Suprise Me

The movie Marathon Man was released in 1976 and Laurence Olivier played the part of Szell a former WWII Nazi German enroute to New York City from South America to recover some stolen and previously hidden diamonds. Dustin Hoffman plays the part of Thomas Babington brother to a US secret agent and who unwittingly gets… Read More

No, fromlostiano is not the name of a song, as far as I know. It is a Spanish word for comical Spanish-to-English translations. Read More

Devoted to You, an Everly Brothers hit in 1958, was covered by the Beach Boys, by Linda Ronstadt, and by James Taylor and Carly Simon. And by me. I sang my vows to Garth on our wedding day. More to the point, I warbled…because I’m no singer. And that was the point. We were both… Read More

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Having never had a pot experience that was either pleasant or memorable, I just stuck to tried, true and non-felonious ethanol. Read More

I am a punctual person. I insist on being on time. It is part of my makeup and it bothers me if I am late or others I deal with (including family members) are not as punctual. I have always had nice time pieces, dating back to my youth, when my grandfather (who owned a… Read More

I live on a cul-de-sac in the less extravagant environs of the HOLLYWOOD hills. Although the neighboring street rushes with traffic, our dead end remains quietly Mediterranean with its cypress trees and terra-cotta tiled roofs. In fact, the little street is so insignificant, we don’t have street-cleaning days, leaving only the 72-hour limit that applies… Read More

    Meditation. It’s all the rage these days, like kale chips and adult coloring books. Everyone’s hopping on the bandwagon, chanting “om” and levitating off the floor… or at least that’s what the Instagram influencers want you to believe. But for the rest of us, busy bees drowning in a never-ending to-do list, meditation… Read More

Mr. Gauntt had a way of making the drama department inclusive, even though the word wouldn't have been used at that time. Read More

I had a veritable plethora of riches concerning aunts and uncles.  I am sure I did not realize what treasures I had with these relatives when I was a child, although I WAS aware not all my friends had such a valuable treasure trove of interesting individuals.  These relatives ranged from the two uncles who… Read More