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“Let’s hike up to the missile installation,” said Matt Brownlie, which we did. Decommissioned anti-missile battery which protected LA during the Cold War. What a view. What a world.







Great hanging out with John Wayne Comunale and Scarlett when they made the trek to visit us during our Los Angeles sojourn!


We don’t have Coco or Waymo at home, so yes I stood in the rain and yelled “No, Coco, not the mud!”
Not a sign to be seen
But lovely holiday decorations
Inside and out
Walls thick and clean
For storing susurrations
On up to a shout
In a downpour
Our minds wet and slow
Stand in the rain or
Inside we should go



Stunning photo unearthed from 10 years ago capturing Santa in action.

Wishing everyone a merry and goofy Christmas with many good memories, new and old!

On the left are the ornaments Suzanne gave me 39 years ago. We had been dating just a couple months and she had started asking me all sorts of left field questions. They elicited enough information for her to craft this beautiful collection which perfectly fit the very tiny tree in my apartment. I later learned that they were intended as a breakup gift, but something I said or did put that on hold. A few years later Suzanne wanted to add a handmade menorah made from her leftover clay. I may have said, “I’ve seen a lot of menorahs now, but never a dragon one.” Merry Christmas!
