Ben and I walked The Bolsa Chica Wetlands in Huntington Beach today. It's one of Orange County's unsung treasures. The Reserve is about 300 acres of preserved coastal wetlands, including bluffs, marshes, and mesas. It's a major migration spot for thousands of birds each year –kind of like a hotel along Route 66, but for […]
Bustin’ Down the Door and The Surfer’s Code: Awesome, even if you don’t surf
This post is mostly about surfing. I don't surf and never have, but I grew up in Huntington Beach immersed in the sport and attitude of surfing. But, when Shaun Tomson, one of the greatest surfers who ever paddled out to catch a wave, walked into our cafe in Carpenteria 8 years ago, I didn't know who he was. […]
…and I never cried again. Not really.
This picture was taken at Smokey's Stable in Huntington Beach the day I broke my arm. That horse doesn't look too menacing at first glance, but see that look he's giving out his left eye? See those ears laid back? Yeah, I'm going down. My cousin and I used to ride at Smokey's Stables every […]
The (more) Real(istic) Housewives of Orange County
I’m not a fan of the show The Real Housewives of Orange County which is in its fourth season on Bravo. Now, being a Real Housewife of Orange County you would think I would be eagerly watching every week to see what “we” are up to, but I can’t stomach their horrific advice they give […]
Wendy is still a total babe and she’s on Facebook
You might remember this I posted from my seventh-grade yearbook. It's an inscription from James Cox, but with all the passing along of books from person to person he lost track of whose book he was writing in and wrote a note to Wendy in mine. He then realized his mistake and did what any seventh […]
Happy Valentine’s Day! Some epic loves through my lifetime…
For Valentine's Day, some epic loves through my lifetime… Pepe Le Pew and the cat he thinks is a skunk: Bob Newhart and his wife, Emily The real/illustrated/real/illustrated…real couple from the Ah Ha video "Take Me On:" Lloyd and Diane from the movie "Say Anything:" Larry and Suzanne:
Five tips/factoids for the male readers of Alive in Wonderland
1.) Jane Austen is NOT Steve Austin's, The Six Million Dollar Man Bionic Man, sister. She's a famous author. 2.) Leaving a comment calling me a "spoiled, boy-chested, journalism school dropout," while accurate, doesn't hurt my feelings and in the end only makes me happy because it's obvious you've read my blog so thoroughly. […]
Confession # 11: Being bossy without being detected
No man likes his wife to boss him around. Period. They hate that. Don’t do it. In public it’s brutal to watch, and in the privacy of your home it’s just counterproductive. A husband will instinctually tune out the rest of any sentence starting with “Today, will you…” Your normal guy would rather stare hard and long at […]
It must be love–has to be!
Normally, a trip to Target holds about as much romantic sentiment as a ZZ Top song, but not yesterday. When I was browsing the cosmetic aisle yesterday I came across an unlikely scene. There was this big, scruffy looking guy in a Steelers' Jersey on his phone, facing the mascara section, talking to his wife. This […]
I was just thinking about the movie Ice Castles and Robby Benson
Lately I've been thinking a lot about the movie Ice Castles and Robby Benson. I was trying to tell my husband about how much this movie touched little 12-year-old me. I told him about how Robby Benson really loved his girlfriend and how he taught her how to skate again after she went blind. […]
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