What was supposed to be a relaxing motorhome drive to Texas and Kentucky turned into an animated sightseeing marathon. In 14 days, my husband Jim and I visited about 18 locations, including the life-sized Noah's Ark and a "Make America Great Again" rally.
I come from a long line of non-cooks.
More than 20 years ago, while living in Torrance, I stumbled upon the McBride Trail and fell in love with the Peninsula’s open space. Soon afterward, my then 3-year-old daughter and I began participating in the free monthly nature walks. My daughter would always stand closest to the walk lea…
The world of consumerism is moving so fast they're bringing back things I didn't know had died.
I got locked in the safety deposit room at my bank last week.
Have you (or one of your mom friends) ever:
For a workout-obsessed freak like me, a Fitbit seems like the perfect gift.
We’ve all made mistakes in our life: Microwaving popcorn for five minutes. Running a red light. Admitting you like Star Trek V. Perhaps even deleting 18 and a half minutes of crucial audiotape.
I received one of those letters the other day. You know the type: the old-school kind, sent in an envelope with a foreign stamp.
There’s an oft-repeated joke that defines every Jewish holiday: “They tried to kill us. We won. Let’s eat.”
Do you have a favorite day? One that stands out in Technicolor among a fistful of gray memories? I sure do.
I graduated as an American Airlines stewardess on Aug. 1, 1968.
When visiting the pristine halls of the Little Sisters of the Poor in San Pedro sneak a peek into some of the spotless, cozy rooms.
Twice this week I forgot my blood pressure pill. However, I remembered to pat on the cream I bought because it claims it will make the bags under my eyes disappear. Thus proving that in my case vanity is stronger than the will to survive.
I have a couple of things that I’ve come to depend on—coffee to wake me up in the morning and Bruno Mars tunes to elevate my mood.
I live close to Golden Cove, which some in Rancho Palos Verdes consider the Food Capital of the World. Its parameters encompasss restaurants like Avenue Italy, Poke Me, and O’Flaherty’s Pub where you can get a hamburger on a pretzel bun, not to mention the venerable Admiral Risty. My favorit…
Q: My friend has a massage every week “for her health,” and has advised me to do the same. I am under a lot of stress with work and the kids, and my shoulders feel sore from sitting at the computer. I have insomnia and high blood pressure. Does massage really have health benefits or is it ju…
For the past few weeks I have found myself returning time and again to a short verse by the 14th century anchoress, Julian of Norwich. Writing while walled into a cell near the altar of the church and finding herself increasingly swept up in ecstatic visions, here are her opening words:
"Why don't you stop and see?/Why don't you think like me?/Why don't you hate what I hate/kill what I kill to be free?" — from the song "Randy Scouse Git" by The Monkees
I recently had the opportunity to spend a few hours at the new Museum of the Bible in Washington DC, which opened to much discussion this past year. The museum’s mission it to illuminate the central role of the Bible in our cultural and historical narrative, with the hope of assuring its con…
I recently ran across this bit of advice in an online article: “The earlier you start, the easier it will be when you truly want your children to be hard-working and thriving.”
Supporting Measure A
When I boarded the German airship Hindenburg, I was riveted by its enormous size, and I felt like an ant looking up at an elephant. I was in open mouthed wonder at how huge this miracle of the air was. Indeed, it epitomized the word gigantic. She was 804 feet long, had a diameter of 135 feet…
Although my mother was my first role model, she died early of breast cancer. However, I was fortunate to acquire a wonderful substitute – my mother-in-law.
My mother and I were close — almost embarrassingly close. So, when she unexpectedly passed away six months ago, there was a void in me that I didn’t know how I was going to fill. There was no one to talk to every morning after my daughter left for school. I didn’t have my trusty shopping com…
I know a veteran named Ben. Ben was one of millions of Vietnam veterans who served their country in the late 1960’s and then returned to civilian life to pursue his personal goals. Over the years, Ben shared with me his personal memories and stories of being in the military, especially after…
When their school day is over, what do teens like to do? Kick back and talk, right?
Inside a scrubby trellis of bushes and trees in Rancho Palos Verdes a little girl’s rhinestone bracelet lays pitifully entwined among discarded suitcases, backpacks, bike parts and mountains of other filthy debris.
Q >> What is my blood pressure supposed to be? My doctor wants to add another medicine even though the readings I’m getting at home were within the range she advised at my last appointment. She seems to be telling me different things since last year.
I have a small Fuji apple tree in my back yard that became confused, thrown off seasonally from the weather these past few months. The tree didn’t know whether to finish ripening the apples that were stragglers from last season or to start fresh with new growth and new buds.
What is the worst thing anyone has ever said to you?
I would really like to pretend that I sit around at night and read the collected works of William Shakespeare, but I’m actually doing something else — watching “House Hunters” on HGTV. This show has its own little version of Shakespearean drama, complete with bickering families, ruling overl…
When does a person cross the line from graceful aging into the land that’s labeled old? It all depends. On what?
Have you ever seen any young men dressed in white shirts and ties, or any young women dressed in dresses or skirts walking or even biking around the South Bay?
If I told you one of the most romantic ways to get to one of Britain’s most spectacular resorts is by cruise ship, you might think I’d gone – as the British might say – a little batty.
PVE Residents Must Pass Measure E
Palos Verdes Estates voters need to vote Yes on Proposition E to ensure PVE Police will continue to provide excellent service to residents.
On Ash Wednesday, 17 more lives were taken by a deranged maniac at a high school in Florida. Along with the all-too-depressing and all-too-familiar scenes of paramedics and first-responders rushing into a school, and the grim parade of body bags out, an equally depressing and familiar ritual…
Q: I have been in a major depression for months and I’m taking anti-depressants from a psychiatrist. I feel like I am improving slowly. Is there anything I can do to improve my mood while my doctor is adjusting my medicines? I feel like I’ve lost interest in my hobbies and in socializing. I’…
I have two dogs, but allow me to be more specific: I’m a dog owner, not a “pet parent.” They’re my animals. Not my “fur babies.”
Have you ever watched the PBS program called Finding Your Roots with Henry Lewis Gates? When I did, I was amazed to find participants gobsmacked by the facts Gates discovered about their ancestors.
Are several lumps of sugar worth putting in an historic museum?
To refer to one of the mightiest, most significant architectural masterpieces in Great Britain as a “building,” does not do it justice, nor does it fully convey the reason why you need to visit St Paul’s Cathedral in London.
My daughter in law discovered a box of paper in our cellar that had been invaded by hungry mice…mice sounds more appetizing than rats, doesn’t it?
Q: Many of my friends and family have the flu, and some are very sick. How can I prevent it? I am 68 years old, and I never take a flu shot because it gives me the flu.
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