Car Show in Agoura Hills April 26
This Sunday, April 26, is the day of an exciting new car show in Agoura Hills! It will feature classic and exotic cars, hot rods, motorcycles and an interactive NASCAR Experience. Plus live entertainment, silent auction, vendor marketplace and activities for the kids. YB … [Read more...]
Cronies Restaurant: It’s Not Just For Beer
It's a family restaurant! Read to the end for the $50 gift card giveaway. A few weeks ago, my family went to Cronies for dinner - it was the night the restaurant was donating 20% back to the kids' school if you presented a special flyer. My younger son had had a baseball game, … [Read more...]
Book Review: Keep the Ends Loose by Molly D. Campbell
"Have you ever heard of a guy named Proust?" So begins Keep the Ends Loose by Molly D. Campbell, who, I must disclose, is a writer I met several years ago on a creative retreat. I have followed her adventures ever since, joyfully reading her work, both because of her talent … [Read more...]
Platform 9 and Seven Eighths: My Firstborn’s 10th Birthday
For the last few months, when Kyle writes his age in a registration form or similar, he has been entering "9 & 7/8." Every little bit counts. He is thrilled to be turning 10 today, but I held on to that last eighth of a year for dear life. More than turning 40, more … [Read more...]
Use the Good Paper
Be nice to your shitty first draft. In November I wrote a novel. Well, 50,000 words in a row in a Word document. But I am practicing saying "I wrote a novel" in case that makes it come true, as if saying it will help me make the document into a book you can hold in your … [Read more...]