Norway Cruise (Mostly Food) - Part 2
It would be impossible to find any part of our cruise ship, called the JOURNEY, where you couldn’t find or order food within two minutes...
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Nov 8, 20236 min read
Cruise to Norway - Part 1
We only signed up for a cruise to Norway and the Arctic circle because two friends we met and really connected with on our last cruise,...
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Nov 1, 20233 min read
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs - Part 2
Between jobs, I worked as a legal secretary, one of the strangest occupations I’ve ever had. I would be called in by law firms when they...
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Oct 24, 20234 min read
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs - Part 1
Before I had a serious career of being a journalist followed many years later by becoming a musical theatre producer, I had a series of...
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