We are driving through the streets of downtown LA, returning home from Disney Hall. The traffic is relatively light in comparison to our trip down at 5:30. We are driving through Koreatown at the moment and many signs are written in Korean. I have no idea what they are advertising. Others are in Korean and…
Category: Writing
Tired but Happy
I have been editing and writing all day today and I am tired now. I saw several students and am wrapping up my online class through Story Circle Network. Plus, I have several high school seniors with college essays that need to be edited, as well. I was up at 5 am working, then took…
My Day In Photos – Kaiser Permanente and the Tow Truck
Off I went today for my visit to Kaiser Permanente, which is my first foray into a HMO prompted by my $1200 monthly bills for Ray and me for a PPO offered by Blue Shield of CA with a $12,000 deductible. (Yes, you read that right.) Kaiser offered the same coverage for 1/2 the price…
A Blight on My Hometown
The First Baptist Church in my hometown of Bonham, Texas, population 7,000, has banned the Boy Scouts from meeting at their church because of the Boy Scout of America’s decision not to discriminate because of sexual orientation. My thoughts: Dear God in heaven, how can we still be dealing with this sort of blatant bigotry…
2 Excellent Recipes Using Pineapple
I made two recipes today that both used canned pineapple. That doesn’t sound all that good, but both were exceptionally tasty. One was a rice salad and the other was a maple and molasses-sweetened pineapple upside-down cake. Here are the recipes. Let me know if you try these. I think you’ll like them. California Rice…
Gravity: The Film
Well, I am not going to be among those who shower lots of praise on the film, Gravity. While I thought it was very well-acted, I can’t say that it was a great movie. I wanted more exploration of the two (only) characters so that I could care more about them and their fate. As…
Grandma and Baby Luna: Having Fun Tonight
Tonight, I babysat baby Luna while her parents went off on a date night, their first since her birth not counting the other time I babysat while they went to a party. This time, it was to the movies. The first movie they’ve seen in a theater since this baby was born. Luna was a…
The Beauty of Open Spaces
I am sitting with my student and we are doing a quick-write. I have just returned from Texas – I mean I drove in from Texas exactly two hours ago. We drove from 4 am (Central time) yesterday morning until 8 pm Pacific time (which is 10 Central time) last night, which translate into 1100…
On the Road Again
We are in the middle of Arizona on Interstate 40 and it is dark except for the red taillights from 18 wheelers in front of us and the headlights of cars and trunks traveling east on the divided highway. We are listening to a compilation of Ray Wylie Hubbard on Ray’s Ipod. We have listened…
Love/Hate Food List
This will probably not be the full 20 minutes tonight. We have not left Texas yet and are getting up to leave at 4 am. So, clearly, I need to go to bed as soon as possible. I found this prompt and thought, “I could do this even if I’m tired.” So, here goes. Foods…
20 Minutes a Day 