[2017 Wrap-Up] Baby Steps
I’m back in the saddle. I believe I missed 2016 because my brain was in a total fog. Being a mom and getting laid off were the “highlights” of my year. The end. And now 2017. The short version: It still sucked big time in different ways. I suppose the big events of 2016 attributed […]
[2015 Wrap-Up] Ch-ch-changes!
If I had to sum up 2015 in one word it would be “Changes.” There have been so many changes this year, and so many lessons learned along the way. The first big change was moving from California to Washington. My husband and I had discussed this for such a long time. It always seemed […]
What’s Popping? Trivia at Your Next Event
Question: What form of entertainment is fun for all ages, inexpensive and needed at your next event? Answer: Trivia! As an avid listener of the “Hooked on Trivia: The Radio Game Show” with host Mike Cook and a 101% satisfied client (his live trivia show was featured at my wedding reception), I was pleased and […]
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[2014 Wrap-Up] One Word – FINALLY!
I had planned to write my 2014 Year In Review yesterday, but I just didn’t get around to it. Luckily it was not part of my New Year’s Resolution. I do hope to write more often this year. MMXIV – Overall, it was a pretty great year. Some highlights: 1. Finally! After 9 months of […]
[Bookmark This] Chapter One: the modern local
When you live in a pretty bland area of Orange County where everyone’s lawn is nice and artificially green and every house looks the same but is a different color (the neighborhood in “Edward Scissorhands” comes to mind), the food choices are much the same: chain after chain after chain. Here, the Carl’s Jr seems […]
[Innside Dining] There’s Snow Place Like It
After spending the day walking around lush gardens of The Huntington Library (and nearly wanting to gouge out my eyeballs to stop the itching), my boyfriend and I worked up quite an appetite. We weren’t too familiar with the area we were in, so we decided to stop by somewhere on the way back home. On our […]
[Truffle Triumph] Kickstart My Heart (for Chocolate)
A few months ago, the guys at Intrigue Chocolate Company started a Kickstarter campaign to revitalize their logo and packaging. Originally, Intrigue’s delectable truffles were half-round shapes, all snug in multi-colored foil wrappers. They were placed in handy, reusable tins, which made a lovely display for these morsels of Heaven. But after a few years, it […]
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[Life of Pie] The Deep Dish in the Pacific Northwest
In the last 90 days, I have had the honor of stuffing my face with pizza. But not just any kind of pizza — deep dish pizza. In November, I went to the birthplace of deep dish — Chicago, Illinois. There, I went to three places: Pizzeria Uno (the original), Gino’s East and Lou Malnati’s. […]
[Come On Baby Light My Fire] A Tale of Two Kindles
I love gadgets, but I hate abhor reading. I don’t know what it is. Perhaps it’s because when I was about 3 or 4, my sister insisted reading would be more fun than playing Barbies. I also have somewhat of a short attention span. In fact, I am amazed any time I can sit through […]
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[Midnight Madness] It Ends with Forever
It’s over. For the last 4 years, my friends and I had a ritual. It consisted of standing in line for about a whole work day, eagerly anticipating the next cinematic installment of the Twilight book series. And, tonight, sadly, the last installment has been eagerly anticipated and seen. I remember how I felt every […]
