Matt’s my best bud and the coolest Heavy Metal rocker I know….can I join the band…can I…. can I Matt? PPLLEEASSSEEEEE!!!!!! Matthew, as you know, I’m a working dog and currently unemployed.  ‘Contractor’ would look great on my resume and I could carry your...

…there just aren’t enough adjectives for me to begin to describe Mason Williams, composer and performer of the mega hit ‘CLASSICAL GAS’, winner of 3 Grammy Awards, the most played, most loved instrumental hit of all time. Add to that so many other accomplishments in...

……whose work is represented in more than 600 corporate, public, civic, museum, university & private collections WORLDWIDE! This amazing sculptor, painter, designer & teacher has even done major projects listed under ‘Concept Design & Studio Production...

…..is the most prolific artist I know….. fulfilling Malcolm Gladwell’s premise in ‘Outliers’ that you have to put in at least 10,000 hours at your craft to be good/great.  Gayle has done that and more with a body of work that spans a lifetime of travel to every...

…..Ever wonder why the contents of these orange boxes are such objects of desire? Click the link below and wonder no more.  http://www.lesmainsdhermes.com/en/film

…..What can I say……………When I got the invitation to attend the Rolls-Royce ‘Ride and Drive’ Event at Hotel Bel-Air  I suspected it might be tons of fun but I had nooooo idea!!! Coincidentally, it was Tomiko’s birthday so what better way to celebrate than lunch at...

…….In her excellent book ‘The Artist’s Way’, Julia Cameron (along with Mark Bryan) suggests taking one’s self out on a date and that’s exactly what I did because no one wanted to go with me to the Willie Nelson concert at Disney Hall.  Can you imagine????? I was...

………This is back in February.  I can tell because this harness hasn’t fit for some time. Anyway, here’s our usual stance at the edge of the driveway…………waiting, waiting, waiting for someone, anyone to come by and play. It could happen from either direction….....

……I thought I had posted this as it’s from late in January.

………..is there anything more wonderful?  I so look forward to watching the Wisteria come into full blossom each year.  Those wonderful barren branches that twist and turn about winding their way to new areas to grasp on to. Springtime and the little pod...