Oh, the '80s…. This is a picture of my friend Carol that I took in her bedroom the summer of 1982. I think it is the quintessential '80s photo; clutching a bottle of Aqua Net, wall plastered with posters of our favorite bands, hair piled-high, and her made-up (beautiful) face. ✺✺✺✺✺✺✺✺✺ I'm submitting this photo […]
The “phone booth”
On our recent trip out to the desert we came along this new contraption that I think is ingenious. It's called a "phone booth" and they made it so you can talk on your cell phone in privacy. You go inside and it's quiet as a library in there. They even give you a place […]
Colin Hay: Perhaps it doesn’t get any better than this
On Sunday night Larry and I, along with our friends Scott and Jeanne, headed to Santa Monica to see the insanely talented Colin Hay perform. Never heard of him? He used to be the lead singer of Men at Work…I see you smirking as images of goofy Aussie's bounding around the desert go run through […]
Nothing like a five-year-old boy
Ben: I was running at school so fast! Me: Really. Ben: Yeah, you know when you run so fast and smoke comes out the back of your shoes? Me: Yes, that IS fast. Ben: All my friends behind me were coughing and coughing because of all the smoke. Me: Oh, my. You are a […]
India Rose and my friend Suzie
I first met Suzie back in 1992 when we worked together at a bar in San Francisco called The Savoy Tivoli. You may have heard of it–it's slightly infamous. The Savoy, on Grant Street in North Beach opened its door in 1906 and has been employing art students, struggling writers, lost souls, and future suburbia […]
Raging gorillas, mint juleps, and time travel: Just another day in Orange County
The ability to use my suspension of disbelief in everyday living has strengthened as I have grown older and, I think living in Orange County just sharpens the skill. We all do it. Most of us can sit in Lucille’s BBQ in The District and think, "I just love visiting the South. What a […]
Skywatch Orange County: Old Friends
I took this photo at the Bolsa Chica Wetlands. These women sat on the bench to rest after walking just a short distance from the wooden bridge. From far away I could tell they were old friends. They would grab each other’s arms when they laughed and they laughed almost the whole time. As I […]
The Suburban Sombrero
My mom gave me this hat “for when you take the kids to the pool this summer.” This is classic behavior for my mom. She also renews my subscription to “Gourmet” magazine every year and bought me a creme brulee torch–she has a very optimistic view of who I am. As a mom should. (Read The […]
Pictures in Wonderland: Hey, there Mr. Blue
I haven't been feeling blue, but when I downloaded my pictures from the last few days there was a theme: They were all steeped in these blues. The top picture are some shop fronts in Costa Mesa, the far right is the Edison Power Plant in Huntington Beach (see Martha's post about them here) and […]
What second graders really want to know
My daughter, Emily, is in second grade and was asked to bring her pet lizard to her class to share. Fluffy is a gecko lizard and, a little off the point here, is a really great first pet for a kid. I brought Fuffy in early one morning and stood in the back of the […]
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