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On Saturday, We Marched
12,689 steps of marching to be exact. But who’s counting? On Saturday, I marched with 2 of the houligans and some of their friends in the the Los Angeles Women’s March. We marched to support every Human Rights issue known … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Houligans
Tagged Affordable Health Care, Civil Rights, Echo Park, Gender Equality, Health Care Rights, Human Rights, Kamala Harris, LA Sheriffs Department, LAPD, Los Angeles City Fire Department, Mohawk Bend, Racial Equality, State Senator, Women's March Los Angeles
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I’m Baaaack
For all 2 of you who noticed, there’s been a bit of a lapse between now, and the last time I posted. To say life has gotten in the way of anything I find remotely fun, would be an understatement. … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Grad School, Life After Divorce
Tagged Adult Children, Divorce, Financial Security, Grad School, Happiness
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Yosemite, Housekeeping Camp 2014
Have you ever heard about a person, or a thing, or place, that you’re sure you’re going to dislike so strongly that you avoid it to the detriment to yourself? That place for me has been Yosemite. For some … Continue reading
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Tagged Ahwahnee Lodge, Ansel Adams, Bridal Veil Falls, Campfire Nachos, Camping, Curry Village, House Keeping Camp, John Muir, Mist Trail, Yosemite
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The MOST Expensive Place on Earth (aka: Disneyland)
WARNING: RANT ABOUT TO FOLLOW Starting with this: When did Starbucks invade The Magic Kingdom and how much did that cost? Although I loathe Starbucks and try never to drink it, I succumbed as I needed an extra upper caffeine boost … Continue reading
A Christmas/New Year’s Adventure in Oz
It has taken me nearly a month to recover and process what our family just experienced at Christmas time this year: A Holiday Trip Down Unda.’ And now that I have, I’d like to share a little bit about what … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Houligans
Tagged australia, Christmas, Clontarf cove, fireworks, new year's day, sailing, sydney opera house, tarongo zoo
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Kayaking
This last weekend we had a little adventure in Newport Harbor, kayaking around Lido Isle courtesy of a deal on Groupon. For $35 we got a tandem kayak, a picnic lunch (consisting of 2 lackluster sandwiches, bag of chips and … Continue reading
A Mammoth Adventure
Friday morning I woke up to this: A beautiful view of the Eastern Sierra’s Mountains at Mammoth Lakes. Although there was a fire burning near Fresno, and thick smoke hung in the air, it was still so picturesque. A little … Continue reading
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Tagged Lake Mamie, Lake Marie, Little Chapel, Mammoth Lakes, Tamarack Lodge
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Jimtown Store (www.jimtown.com), found nestled in the vineyards of the Alexander Valley was the perfect jumping off point for a morning spent in Healdsburg. We started off with a bacon/egg sandwich, a dried sour cherry scone with strawberry/rhubard jam, … Continue reading