CVS at Midnight
My very first job, when I was 15, was working as a clerk at a drugstore in my teenage hometown. I don’t remember how I got the job. I really wanted to work at the […]
A present for myself
I finally received the package I had been waiting for. As I got back inside my house, I knew the maid was coming in a few hours, but that I would be alone for a […]
Fifteen Years from Now?
Lazy clouds roll in from the Seattle ocean. I can feel the wind buffet the window as I watch the storm; I feel Tim watching me and a strange sensation sweeps over me. For the […]
Wrigley’s Haunt
The experienced pilot opened the door of the upholstered jet helicopter…it was rough water earlier this week, so this was the way to get over to the island. Fourteen minutes later, we were on Santa.
Cyber Life
When was the last time someone sent you a letter? I’m talking about a real, handwritten letter in an envelope, with a stamp, delivered by someone in a blue uniform. Or the last time a […]
The Bridge is Falling Down
So I have a new haircut–it’s both good and bad news. In the heart of Londond buzzing, cosmopolitan Covent Garden, I decided to visit Trevor Sorbie. The creative stylist was from Scotland, so I didn….
Putting Abstinence in Perspective
As I look at the society in which I live, I see all around me an obsession with the body and with sex. In fact, I make my living off of this obsession! This website […]
Blonde Ambition
Bring privileged is a gift. But LOOKING privileged–that’s the Holy Grail. A few years ago I learned a painful lesson: after decades of feeling like an exchange student next to my blonde-hair….
I love all five senses, but I have a favorite
Thinking about it seems to warm my blood; I can feel the increase in my heartbeat and the warming of my skin, and I find myself licking my lips and perhaps even letting out an […]
Little Palms and Little Deer
Do you know about Key Deer? I am in love…I almost considered trading in my dog for one of these animals, as they are Labrador Retriever-sized deer that swim, gregariously interact with humans, and g…. […]
Napa Valley
Auberge du Soleil is one of the nation’s most sought-after small luxury hotels, for good reason. Claude Rouas and Robert Harmon somehow managed to capture the ambiance of Provence in the Rutherford H…
Central California Dreaming
The Central Coast has been crisp, sunny, and blue-skied, even in winter…this is why I love living in California. Crystalline views of the great Morro Rock, with the sun glinting diamond facets on t..
Buckhead: Just Peachy
The Buckhead section of Atlanta is the jewel of the city, an area of gracious homes, elegant hotels and shopping centers, as well as some of the best restaurants. The shopping mecca of the Southeast,….
My home town, where we invent ourselves
Ever since the show-business pioneers DeMille and Lasky were drawn to climate-blessed Los Angeles just after the turn of the century, Hollywood ceased being a real place and became a concept, a glitte.
Sawadee
Bangkok is bizarrely contradictory…it blends modern and ancient, with tall skyscrapers towering over centuries-old Buddhist temples. Imposing wats are adjacent to horridly impoverished narrow stree..
The intimi-dater
People always say, “Be careful what you wish for.” I have the same reaction to that sentiment as I do to “Don’t get your hopes up.” Both admonitions are clearly impossible to o….
