The 40 Percent Solution

Hi, Boomers, Yesterday, I had the privilege of having lunch with a classmate of mine from high school. I hadn’t seen Frank in 51 years. He was coming into the Los Angeles area with his wife to visit family and

Yoga And The Art of Body/Mind Maintenance – Part 2

Hi, Boomers, I was teaching class yesterday at the Math and Engineering building on the UCLA campus (Boelter Hall). The class is held on the 8th floor of the building and is literally referred to at “The Penthouse.” It’s hardly

Mother’s Day

Hi, Boomers, Adult children can be taxing sometimes. I was just talking to my friend, Kathy, about her Mothers’ Day and how difficult it was for her. Her daughter has her own agenda so she began the afternoon dinner with:

The Tango Festival

Hi Boomers, I don’t usually go on and on about Argentine tango not because I’m not passionate about dancing tango but because I’m often private about how I feel about the dance. It’s something I have done for about 15

It’s A Girl

Hi, Boomers, Well, finally, after thirty-eight years of trying, my family came is about to produce a girl baby. It’s a miracle! And it was random, of course. My oldest son and his wife gave birth four months ago to

Mother Nature – Alive and Well at Sixty-Six

Hi, Boomers, I traveled to Las Vegas last weekend to make my monthly visit to my adult sons and my grandsons. I have made this trek for over three years, beginning with the birth of my first grandson, Jordan Mac,

Foraging for Food

Hi, Boomers, As you all know by now, I’m a single girl living in the metropolitan jungle of West Los Angeles. It’s technically just plain Los Angeles, 90049. But for us locals, it is known as Brentwood. I love that

Post-book Blues

Hi, Boomers, I am in a kind of slump of late because my book, SIXTY, SEX, & TANGO is finished, and I am just waiting to get back the layout and design from the publishers. I feel like I just

50th High School Reunion Here We come

Hi, Boomers I’ve been having a wonderful experience lately. My fiftieth high school reunion is coming up in 2011. I found this out from an email sent to me by a high school friend and the organizer of the reunion,

To Protect and Defend

Hi, Boomers, I’m back editing my book for the last time. I had two weeks off from engaging with the material that I’ve worked on for almost two years. The publisher sent my book back after an editor fixed the