This is the whateverth post in A Month of Reading Closing out A Month of Reading and the year 2012 at the same time, I wish you a Happy New Year. There hasn't been much new to report the last few days - I finished The Boy and continued reading the biography of Dorothy Parker … [Read more...]
East Coast New Year’s Eve
Time is relative. Lucky for beer drinkers, it's always after noon somewhere, and the same idea applies to midnight on New Year's Eve. For us parents, at any hour of the evening it's always midnight somewhere. That means that we're not forced to a) hire a babysitter, a nearly … [Read more...]
A Month of Reading – Day 29, Easy
I still have those books on my nightstand that feel like work to me. Brene Brown's Daring Greatly and that biography of Dorothy Parker. When I haven't committed to a new book I mope around the house looking for something to read. Family Circle. Better Homes and Gardens. Shut … [Read more...]
Herban Concocts Healthy Products Right In Our Own Backyard
Tucked away in an industrial strip on Canoga Ave. north of Nordhoff in Canoga Park is Herban Body Care's factory and showroom. Dana Sue makes vegan body care products right there on Canoga Ave. I know there are a lot of things that are made in the Valley, but it still surprises … [Read more...]
Zen Monkey’s Instant Healthy Breakfast
There is a small company here in Los Angeles that has reinvented breakfast. It seems simple, really. It's just a little cup of oatmeal with yogurt and fruit. That's it. The remarkable things about it are as follows: -The oatmeal is not cooked - it's soaked overnight in apple … [Read more...]