2019-01-08 10:55
Sometimes those that some find formidable, I find endearing.A friend recently commented that one of the parents I know has quite the reputation.M: "He's the type of man that makes coffee ner… Read More
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2019-01-07 03:42
My mission is to collect my good memories.Who will remember the good memories for me?I frame my memories and let them surround me like the gallery of photos kept on my tables and shelves. I… Read More
2018-06-18 18:02
I went down my Boston memory lane and remembered a wonderful day I'd almost forgotten.We arrived to Symphony Hall late but the box office was heaving. It was a premier show featuring a celeb… Read More
2018-06-18 17:56
This past week was humbling and exhausting.Was it the slightly punishing summer weather with its windy afternoons and sneezy nights? Was it the car engine hiccups and worrying commutes betwe… Read More
2018-06-18 17:49
Surrounded by people, Solitude finds a second to wink at me and I realize a magical silent moment....There are at least four people in this shot. I waited a moment for the baby stroller to m… Read More
2018-06-18 06:41
And out of thin air, a miracle happened.Another angel story to raise us up from the wearying human experience.After a day of teaching, I headed to the train station, parked my car, and waite… Read More
2018-06-18 06:23
My bug handled the drive to SD like a champion but I felt it cough while taking on a final steep climb on the freeway. That was a bit nerve wracking after 3 hours of driving. My legs were sh… Read More
2018-06-18 06:06
Everyone has a horror story to share. Those stories are exhausting to live through and even more exhausting to listen through. Life happens. We become feed to FUDsters. Humanity disappoints… Read More
2018-06-18 06:00
Teenagers are prickly beautiful creatures and so are their parents.I found myself consoling a tearful student after her and her dad had an emotionally charged conversation over recording her… Read More
2018-06-18 06:00
Teenagers are prickly beautiful creatures and so are their parents.I found myself consoling a tearful student after her and her dad had an emotionally charged conversation over recording her… Read More
2018-06-18 06:00
Teenagers are prickly beautiful creatures and so are their parents.I found myself consoling a tearful student after her and her dad had an emotionally charged conversation over recording her… Read More
2018-06-18 05:59
Teenagers are prickly beautiful creatures and so are their parents.I found myself consoling a tearful student after her and her dad had an emotionally charged conversation over recording her… Read More
2018-06-18 05:59
Teenagers are prickly beautiful creatures and so are their parents.I found myself consoling a tearful student after her and her dad had an emotionally charged conversation over recording her… Read More
2018-06-18 05:59
Teenagers are prickly beautiful creatures and so are their parents.I found myself consoling a tearful student after her and her dad had an emotionally charged conversation over recording her… Read More
2018-06-18 05:59
Teenagers are prickly beautiful creatures and so are their parents.I found myself consoling a tearful student after her and her dad had an emotionally charged conversation over recording her… Read More
2018-06-18 05:50
Maybe I needed chocolate, a glass of wine or a nap. My nerves of steel frayed this past week. I missed my old self. I told my massage therapist that I loved salsa, flamenco and tango dance a… Read More
2018-06-18 05:39
I had to prop myself against the wall while teaching a piano student last week. I saw her yesterday happier after seeing a chiropractor. Her dad had a less than sparkly opinion of chiropract… Read More
2018-06-18 05:38
I wish.I'm more stealth than invisible.I wear headphones that sometimes don't even have music going. I wear a hat and hope that since I don't see you, you can't see me. And I move swiftly th… Read More
2018-06-18 05:38
They've been the brunt of jokes. Is it an American thing or do other countries also have humor that looks at attorneys with disdain?I have quite a few attorneys in my life and I've never rea… Read More
2018-01-07 20:15
My pretty 78 beetle got roughed up in a rear end collision, dashing out all plans to parade my nieces and nephews down Candy Cane Lane with the convertible top down during my holiday visit.I… Read More
2018-01-07 20:03
I scored comic con passes for the 5th year in row and I managed to do it this year in my sleep.It takes some pre-planning and coordination. My number one rule is to have a team ready on regi… Read More
2015-08-04 19:32
My skin was relatively calm while on vacation. It had some dry spots but the pain was at an all time low. My skin decided to go crazy after vacation ended. I'm considering going to ur… Read More
2015-08-04 19:31
Happy 4th of July. So I molted last night last a freakish butterfly. My face seems to have calmed down to a blotchy red. It took me a long while to fall asleep though. My wonderful melatoni… Read More
2015-08-04 19:31
