Slice of Life
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Did I say too much?
Thank you to Tammy for leading me to this story, Tiny Oily Halos which inspired me to not skip writing today. I am an oversharer. Not the gruesome-details-of-a-medical-procedure type, more of a let-me-tell-you-my-life-story type. Actually, if you’ve read some of my previous blog posts, this might seem pretty obvious: my…
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Erosion
I took these photos on Carmel Beach a couple of weekends ago. What is amazing is that those little caves and crevices in the rock are usually hidden by sand. Storms erode the sand and eventually it will be brought back. I have been walking this beach with my husband…
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Earthquake
As a native Californian, earthquakes have always been a normal part of life–literally. Growing up, I was reminded many times by my mom, that the Sylmar earthquake, a big one, happened just a month after I was born. Have you ever seen the old movie L.A. Story? The scene below…
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(Not so helpful) help desk
“Vivian, why are all my calls going straight to messages?” It was my father-in-law on the phone. He had missed his taxi ride because it came from an unknown number. And I knew it was my fault. I think most people have some version of a love/hate relationship with technology.…
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My octopus teacher
I’m not a very strong swimmer, so being out in the ocean is always a little scary for me. When we go snorkeling, I tend to stay pretty close to shore and my breathing isn’t as relaxed as it should be. But I brave it–partly because I’m usually with my…
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Spam
I was getting ready to write a post about SPAM, the canned meat, and I wanted to write a clever sentence bemoaning the fact that this delicious food has the same name as the hated junk email that clutters our inboxes when I learned this: Spam is literally named after…
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Arenaphobia
According to my husband, arenaphobia is the fear of sand. I’ve heard him use it many times over the years and never questioned it. Something in me decided to question it this week. He said it came from the Spanish word for sand, arena, plus phobia. I was dubious so…
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My kryptonite
Donuts. I cannot say no to a good donut. For our wedding (the second for both of us) we had mini-donuts instead of cake. I’ve organized two donut crawls with scoring sheets and everything. That’s me with scoring pen in one hand, donut in the other, and crumbs all over…
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Ten Top-Three Lists
Inspired by WOWilkinson‘s post to make my own ten lists of top 3s. Things to do at the beach• paddle board• boogie board• read Things to bake• chocolate chip cookies• LAUSD coffee cake• berry cobbler Taco spots• Guerrilla tacos• La Taqueria Brand• Sonoratown Sitcoms• The Golden Girls• Parks and Rec…
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Brother, come in
Writing about traveling yesterday reminded me of traveling with my brother… Years ago, in the mid-2000s, my brother generously took me on a trip to Barcelona. For some reason that I can’t remember now, we had to take separate flights both into and out of Spain. Since we didn’t have…
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