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Anticipation

Carly Simon wrote the song “Anticipation” in 1971 in 15 minutes while playing her guitar as she waited for Cat Stevens to pick her up so the two could go on a date.  The song became one of her biggest … Continue reading

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Seeing Red

A red cup; that’s what makes me really angry – or at least it should.   That’s what I’m being told.   Religious bloggers and talking heads are claiming no snowflakes on Starbucks cups equals an anti-religious corporate statement.  Even worse, some … Continue reading

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Walking to Emmaus

There’s a small town in Pennsylvania named Emmaus.  The town has just over 11,000 people living in just under 3 square miles.  Emmaus is home to Rodale – the publishers of Organic Gardening magazine and many other fine magazines and … Continue reading

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Have Some Cake

I love great cake gags, cake fights and cake catastrophes in the movies!  One of my favorite cake scenes in a movie is when a very young Debbie Reynolds pops out of a cake to the surprise of Gene Kelly … Continue reading

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Jesus and My Dog

The King’s Cake is a pre-Lenten treat and a traditional part of Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans.  In the cake we bought, a small plastic baby Jesus was placed inside after it was frosted.  Traditions maintain that whoever finds … Continue reading

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Steaming Hot Passion

What gets your heart pumping?   What keeps you up at night?   What do you dream about when you should be thinking about other things?   Did I get your attention?   It IS Valentine’s week after all!   Now let’s undergo a bit … Continue reading

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An Epiphany

I’m not sure what just happened; it all went by so fast.  We went to bed on Christmas Eve with gifts wrapped and neatly placed beneath the tree.   By noon the following day, our living room looked like it was … Continue reading

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Candlelight

Have you ever been in complete darkness; that pitch black, unable to see your hand in front of your face kind of darkness?  It’s a weird sensation; probably similar to blindness.  I’m not afraid of the dark, but I must … Continue reading

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The Homeless Celebrity

When you grow up in Los Angeles, you experience lots of chance encounters with actors, rock stars, news personalities and the like. There’s also a lot of “local color” – local characters who make the street scene interesting. Venice Beach … Continue reading

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Joy

“Joy is like music in your soul that no one else can hear, but everyone else can see” – Curt Savage Continue reading

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