Up the Movie: Uplifting, Upstanding, and Up There for Best Movie of 2009

If you’re looking for a stocking stuffer this Christmas, here’s a great gift choice: the Up DVD. It’s the latest Pixar masterpiece and IMHO, their greatest. It’s a movie for all ages so it will fit nicely into stockings of all feet sizes. I think because of the theme: “out with the old and in … Read more

“We’ve Only Just Begun” – To Tell the Truth

Last month a Carpenter’s greatest hits compilation CD called “40 40” was released. The “40 40” stands for 40 songs, of which the first was recorded 40 years ago. I liked their music for the most part (“Close to You” being the exception.) The Carpenters played on the soundtrack of my ‘salad days.’ The best … Read more

Arianna Huffington: 2nd FuchsiaWoman Award Recipient

One of my favorite internet sites is the Huffington Post because of its comprehensive coverage and commentary in a wide range of topics. Thanks to founder and blogger extraordinaire, Arianna Huffington, the Huff Post presents the most truthful version about what’s happening in America, IMHO. I look forward to reading it everyday. And when I … Read more

Gone Shopping…

Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to the mall I go!

A Thanksgiving Story

Before I started fourth grade, my Mom moved us from Palm Desert back to Garden Grove—same house and same school. But now we had a dog that lived with us instead of my Dad. This was the start of the inane every-other-week-end/six-weeks-in-summer shuffling from house to house routine that kids of divorce must endure. This … Read more

No Respect = No Customers = No Business

I have a theory that customer service is dead in America. I have dozens of personal examples as proof. Here is one of them. Yesterday I did my Thanksgiving shopping at Trader Joe’s. I picked that store because it was the anniversary of my friend Lorrie’s death and TJ’s was one of her favorite stores. … Read more