When you grow up in Los Angeles, it's inevitable. You hate them when they lose, you love them when they win, you complain about them when they are not doing well. But they're a part of you. You bleed Dodger Blue all your life. I should know. I think my first trip to Dodger station was soon after moving from New England, which would have been at about seven years old. For a child, Dodger stadium is a magical place. You can play catch with the peanut man, eating those amazing Dodger dogs (still the best hotdog I ever ate), watch people scream and yell and cheer and lose their inhibitions. I was hooked. I went at least a few times every summer. Summer just wasn't summer with a Dodger ga
Everyone has a different way to commemorate the fall season. Here in Minnesota, we drive down miles of rural roads covered with amazing foliage that looks to be washed with a paintbrush. Shimmering gold, red and pink leaves dance in cool breezes. We drag out our boots and sweaters, and get ready for the winter that is to come. But what do you do when you live in a place like, let's say, Los Angeles, which I did for most of my life. Very few of the trees turn. It's generally still warm, if not downright hot. It still feels more like summer than what fall is traditionally supposed to fell like. So how does one get in the fall mood? We went to Lombardi's Pumpkin Patch in Santa Clarita. L
StartFragment A review I received from one of my readers made the following comment: "I was looking for a steamy read, but it turned out the characters were much older, telling the story of the past. It was hard to relate." While this was actually a good review with good things to say, this comment was not surprising. I actually expected this sort of a reaction, really. In a youth obsessed culture, we've actually gotten to the point where we picture only young, perfect bodied men and woman being sexual. Yet the odd thing about all this is people are living longer, they are healthier, and yes, even without the youthful bodies, are sexual. I know when people buy books, especially books with
