Delusion
The newspapers lately have been full of doom and gloom. Where I live, the housing market has collapsed and foreclosures have skyrocketed. Interest rates are up, and the price of fuel is soaring. Th…
She’s no Fool
My mother played just one April Fool’s joke in all her life. Dad had done something to make her mad–nobody remembers what–and Mom wanted some big-time payback. So one Friday evening when Dad….
Autocritic
I wish I didn’t do it. You wish you didn’t do it. But we all do it. And it isn’t the devil making us do it. We are all guilty of doing the once-over. It’s […]
Sustainability 24/7
I have to be honest with you: I’m getting tired of sustainability. It’s not that I want all the fish to die or for there to be more hurricanes, but–how can I say this without […]
Photo Op
When shooting some recent website content, I and my crew were blessed with one of the most perfect Malibu days. The sun glistened off the water, sparkling like tiny diamonds. And my quite-famous pho….
White Powder Fixing
The Washoe Indians called it “Strong Water,” but Mark Twain called it “Grasshopper Soup.” As mystical as the exact connotation of the name is the overwhelming beauty of this gap betwe….
Spank Me
So it was a milestone birthday last month, and I have been thinking about age…my age, men’s ages, aging. I have no trouble with it (thank goodness–why worry about something about which I can….
Happy holidays! Another wonderful year
Larochefoucauld said that often our cirtues are merely vices in disguise. Altruism can make us feel good about ourselves, but self-amiration is far from admirable. Kindness is a composite quality in….
The Passive Male
I chose my man carefully before trying this…not every man is capable of being passive, even if only for a little while. I built up our sex pattern slowly…he came into our place after work, […]
Florence of the Elbe
Dresden. in the beautiful Elbe valley, has UNESCO World Heritage status, after earning its place in history. It’s a mostly-Baroque architectural jewel. I was pleasantly surprised to see the re.
Like They Do on the Discovery Channel
In the animal kingdom, sex can be wild and weird. For one thing, penises come in a mind-boggling number of sizes and guises. Some, like the human penis, are hydraulically operated pumps; other are f…
Under the Sun
I just returned from Tuscany, which may officially be paradise. Stayed in a magnificent restored Franciscan convent that was originally built in 1587–our room (reminiscent of Siennese Renaissance) ….
Emerald Coast
I arrived in Okaloosa County to what seemed like a typical tropical night…moist air, warm wind, and the general out-of-place feeling one gets when stepping city feet into a town where Tommy Bahama ..
The Berkshires
It’s getting closer to Halloween, and today I spent time not a half hour from Sleepy Hollow! For a Los Angeleno, this was thrilling. The leaves are fiery crimson and gold…something I had nearly fo….
La Paz: sea lion love
Located just north of the La Concha Resort in La Paz, Mexico, is the small islet of Los Islotes. It is rugged in appearance, with angular formations covered with white guano from the nesting bird […]
Vansterdam, the Terminal City?
Despite its ridiculous nicknames, it’s a jewel on the Pacific. This week it had unusually moderate weather, which made the mountain-bordered bay city even more beautiful. It’s not unlike Los Angeles….