I made an appointment for Bax 3000 when my skin was doing well earlier this week. By appointment time, 48 hours later, my skin was really really dry and angry. By evening after the appointme… Read More
2015-08-04 19:30
My boyfriend bought me a set of glasses where the hearts turn red when the drink is cold. It makes drinking water fun.Today is not a good day. I had a terrible time trying to fall asle… Read More
2015-08-04 19:30
N: "Jnet, your skin looks good this week. Complexion looks clearer and even."J: (nodding in agreement). "Your face looks better than the last time I saw you."Jnet: "J, you… Read More
2015-08-04 19:29
I battled fire ants yesterday at my students' house. That was seriously yucky. I rushed home and went straight to the shower. My skin felt better yesterday before the fire ants and des… Read More
2015-08-04 19:29
The violin teacher thought I was sunburnt.That's how red I was....am....Wednesday I woke up to a balloon face. The fancy word is edema and it means I puffed up. It began earlier this w… Read More
2015-08-04 19:27
What was once a couple of troublesome dry areas on my face has blown into a full face flare up. Even my eyelids and ears are dry. My face is slightly inflamed and swollen. … Read More
2015-08-04 19:27
G: "ooooh wow. did you get a facial treament?"I went to a Dodger game the other night. My friend's greeting gave me some perspective dealing with my funky looking skin. They were excited to… Read More
2015-08-04 19:27
I've spent the first half of this year feeling "compromised" and so I haven't written. Compromised by allergies and temperamental skin, I'm up to the MAX amount of antihistamine I can take A… Read More
2015-02-09 20:21
Once upon a time….I lived as if jelly beans and champagne coursed through my veins.Before you trip over figurative language, let me ask you…Do you remember a time when you laug… Read More
2015-02-07 01:41
Have you ever felt like you've woken up from a foggy nightmare only to realize that everything terrible that you've dreamed of did happen and that your waking moments were burdened by the we… Read More
2013-04-30 18:59
"If you can't fly, then run, if you can't run then walk,if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward."Martin Luther King, Jr.There are at least half… Read More
2013-02-21 00:18
What is this proverbial desert that we place ourselves for reflection during a time of sacrifice and discipline?From the pulpit, it was mentioned that most people have never really visited a… Read More
2013-02-08 00:53
It never made sense for me to be the screaming teacher that must always keep students edgy and learning from a space of fear and agitation.I take a different approach. I use a quieter… Read More
2013-02-08 00:47
I need to love my self as much as I love my computer.Should my computer have a hiccup or crash of some sort, it gets taken care of immediately. IMMEDIATELY. New battery? Ne… Read More
2013-01-10 08:01
C played for the school football team AND he studied the piano. And I loved that he called me "coach."Just a few weeks before our scheduled recital, C's mother came into my teaching studio… Read More
2013-01-08 21:34
Do we live in less idyllic times or are we creating life to be less than idyllic?Every day before coming home from work, my mom called home to check up on her children. Were her ducks… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
My skin is trying to roar. I had a few really good days where I felt happy in my skin. I thought I was strong enough....To enjoy some jojoba oil.Boy, am I glad I wasn't ambitious for l… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I don't have the patience to suffer a year let alone several years of TSW.Before TSW, I was working towards weaning myself of TS. My flares always won. What I didn't know was that I ha… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I've run out of benadrly. I've run out of bananas. And I'm hoping tomorrow will be a good day for me to run errands. Today, I woke up to dry, blotchy red skin that was havi… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I'm looking my worst to date. And the pain is pretty intense. Yesterday, after taking two benadrlys, I was finally sleepy. I had not slept the night before due to the sparky electric like st… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
"We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe A friend once told me that if she had a dozen essays on her desk, she would kn… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Hopelessness happens.I advised a friend to hula hoop for at least an hour duration before seeking further advice from me.Yes, it’s my unconventional version of take two aspirins and ca… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
R opened a brand new world of sports to me. I never paid attention before, not knowing when playoffs were going on let alone knowing when Superbowl weekend was.Sitting down to sports… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Their piano room is not unlike the one I enjoyed growing up in; a sunny room where board games and books had a home. It is a room of comfy couches and framed family photos. It is where… Read More
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