Connect with Me!
Category Archives: Misadventure
My Fifteen Minutes of Fame
On a Cheer Day, I can See Forever Lisa Ann K National Football Cheerleaders Alumni Organization – Philadelphia Chapter ALUMNI OF THE WEEK: Patricia Alfano 1965-1968 It was 1965, and I was trying to find myself—not that I was ever … Continue reading
Posted in California, Living, Misadventure, Music, Observations, Travel
Tagged Adventure, art, California, Cheerleading, Contests, Dancing, Friends, law, Living, Los Angeles, memories, New Jersey, NFL Cheerleaders, Observations, philadelphia, Philadelphia Eagles, Travel
2 Comments
Hot in LA
The Sunset Strip in Los Angeles is known for its unconventionality—a freewheeling, act-as-crazy-as-you-want place where people see life as a big movie audition. One never knows if what is happening is really happening, or if it is just another film shoot. … Continue reading
Posted in California, DPChallenge, Living, Misadventure, Observations, Weekly writing Challenge, Writing challenges
Tagged California, DPChallenge, Ferrari, Hollywood, law, Living, Los Angeles, Misadventure, Movies, Rob Reiner, Sunset Strip, TMZ, Writing challenge
3 Comments
Geishas with Guns
Sharing my art is how I express joy. It is also how I vent my frustration. I used to paint pictures of pretty flowers and bucolic scenes. Now, my work sports geishas with guns and ballerinas with baseball bats. Today, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Culture, death, Family, geisha, Living, Misadventure, Observations, Research
Tagged art, culture, elderly, erin brockovich, Family, geisha, guns, law, Living, love, Misadventure, Observations, painted mannequin, spirituality, strong women
4 Comments
Finding the Sun in Vancouver
“Maybe I should pour something for you that is a little more calming,” the sleepy-eyed, Seattle coffee shop barista remarked. Agitated with his slow service, I responded by rolling my eyes and loudly drumming my fingers on the counter. The … Continue reading
Posted in California, Culture, Family, Living, Misadventure, Observations, Parenting, Travel
Tagged California, Canada, enlightenment, Family, gratitude, Living, memories, Misadventure, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, San Diego, Seattle, Travel, Vancouver, Washington
5 Comments
Weekly Writing Challenge–A Diverse Manner of Speaking
My friend still speaks with a New Jersey accent—but it is now laced with a Texas twang. Although he spent his formative years on the East Coast, his move to Austin, Texas affected his speech. A typical sentence from him … Continue reading
Reluctant Reflections and Non-Resolutions
Around the end of the year, we Americans feel compelled to look at the past 365 days and decide what we can do to make the next 365 days better. I was never one to get all excited over New … Continue reading
Posted in Art, California, Family, Friends, Living, Misadventure, Observations, Traditions, Travel, Writing challenges
Tagged art, Big Sur, Chinese astrology, DPChallenge, Living, memories, New Year, Resolutions, rituals, San Francisco, Snake, traditions, Travel, Writing challenge, Year of the Snake
12 Comments
Boomer Angst
When I am an old woman I shall wear purple With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me. – Jenny Joseph I am in complete awe of Jenny Joseph’s old-woman self in her poem, Warning. The character defies … Continue reading
Posted in California, Living, Misadventure, Observations
Tagged Baby boomer, California, Cirque du Soleil, elderly, Jenny Joseph, Observations, Occupy Wall Street, Red Hat Society, San Diego, trains, Travel
9 Comments
Thirty-nine Trips Around the Sun
I can not believe that since our wedding day, my husband and I have made 39 trips around the sun on Planet Earth together. The memories of this voyage float around my brain like pictures taken from an orbiting spacecraft. … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, California, Family, Friends, Living, Misadventure, Travel
Tagged anniversary, California, Family, Friends, Living, love, Menlo Park, Misadventure, New Jersey, Travel, wedding
8 Comments
Blessing of the Animals and other Rituals
To the fur, feathered and scaled people: This is in honor of the annual Blessing of the Animals celebration, which was held yesterday, Oct. 7. This article also appeared in the December 2009 issue of Vision Magazine. Latin chants and … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Family, Living, Misadventure, Pets, Traditions
Tagged animals, Family, funerals, holidays, Living, pets, rituals, traditions
Leave a comment
Luck
According to the latest information, January 2012’s Chinese Year of the fire-breathing Dragon will roast 2011’s Year of the Silly Wabbit, and bring forth new beginnings, good fortune and luck. Chinese New Year always brings back memories of when I … Continue reading
Bohemian Opus 