by Ana | Nov 10, 2022 | Blog Post
Blog #561: Rain. Hard. Harder. The brim of my well-worn black Nike hat dripped rain.But I only noticed after leaving the dolphins. I had just spent time mesmerized by waves of dolphins moving south down the Pacific Coast. I stood at the end of the Venice Beach Pier...
by Ana | Nov 3, 2022 | Blog Post
Blog #560: Can I Kick Them Across? It’s Thursday. It’s my day to dig deep for a story.That goes DEEPER.______ Earlier this week… I was on a morning dog walk. (Huge blessing that Amicus is still here to do his daily job of making me smile. I send a...
by Ana | Oct 27, 2022 | Blog Post
Blog #559: Landing a Paper Airplane in Honolulu I’m starting to write this blog…Sunday, October 23, at 8:30 p.m. Two hours ago…I was struck by a “You gotta’ be kidding me!” moment. ______ As I start this… November 1 is 8 days...
by Ana | Oct 20, 2022 | Blog Post
Blog #558: The Question That Made Me Dizzy There’s a book by Mitch Albom:The Five People You Meet in Heaven. Let me point to it as I begin this week’s blog. ______ In the book… 83-year-old amusement park ride mechanic “Eddie” is killed on...
by Ana | Oct 13, 2022 | Blog Post
Blog #557: Who’s THAT Guy? This week… FIVE sparks of LIGHT.Sparked by FIVE readers’ LIVES. Excerpts from emails… ______ #1. “I thought my life was going to be different. I don’t have a family and have to watch every dollar I spend....
by Ana | Oct 6, 2022 | Blog Post
Blog #556: What’s Serious, Silly and Short? From “Anonymous”… Shawn – I’ll be 34 soon and have nothing to show. I’m embarrassed to tell people my job when we meet, and make up something that sounds better so I can fit in....