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I’m embarrassed to admit that I don’t own any Shirley Horn albums. Now that she has sadly passed away, this is an oversight I intend to remedy. For although I don’t own any of her music, I know her  [more...]

As I was driving home today in the rain, surrounded by drivers flying down the slick roads with their lights off, I looked up into the rear-view mirror. There was a large van or SUV behind me. It took me a moment to  [more...]

One year later and $36,000 in mortgage payments poorer. Today’s the anniversary of my purchase of a little California bungalow that I am slowly but surely learning to call home. I love my little house, and I love  [more...]