During this intense, scorching hot summer of retrogrades and eclipses, we’ll take our good news where we can find it. Especially if it’s in the form of a handsome newcomer poised to rejuvenate the dwindling mountain lion population of the Santa Monica Mountains! The strapping young cat, discovered recently via hidden cameras, has been dubbed “Adonis” for his good looks. And … [Read more...]
In 1977, I dropped out of college and moved to L.A. Having spent my whole life in San Diego, this was a big move for me. And my parents were furious. But I felt I would die if I stayed any longer. So I took a room in a huge Victorian mansion in Hancock Park and found a job as a proofreader at a fashion publication. My housemates were an oddball lot – a tax accountant, a … [Read more...]
Seven years ago, when faced with a major remodel of my family home, I began searching for the right contractor. The first candidate showed up fifteen minutes late without bothering to call. Then, over the course of the interview, he admitted that his contractor’s license had expired. Just as I was starting to really wonder about this guy, we heard a loud commotion from the … [Read more...]
On March 11, 2011, I was flying in to visit friends on the Big Island of Hawaii. As I disembarked, panic was in the air. People were rushing about, yelling into their cell phones. A tsunami alert was in effect – thanks to the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan. And indeed, severe flooding followed soon after. Shocking Uranus entered Aries that day for a seven-year stay. The … [Read more...]
If you saw the Sonoma Valley Regional Park last October after intense fires swept through, you’d hardly recognize it now. From charred blackness to a riot of beauty, the sky lupines, buttercups and other flowers are blooming aplenty thanks to reduced competition from annual grasses and increased nitrogen from post-fire ash. Something even more remarkable happened several years … [Read more...]
