by | Oct 10, 2011 | Random Musings, Writing
One month ago, I challenged myself to write a blog every day for an entire month. Today marks the celebratory completion of my task. I set a goal and I accomplished it. Yay. Yet, in reviewing my last thirty days of blogs, I’ve discovered how seemingly scattered they...
by | Oct 8, 2011 | Chick Stuff, Poetry, Writing
I escaped the castle; yet, crashed into the moat a hapless, soaking wretch without a throat I thought rapunzel’s hair would help me down, but kissing frogs gives warts not golden crowns I searched the world to find the ‘one’ for me and in the search,...
by | Oct 6, 2011 | Music, Random Musings
While Glee has popularized the expression Mash-UP, (a song created by blending two or more pre-recorded songs), my favorite mashup of all time is Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwoʻole’s Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World. I was driving over Mulholland...
by | Oct 5, 2011 | Films, Random Musings
I find it funny; albeit, not surprising that in our world of instant access/instant gratification people are so desperate to find the next thing. It’s never enough to be satisfied and content with what you have; rather, it has become about having one’s eye half...
by | Sep 30, 2011 | Random Musings
Driving up to Palo Alto to see my play Sister Cities, I passed through Gilroy- the garlic capital of California. Now, I love garlic… garlic bread, garlic pizza, garlic french fries…okay, pretty much any combination of garlic and carbohydrates. However,...
by | Sep 28, 2011 | Music, Random Musings
The essential mitzvah of Rosh Hashanah is to hear the sounding of the shofar. According to the famous Jewish philosopher Maimonides, the sound of the shofar is meant to wake up the soul and turn its attention to the important task of repentance. As a little girl, I...
