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Hot July Night

Instead of a hot August night at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles, my husband Terry and best friend Glenn joined 7000 of our closest friends for another hot July concert at Wolf Trap. The venue is outdoors with a covered pavilion and lawn seating. The temp peaked at...

Thinking About Toes

First of all, the word “toes” is a funny one. It rhymes with nose and does. It’s a plural referring to ten digits at the end of two feet. Now, feet are more than just things we walk on; feet are also units of measure. Toes are not units of measure. They are simply...

Summer Memories

Late last year, I shared a short story here called "Toad." Set in the high desert of Southern California, it was the tale of an imaginative little boy in the late 1950s. To be a free-range kid in those days was heaven, because Toad could go anywhere but toward the...

Summer Doldrums, Early

I spoke with several close friends about their drive to do something. Since the beginning of June, they've had the summer doldrums, otherwise known as the summer blahs. Yes, they know chores have to be done, and they do them, but then they want to sit beside the pool,...
Ghosts

Ghosts

While I believe in ghosts and spirits, some that go bump in the night, this is about ghosts of memories. Last Sunday...

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