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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
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Tagged California, DPChallenge, Ferrari, Hollywood, law, Living, Los Angeles, Misadventure, Movies, Rob Reiner, Sunset Strip, TMZ, Writing challenge
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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
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Tagged art, Big Sur, Chinese astrology, DPChallenge, Living, memories, New Year, Resolutions, rituals, San Francisco, Snake, traditions, Travel, Writing challenge, Year of the Snake
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In an Instagram—An Artist’s Journey
I sit here with a watercolor brush in my hand, running my fingers through the bristles. How long has it been? Ten years? Fifteen? Twenty? In the 1980s, I was a prolific painter. I worked in oils, and painted mostly … Continue reading
Bohemian Opus 