January 2012

“President Obama is in town.”  Seems a simple enough statement.  But, when you live in Los Angeles, it sparks a murmur, at times a roar, of discussions about a topic that can bring on a blood-pumping debate in the lives of Los Angelinos. Traffic. Roads are closed.  Detours abound.  And, tempers needlessly flare.  Traffic flow […]

Sunday, while attending the adorable five-year-old birthday party of my little friend Nicole, I encountered a most surprising artist, Shellyann, who created, truly, the coolest balloon creatures I’ve ever seen.  I think the adults were into it more than the kids.   This is the butterfly she made for me; but she whipped up, in mere […]