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Well, I am safely ensconced or trapped, depending on your point of view, in the Best Western by JFK.  It was recently redone, so it’s hella clean, but it’s in the middle of nowhere!  It’s located next to the garage for … Continue reading →

to come up with things to blog about. Sometimes, as I go through my day, I recognize little foibles or happenings that could be made into amusing anecdotes…. or maybe I just think they are funny and you all think … Continue reading →

As you know, I am moving to NYC.  What I am now working on is how to break my move,my belongings, and perhaps even my psyche into different phases.  For example, I learned yesterday that I need to go to … Continue reading →

Well, LA was surreal at various moments…. like my hippy experience at Aroma Cafe… my friend and I went to get coffee.  He asked for a scone, and they responded, “grrrreat……(pause- insert cricket chirping here) any scone?”  My friend:  What kind … Continue reading →

Well, I have just come back from the burn center’s family camp weekend which was wonderful, sad, happy, and endearing… but what happens at camp stays at camp… and in the hearts and heads of those who shared it… so … Continue reading →

I hate the end of vacations because in my mind I am already starting to turn my brain back into ‘reality’ mode.  So with two days left…. I’m already making the switch. This morning, the rain finally let up.  I … Continue reading →

Well, it’s a rainy day in France, so I can afford to catch up on blogs.  Also, I finally found an adaptor that will work with my computer’s 3 prong plug… forgot that it isn’t a 2 prong. Friday, Estelle … Continue reading →

Finally a follow-up to my last post… Well, as opposed to last year’s ill-thought but much enjoyed Cinquo de Mayo party in France, the Ascension Day picnic and horse spectacle was semi-appropriate and there were no cultural blunders that I … Continue reading →

OK confession time here…. today is Ascension Day in French… and I am so jet-lagged, tired, and wined to know if I even spelled that correctly.  It is my first full day, but second day here.  And, I promise to … Continue reading →

Tonight, I am in New York City! I went to look at two sublets in the area near Columbia University – not quite Morningside Park.  Wow, what a difference from LA.  Both are two bedroom units with a roommate.  The first … Continue reading →