Dictionary let oneself go phrase act in an unrestrained or uninhibited way. "you need to unwind and let yourself go" become careless or...
English idioms are not always self-evident. Moonstruck - What the hell happened to you? The idiom was used in Moonstruck. It is going down the...
It all began when I returned home from the Hawaiian vacation. Good things * Ate my last meal in Kauai at the same diner where I had my first...
April is my birth month and as part of the month-long celebration of having been born, I try to go somewhere out-of-town. I usually pick...
I live in Southern California and have access to sun and water. I'm thinking of planting a vegetable garden and would like to try my hand at...
I lived in San Francisco for four years and before that, I spent about four or five summers there. It is still the most beautiful city I have...
I've noticed on FACEBOOK, that many of the URLs I have copied turn up as 404 pages. I therefore try to include the text wherever possible !...
Klezmer music: from the past to the present - Institut Européen des Musiques Juives How I feel about music is yet another odd aspect of my life...
Is this a blog entry that represents a double standard ? Once a month, I have dinner with folks in a group I belong to. During the last dinner...
[IMG] The Hebrew word chai is a symbol of life, vitality, and good luck. It's made up of the letters chet and yud, which add up to the number 18,...
Once upon a time there was a maternal grandma. No one visited her or talked to her. She spoke accented English. The only things she made over...
Picture it! San Francisco! 2025! I have a dear friend (one of the first 5 people I met when I moved to San Francisco) who is still high on my...
I won't post the photo here because... well... I have respect for the other person's privacy even though mine was not heretofore considered pre-...
wedgie [ wej-ee ] noun Informal. the condition of having one's underpants or other clothing uncomfortably stuck between the buttocks. We've all...
It was late November in Hawaii. I was about to lose my job and close on my first house/home. I was floating in the Pacific Ocean on Waikiki. I...
I remember that day. I was at his office in support of an employee who might be subject to termination. He offered me and the employee a bottle of...
I am old school. I say it with pride. I learned things back in the day that seemed to work (well) back in the day. Sometimes there are things...
I look at credit karma every day. It's what I do. It's how I roll. And today--my perfect credit score notwithstanding--I was informed that my...
I recently went to San Francisco and stayed at the home of a friend (Presidents' Day, 2025). He had a pile of unopened mail. Among the envelopes...
I live an old-fashioned life(style) with the marked exception of my tender. I pay for most everything with a credit card. Cash only comes out...
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