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“Victorian Chick on the Patch” (New Blog in Various LA Patch Branches) and Musings on Why My Closest Friends Came from Facebook or NYC Trips not my K-12 LA Private Schools (Ventura Lunch with Westlake Girl, 1973)

It’s no secret that New York City moves me in ways no other place does, but I can honestly say that I’ve found a lovely rhythm in Southern California and made a nice life for myself when I’m away from … Continue reading

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(Rescue) Kitty and Doggie Heaven with Sister in Moorpark, Mexican Food in SB vs NYC, Funny Dad Story at Guido’s, and Coast at Shutters Pictures

I’m back in Santa Barbara on another idyllic day with a warm sun and slightly cool breeze. I intended to swim before lunch at El Cielito with J’s mother, my closest female friend in SB the four months she’s here, … Continue reading

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Laugh for Sight Benefit at Hollywood Improv Tonight Plus Michael’s Amazing All-Night Happy Hour and DMV Stupidity

  I. Laugh for Sight, Lack of Shame/Guilt in America’s Youth, and High Percentage of Stupid People at the DMV. I have to go to the DMV today–bummer–so no lunch at Gjelina on Abbot Kinney with my LA dining buddy … Continue reading

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Reflections on Relationships and the Relinquishment of One’s Own High and Pop Cultural Investments, or The Challenges of Living a Life of Ideas Outside the Academy

  Usually Ollie prefers the ottoman on which I’ve photographed him numerous times but the sun is so brilliant and warm streaming through the window, he decided to lounge about on the hardwood floor. He often sunbathes on the upper … Continue reading

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Pictures and Video of Emma, the Labrador Retriever Who Does Not Retrieve and Reflection on Fabricated Facebook Lives and the Freedoms of Victorian Chick

  It feels like summer. I’m in a green mermaid sheer maxi-dress I bought as a cover up for the Dominican Republic in the summer of 2010. I hadn’t been out of the country in 17 years and I had … Continue reading

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Happiness, Gratitude for FB Friends, Dominican Republic in 2010, Ireland in 1994, Reflection on Motherhood

I am so happy. Not a day here or there. Day in and day out, I love my life. I have said before on the blog(s), and many times on FB, how much FB has transformed my existence on a … Continue reading

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