27 Jun Heaven
Dragon and Isabelle became friends in 2nd grade, in Mrs. Falcinella's class. This year, Isabelle will be a senior in high school, as Dragon would have been. A big year,...
Blogs
24 Jun Annual Check Up
Hannah had her annual "well-baby check up" today. You know, the one you take your kid to every year around her birthday. 15 years old and over 5’8” – almost...
08 May Old School
One of the things I treasure most of Dragon's is his last Spotify playlist. Each one of those songs brings back specific times with Dragon. Dragon would blast "Sail" every...
15 Apr A Thousand Winds
Happy Easter weekend, everybody. I know many of you were on vacation this week, enjoying Hawaii, Italy, Korea. I hope you had a wonderful time and are getting home safely....
14 Mar Desert Wildflowers
California has been in a devastating drought for the last few years. The wildflowers in the desert love the water, but because of our drought, for the longest time, the...
01 Mar Catchers in the Rye
I opened the newspaper today to see a photo of teenagers rushing the water at Saturday’s lifeguard tryouts in San Clemente. They were competing for summer jobs at the Southern...
24 Feb Ghosts of Ourselves
As I took Hannah and her friend Ashley to school this morning, I saw ghosts of ourselves. Last year, well, 2014-15 actually, I would take Dragon to school every morning...
14 Feb Dinner Two Ways
This is what I did for dinner last night. I opened up my fridge and found some kale. Two leftover roasted sausages. An onion. Bacon. I diced and fried up the...
01 Feb Out and About
I went this past weekend to Ojai. I went to Ojai with two dear friends – two of my graduate school roommates that have been faithful companions to me especially...
23 Jan Everyday Life
I went with Hannah yesterday to get our eyebrows done. We go to this threading place. It’s amazing -- threading. In case you don’t know, as I didn’t for a...
13 Jan Running in the Rain
Mom, did you know that pollution makes sunsets more colorful? Mom, did you know that being a chemist is one the most dangerous jobs, because of your daily exposure to...
06 Jan Of Mice and Men
But little Mouse, you are not alone, In proving foresight may be vain: The best laid schemes of mice and men Go often askew, And leave us nothing but grief and pain, For promised joy! -Robert...