This trip is one of the reasons I’ve been called a disaster magnet. It was probably telling that MC and I left Vancouver for Chiapas on January 1, 1994, the day the Zapatista Uprising began. We drove down the coast, stopping at all the aquariums along the way, having meetings and leaving our brochures for … Read more
I didn’t know National Pack Rat Day was a thing. I’m perhaps the opposite of a pack rat, a little bit compulsive about getting rid of stuff. If Stuff Comes In – Stuff Must Go Out We moved constantly when I was a kid. I had my Dad make a list of all of our … Read more
I was about a week old in this photo. Mom was 20. Mothers and daughters always seem to have complicated relationships, so I think I’m lucky that Mom and I have pretty much always been friends. Sure, like any other teenager I was rotten and self-absorbed and probably thought my parents were set on earth … Read more
This Italian Chimichurri Sauce Recipe (also known as salsa verde) is good on meat, fish, chicken, vegetables. It is so good, that even people (Mom) who claim not to like capers couldn’t get enough of it. We’ve eaten it on grilled mahi, grilled steak, roasted potatoes, and I’m sure we’ll come up with more dishes … Read more
I’ve always felt like a creative person who just hasn’t found the right medium. Probably we all are. I also feel like at some point in my life I’ll be a helicopter pilot, but I may have missed the window of opportunity on that one. I can kind of draw, sort of paint, but mostly … Read more
I used to be a fan of the Celebrity Baby Scoop website. I enjoyed seeing all the photos of celebs and their kids, pregnant stars, and all the great fashion for moms and kids. The one and only reason I don’t visit the site anymore is because I refuse to give the trolls who comment … Read more
Of Course I Can … Wait. What? I have a history of exaggerating my abilities on job applications. In 1991, I walked into an interview with an event production company in Vancouver, and when asked if I was familiar with Microsoft Word I told them that I had Word on my computer at home. I … Read more
I’ve always written. I still have stories I wrote in elementary school. I hope I still have all my travel journals; they are in Guatemala City getting mildewed right now, but I still hope. Writing was almost always private until fairly recently. Aside from poems, letters, and eulogies that I wrote for friends and family, … Read more