Lladro figures stir emotions while reminiscing
Dear Sabrina, Recently, a group of my friends got together for dinner. We haven’t seen each other in some time because of school, and new spouses and children, so when we get together we do a lot of reminiscing on “old times.” Somehow, we got talking about how all of our parents used to collect [...]
Ice cream for breakfast
(Photo and cake credit: Kai-Yan Wong) The Boss’s colleagues had a little birthday celebration for him this morning with a homemade(!) ice-cream(!) cake(!) decorated with the Lakers logo and colors, of course. Though the other option could have been to ice the cake with the Patriots logo, or a little Tom Brady topper. Of course [...]
Laugh, melt, regroup
Me: Oakley, what letter is that? Oakley: Q! Me: Good. What sound does ‘Q’ make? Oakley: Kwa! Kwa! Me: Very good. What’s something that starts with the /q/ sound? Oakley: Quail! Me: Very good! Oakley: Queen! Me: Good, Oakley. One more. Oakley: Kwarate!
What I love: January
fx wild harvest silk drops silk serum in lotus, $6 to $7 online or at most drugstores Bioré make-up removing towelettes, $7.49 at most drugstores La Roche-Posay Effaclar K Daily Renovating Anti-Relapse Salicylic Acid Acne Treatment, $25 to $28 online or at most drugstores Submarine. You will fall in love with Oliver Tate’s quirky and [...]
In summary…
Me: I can help you with that… The Boss: Thanks. Me: …but not if I’m on YouTube looking for something really important. The Boss: Don’t worry, by the time I need help, YouTube will already have been banned. Me: Touché. #SOPA #PIPA
On setting goals for twenty-twelve
It’s true, my goals usually give me a timeline to follow. But this year I’m taking a new approach after The Boss gave me some great pointers on goal setting. My new approach is as follows: set a list of goals that I want to accomplish by the end of the year and then set [...]
A few updates: Journey and other “books”
Oh, sigh. Where to begin. So, I’ve been working on two books. One of which you guys have seen being Weblished incrementally in this space since 2009. It’s called The Journey Within, and I’ve published 10 parts here already. The other book I’m writing…wait a second. Do I need to use quotes every time I [...]


