Sunday morning I was sitting in the lobby of the Loews Hotel overlooking the Santa Monica Pier having breakfast while reading the New York Times. The hotel is filled with people from across the globe.
I spend a great deal of time each week Downtown. I have set lunches on Monday and Fridays that put me on the Third Street Promenade. Friday dinner means that you can usually find me at T’s Thai on Fourth, sitting at a table with my travel buddy and his wife, who rarely travels with us to exotic loca
Well, my campaign to end the poo bags seems to have gained enough traction, what with the California Supreme Court upholding Manhattan Beach’s ban on single-use plastic bags, that I can now move on to other topics.
The sky is falling — again. The end of the world is near — if not today, or this week, maybe this century. Do you remember Y2K when the computers were all going to fail at midnight on Jan.
The absurdity of social mores never ceases to amaze me. On the one hand we have a society that thinks it is immoral and unacceptable for a woman to go to the beach topless.
I started cooking when I was 5. I didn’t have the fancy cooking classes that children today have, like those my friend Samantha Saffir Barnes teaches at the First Presbyterian Church Kitchen on Second Street.
Toastmasters International is a group that helps people confront one of their greatest fears — public speaking. It is a nonprofit organization that has over a quarter million members worldwide in 12,000 plus clubs.
It’s been said that the most dangerous place in the world is being between a politician and a camera; the theory being that the politician will do anything to get in front a camera for some publicity.
“You have to love yourself, before you can love someone else.” — Anonymous Sage advice on love and life has been handed down from time immemorial.
Summer is unofficially here, come this weekend. Another year is flying by, thankfully this one has some great upbeat moments, and the future is looking bright.
CITYWIDE — Anybody who owns or rents property in Santa Monica knows that the city by the sea is not a cheap place to live. Santa Monicans pay for the luxury of living in an iconic beach town, bounded by the sparkling Pacific Ocean on one side, and the bustling metropolis of Los Angeles on the other.
I love men. I love a strong man, both physically and spiritually. A man who can take charge, make a decision and get things done will always have a fan in me.
