It was a great talk, a great performance. What did you say or do yesterday to contribute to your own happiness? I tweeted about it, I woke up thinking about it, and I pondered its significance while walking the dogs …

I've been seduced in the past by the scent of roasted chicken. I've written stories about the longing for a bit of crispy skin in the middle of shopping, to crack open the plastic cage and rip off just a …

http://www.flickr.com/photos/20890521@N02/5965711412/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/20890521@N02/5965262065/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/20890521@N02/5978996303/ So check the progress. can't wait till next week. love this public art, created and supported by Sam Durand's San Diego Urban Corps. PS I figured out the photo upload finally,

This week is one of many interesting weeks on the North- South corridor along the Pacific coast. On the train, on the streets, in restaurants and bars, and on TV. Wednesday was Opening Day at Del Mar, Preview night at …

I just laced 3 yellow roses through the wrought iron gates on the Daley Double, a community landmark in Old Encinitas. Nancy sold it several years ago. I know that. I don't care. it's a Daley landmark and a part …

I’ve always been fascinated by the reflected glory attained by a brush with stardom, celebrities, or travel. As a lifelong marketing person and a self-proclaimed foodie and a shopper I am also fascinated by the ego boost I get personally …

It's 8pm Friday night. I've run my behind off since 6:15 this morning. chamber breakfast at the crack of dawn- tortured the caterer by asking for sugar free syrup so I could justify the pork sausage vs the turkey. He …

Sometimes I long for the "earlier" days. Not the, ugh, old days. As I "season" (are you following me?) I get tired of the audio alerts on my phone, my washer, my car brakes and the door ajar chime, the …

Yes, I have proof. my Corgi-Husky mix is a carb addict. He's a dog too- a 13 year old Helen - Woodward-rescue short husky, or a tall 55 pound Corgi named Joey-like-a-baby-kangaroo. i made the mistake this morning of putting …

Mural rising in the underbelly of the freeway near Pacific highway and Rosecrans. Out of the heavy air, faces are emerging. Flags and military personnel. Can't tell yet if it's a vintage portrait or contemporary. Not sure if it's all …

It's Tuesday right? Passing by the fairgrounds, the aisles abandoned, the carnival rides so colorful they almost glow in the dreary dampness of the dawn. Dead, vulnerable stuffed animals in plastic bags lobbed on top of the trucks on their …

Too much time. Always up to something expensive. excess. Eating and shopping. The one extra day does it. Thawed out the crab from Catalina Offshore . made crab cakes on red lettuce with avocado and lime. dinner tonight the Terra …

57 minutes ago my friend Jan posted a photo on facebook of her husband, his mother, and her mother in law. In Marrakech, with their voting stubs. Momentous occasion. I met Jan two months ago at an art retreat in …

It's very exciting. Overnight the underbelly of the freeway at Rosecrans & PCH has been primed, a grid defined, and the beginning of a mural or a mosaic or ? Everyone on the streets is talking about it. I just …