LA’Blog

  • Miss Anne Heche

    I’m always trying to get people to watch one of my all-time favorite movies, “Wag the Dog.” That it’s a pre-2000 movie is astounding, as it’s still fresh and relevant. The 1997 production was tailored, then sewn up over a fast 28 shooting days by the producing team of Robert de Niro and Jane Rosenthal,…

  • The Growing Place

    That’s what Los Angeles is for me. I’ve always wanted to grow my own food. I was seven when I planted some radishes at my family home. We moved before I got to see if they sprouted. When I got my own garden in SoCal, I was thrilled to buy young tomato, peppers and basil…

  • Home, Again

    Home, Again

    I used to love to wander LACMA. Increasingly, I was drawn to the gallery displaying are from India. The room was dimly lit, making the walls recede. Their may have been music playing – it doesn’t seem like it was quiet. I loved the statues and walking under a recovered archway. It felt like I…

  • Feeling Lucky?

    Feeling Lucky?

    There’s events that offer a good, long look in the mirror. Well, in truth, those are constant – everything from “I could just eat this last little bit” to “Just a tad over the speed limit but Reasons!…” Ahead lies the moment with The Church of the Bathroom Mirror. It can be very interesting to…

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