Lake Tahoe, Lebowski Fest, Detroit

Questions asked, and answered While I was in Lake Tahoe, I asked my host Shanna ( a fine Canadian gal now living in the Bay Area of California) countless questions about the lake itself. How big is it? Do people fish? What kind of fish? How clean is the lake? Are there currents? Does it … Continue reading Lake Tahoe, Lebowski Fest, Detroit

They brought the trip to me on a vintage platter

The other night I was invited to a dinner party at my friend Erica's beautiful brownstone. Allow me to set the mood: Erica owns a speech modification business called Speak Easy, which helps people of various backgrounds living in America improve their speech and English pronunciation, and is also a vintage freak like me -- … Continue reading They brought the trip to me on a vintage platter

TSB Round-up, Press Release of the Week, Weird Fortunes, more

I Hear You Talkin', But You're Not Saying Anything The weirdest fortune I've ever gotten. Published: Thursday, 31 January 2008 Tags: fortune Comments 'writerjax' left this comment on 13 Feb 08 if only! 'A visitor' left this comment on 13 Feb 08 That is the strangest fortune I have ever seen! Was it a 'special' … Continue reading TSB Round-up, Press Release of the Week, Weird Fortunes, more

I’ve Been Tagged, TSB Round-up, Chocolate Sauce in the making, more

I've been tagged by Surfergrrl , author of The Ambien Chronicles, to reveal more about myself. The rules for this particular game: -Link to the person who tagged you -Post the rules on your blog. -Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself. -Tag at least 3 people at the end of your post and link to … Continue reading I’ve Been Tagged, TSB Round-up, Chocolate Sauce in the making, more

“Spit Out Your Words, Spit Out Your Verbs”

I was in a local bagel shop trying to look professional while wolfing down a sesame with veggie cream cheese when I first heard about the 'Pick a Word for the New Year' phenomenon.Kerstin, an interview subject for a freelance article I just f I was in a local bagel shop trying to look professional … Continue reading “Spit Out Your Words, Spit Out Your Verbs”