Where living an amazing life never gets old
I am so excited about this, I can’t wait to share it with you! The other day, I came across a piece in The New Yorker, “Can Reading Make You Happier?” Duh. Anyway, the article is all about bibliotherapy, which it defines as “the ancient practice of encouraging reading for therapeutic effect.” The author described…
In Indonesian, “laga” means beautiful, and Laga handbags — which you can find on the arms of many celebrities — are absolutely worthy of their name. We remember seeing these bags on Oprah, and “ooh”-ing and “ah”-ing not just over the gorgeous designs lovingly embroidered by the women of Indonesia but also over the amazing…
It would be so much easier to prepare for the future if we just knew what was going to happen! So when IKEA offered to sponsor a post about its new time travel project, I was intrigued – especially since it involves world-renowned hypnotist Justin Tranz who has been called “the greatest hypnotist of all…
After 34 years of marriage, there are bound to be rough patches when every conversation seems to turn into an argument. When you pass each other in the kitchen without saying a word. When you spend most of the day – and sometimes the night – in separate rooms. Unfortunately, it was during one of…
My daughter, Sara, has been a huge fan of surfer Bethany Hamilton from the moment she heard about her getting back on her board to compete after losing her left arm to a shark, eight years ago. Sara was ten at the time, and she made me drive her to Barnes and Noble to buy…
One of my favorite movies of the year is The Sessions, based on the true story of sex surrogate Cheryl Cohen Greene and her work with Berkeley-based poet and journalist Mark O’Brien, who was confined to an iron lung after contracting polio at age six. The story is riveting, and comprises the first chapter of Cheryl’s…
Every Thanksgiving, we go around the table, taking turns sharing the things we’re thankful for. We love this so much that we even shared this tradition when a few of our friends came for dinner a few weeks ago. It was awesome.
Blogger Idol Week 6: Our assignment this week was to write about a hot topic in the news. I’ve spent many emotional hours in baseball dugouts. I’ve supported players through dry spells, celebrated underdog victories and been moved to tears by the genuine camaraderie between teammates. I’ve heard players express deep yearnings to attain the…
