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*First I want to wish you a belated Happy Earth Day, which was April 22, 2013. It’s the 43nd observance of the “little day that could” grow into a global movement and have a soaring impact on behaviors and policies that protect our climate, conserve energy, recycle and reduce waste, and create more sustainability in [...]
*April 18th came and went as a little known observance. And why should April 18th give anyone pause to wonder why it has any special note? This question is particularly relevant after the bombing that happened at the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15th as Bostonians celebrated Patriot Day. Well April 18th marked the 18th [...]
*We just had a major election in Los Angeles – a mayoral primary election to be exact. Mayor is an important position in City government. It’s the top spot in most cities and Los Angeles is no exception. Our mayor has achieved rock star status and the coup de grâce that catapulted his star was [...]
*While I would love to paint this piece with pretty prose and poetic words, I can’t. It seems unfitting so let me cut to the chase. Los Angeles and metropolitan cities across the nation we have a problem with our children – they are simply overweight. Not big boned, not carrying around a little baby [...]
*Of the all splendor, excitement, opportunity and wonder ascribed to Los Angeles, you’d never think that hate crimes would be associated with the City of Angels. Yet hate has permeated the fabric of the city and resides within its folds. While some might view this distinction as an anomaly or an aberration of sorts, sadly [...]
*Every year about this time my phone rings, emails ensue, text messages proliferate and carrier pigeons drop in wanting the answer to a question that only I can provide. “Are you having your King Day event this year?” “Ahh, well, yes. And the Evite will be sent posthaste,” I say with undecided certainty. In Los [...]
*It’s days before we fall over the fiscal cliff and days before we cross over the threshold into a new year. While I have every reason to be concerned about the impact it will have on the nation, I won’t let it overshadow my inherent excitement and expectation about the promise of a new year. [...]
*Presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s infamous 47% comment that dissed nearly half of all Americans was the nail in his slowly closing coffin. It will certainly go down in history as the comment that cost him and his party their political lives. Percentages are personal. When you drill down below the numbers and the hyperbole and [...]
*The memory of last Thanksgiving is still crystal clear. I vividly remember the family gathering, the ridiculous spread of food, the knockout desserts, the annually awaited Twilight Zone Marathon I can’t wait to see and the anxiety about the new year that awaited us and the nation. Yep we talked turkey and politics over the [...]
*Actors are often directed to dig deep into the depths of their souls to bring life and believability to their characters. The result is the touchstone performances that are so memorable they become woven into the fabric of pop culture. Eriq La Salle is arguably one such actor. His role as the Jerri-curled Darryl Jenks [...]
*Time waits for no one. All in due time. Time heals all wounds. Take time to smell the roses. There’s no time like the present. These time honored and shall I say time worn time worn adages have been uttered – well – time after time. My pointed focus on time is not random. It’s [...]
In many parts of the country, October signals the changing of the season. Daylight Savings Time adjusts our inner clocks. The crispness in the air turns our attention to the end of the year and the impeding holiday season. For women October holds gender specific significance. It’s the time of year that messages about breast [...]
*This has been an awe-inspiring season. The 2012 Summer Olympics is the reason I attribute to the season. The stories of triumph over travail, the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat is the stuff that inspiration is made of. The blood, sweat and tears are part of what makes elite completion elite. The [...]
*This has been an exciting graduation season. Whether it’s preschool, elementary school, middle school, high school or college, they all evoke a sense of pride, hope and optimism. The pride is breath-taking. The hope is ethereal. Ahhh . . . but the optimism is awe-inspiring, anchored in that hallow moment we believe is a glimpse [...]
*Sixty is the new forty. Fifty is the new thirty. And forty is the new twenty – well at least Jennifer Lopez thinks so. What the heck is wrong with being forty, fifty or sixty – you know your age? Well plenty if you are enmeshed in this youth obsessed culture. I recently saw a [...]
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