Do you have a dream? What is it? Or have you forgotten it along the way? Without a dream there is no hope of joy of accomplishment. Without hope there is despair. When living in […]

Someone bringing a bag of chocolates to work is one of those universal office-culture moments of joy. The presence of free little niblets of cocoa-based delight suddenly makes meetings a little less …

Can you be too perfect? Aesthetic procedures are quickly approaching ‘perfect storm’ conditions in my city. She can be spotted perusing the aisles at Barney’s, in downward dog at yoga class, and at ..

Whether we like it or not, most of us are influenced by the messaging behind luxury brands and some, if not all, of us have found ourselves reflecting on the concept of purchasing-abstinence lately. …

I find nostalgia seductive, even if it can be a liar. I see snow and I think about making snow angels on Northern California hills. I smell pine, the real pine boughs of trees and […]

Stumbling through a dark, red and black tunnel, I saw a man in silhouette at the other end. In the dim light, I made out a long oar in his hand. He was standing in […]

My sister first greeted me by telling my mother to “return me to the hospital.” She had flourished in undiluted attention for 27 months before encountering an existential threat: me. Summoned to my….

These so-called listicles are everywhere. The format may have started as a way for magazines to write thematic articles in a simple, digestible form, but it’s become a beast all its own, inundating t….

People say I’m competitive. Recently, I even heard someone describe me as relentless. When I hear this, I must admit I’m a bit taken aback. But if I were to be truthful, I guess it’s […]

**This story may or may not be a dream I had. 🙂

I suppose it all began when I was Gmailing my pal, writing “Dude” in the mock-surfer-hispter lingo now affected by business squares everywhere.

Knowing your geography is the best determinant of which kiss to go with; if a friend is European, kiss her right cheek with your right cheek and then her left cheek with your left. If […]

Women who aren’t allergic to gracious living, ladies who dress as well as we work, you manicured and coiffed beauties, unite. It’s time for a new label. No, this isn’t about fashion designers and co….

Walk into my small home and you’ll find no fewer than four trash cans; the abundance of bins isn’t due to an abundance of waste but rather to relatively new and progressive refuse laws, stipulating […]

It’s a Southern California moment that has been captured on film and television countless times, but never seems to wear out its allure; a convertible on PCH, its driver wearing sunglasses and enjoying…

If so, where do you keep it? In the dark recesses of shame? In little hidden pockets of your heart where you pull it out and admire it when the doors are closed? Are there […]

How do two lone people produce a pair that can feel each other? Truly, you’ve moved into me…I can be decoyed out of bed by the smell of your skin, wafted to my nose by […]