Today, daughter Elizabeth and I went to a Korean spa. This was my birthday present from Liz (back in January) and we resolved that it was time to carve out a few hours in both of our busy schedules to go and indulge ourselves with this experience. My only issue – I don’t know how…
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Luna Day
We are returning from Sarah and Gregorio’s house after our day with Luna. It is 9:45 and we got her this morning around 9:30. What a lovely day with a sweet little girl. My student, Cameron, came over expressly to spend time with Luna. She has fallen in love just from Luna’s pictures. They had…
Grandbaby Visit
Tomorrow little Luna is coming for a visit. Ray and I have been looking forward to seeing our little granddaughter all week long. She is joining us at the homeless breakfast, then coming home with us for the day. We might even take her to LACMA (LA County Museum of Art) for just a little…
A Travel Day Up the Coast
We have just returned from Santa Barbara by way of Ojai. For those of you who don’t know, Ojai is 25 miles south of Santa Barbara and 12 miles east of Ventura. We spent part of the day organizing our storage bins in Ojai – a tough job that was helped by the sunny/breezy/not too…
A Great TED Talk Related to Happiness
Professor Dan Gilbert: The surprising science of happiness This is well worth watching.
Luna’s Second Birthday Party
Yesterday was granddaughter Luna’s 2nd birthday. She is still young enough that she didn’t quite register that all this attention was for her. Still, the whole event was fun and full of lovely people. Here are a few pictures of Luna’s Bash. Luna and Two of her Buddies Luna’s First Cousin, Daniel Luna’s Paternal Grandmother…
Good Friday
Here is a painting from Caravaggio on the entombment of Jesus. Quite beautiful and a fitting meditation for today.
Maundy Thursday
I have just returned from church this evening. This is the beginning of the highest of holy times in the Christian world. Here is a painting I find inspiring to mediate on. Paolo Versonese – Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane
Flexibility…
I have just concluded one of those days that had about twenty different moving parts, ranging from packing up packages for eBay to communicating with my students for an online flash fiction class I’m teaching to having a big meeting with the contractor regarding a renovation project we are overseeing to having another meeting with…
20 Minutes a Day 