Thursday, September 30th, 2010
Here’s the view from my front stoop. Pretty amazing, eh?
I have the mountains in the background, the flowers in front of me and my Big Salad on my lap.
It was nearing 90 degrees today even as we approach …
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
I got my teeth cleaned last week. I’m big into dental hygiene and go like clockwork every 6 months.
I mean, have you seen my teeth? They’re big. 17 teeth show per smile. I counted once.
So I’m reclining in …
Saturday, September 25th, 2010
I was hanging with my friend Tammy a couple of weeks ago (watching the semi-finals of the U.S. Open – fabulous!)
During commercial breaks, we were on the web tooling around, and I showed her a couple of cool features …
Friday, September 24th, 2010
This poll is now closed. You Adventure Philanthropists voted for the Teen Gun Violence Project to receive $1,000 from the Go Erin Go! Fund. Nice job!
Being a teenager has never been easy, but when did it become life-threatening?
Kids today struggle with the …
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
My stove broke. I know this because the oven buzzer wouldn’t turn off for almost 5 hours. Just at the point of serious insanity, my landlords came home and unplugged the thing in 2 seconds flat.
Boy, do I feel …
Saturday, September 18th, 2010
No one likes to be sick. But being sick in a strange room with no medicine and no way to communicate is a whole ‘nother level of pain and discomfort.
Here’re a few pointers for avoiding the whole tortuous scene:…
Saturday, September 18th, 2010
Here’re my favorite photos from my 2-week jaunt around the American Northwest.
Mostly landscape portraits, I fell in love with the wide open spaces of Montana and Wyoming, the rivers of Idaho, and the mountains and wild coastline of Northern …
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
I just emailed Gov. Schwarzenegger to ask him to sign a bill into law that would ban the shackling of incarcerated pregnant women in California unless there was a serious risk of flight or security.
I was moved to take …
Monday, September 13th, 2010
I’m camera shy. Not the kind where I don’t like to be in photos. (Have you seen my web site?! I’m an A-#1 Ham.)
I’m talking about operating a camera. In my mind, it’s just this side of techy. Ugh. …
Saturday, September 11th, 2010
When in NYC last week, I was talking with my eminently fashionable friend Brigitte. We were chatting about the fact that her Brooklyn apartment has no less than four closets – virtually unheard of in NYC’s housing market.
But apart …