Oprah Recap

Now I can say that I've been in the same room as Oprah Winfrey. The taping on Friday was really fun. It was a hodge podge of segments, so it didn't really feel like her usual show. There was a segment with Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz, Nate Berkus, and Suze Orman. Dr. Phil told us... Continue Reading →

Blink

I fear that May will be over in the blink of an eye. I might as well call myself 35 now. I am in good shape with my birthday list...it feels kind of anticlimactic. I am used to running around doing all kinds of things in May. I tried a mint julep over the weekend.... Continue Reading →

May 1

  Here we are, May 1. One month left to complete the list. I've been slacking lately, because I haven't had much free time. Yesterday I bought a Django Reinhardt CD, so that's another item to check off. Every year I broaden my music horizons and buy some type of jazz/blues/foreign musician's CD. Django intrigued me... Continue Reading →

Oprah, Can I Have a Car?

Busy weekend at the Independent Film Festival, between volunteering and watching films. I saw four interesting documentaries. One was about Sasha Shulgin, a brilliant chemist who re-discovered the compound for the drug Ecstasy in the '60s. He liked to experiment with psychedelic drugs, in a scientific sense. He thought that these types of drugs could... Continue Reading →

Happy Earth Day

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." —Margaret Mead It's the 40th anniversary of Earth Day...what will you pledge to do to make your life a little greener? I am going to buy as much organic food as I... Continue Reading →

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