I’ve been listening to Terry Gross’s Fresh Air interviews for years, surrounding myself with her voice, which is the sound-feel of walking slowly through a room full of balloons that are all wearing glasses. She …
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exactly Terry Gross
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I have an office
Last night I was writing in my office, and I suddenly stopped and thought to myself, I am writing in my office. I actually stopped, took stock of these things: I am a writer. I have a …
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and then a hero comes alongggggggg
Today, on Heroes in pearls, Mona Charen: I can’t say that I knew anything about this woman before she made news for speaking out against Trump at the CPAC, and also, I can’t say that I …
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say what hurts
Today, on I’m learning everything I’ve ever needed to know in life from A Chef’s Table: I just watched the episode on Francis Mallman, a chef who cooks all of his food over Fire on …
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MARVELOUS HUMANS, ALL
The happiest of openings to the Cast (and some Creative) of La Jolla Playhouse’s The Cake! From R to L: Aubrey Dollar as Jen, Miriam Hymann as Macy, Director Casey Stangl, mennonite girl on her …
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WHO GON STOP ME NOW
SPENT AN OBSCENE AMOUNT OF TIME MAKING THESE MINI CHOCOLATE BUNDT CAKES WITH SALTED CARAMEL FROSTING FOR THE CAST AND CREW OF LA JOLLA CAKE FOR OPENING THEN SPENT MORE TIME PROCURING MINI CAKE BOXES …
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home office
As is the way with obsessive box-checkers, I usually like to roll out of bed and immediately start accomplishing things. But lately, I’m trying this new thing in which I wake up, get my coffee, …
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DISCOVERIES
Last night we attended the Ovation Awards (an annual ceremony celebrating excellence in LA theater.) The Cake got a few nominations and one MUCH DESERVED WIN. But let’s focus on the real high points of …
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t’aint always easy
Almost 14 years ago, I carefully glued all of my grad school rejection letters into a scrapbook, and amused myself by highlighting the word ‘regret’ in all of them. I think I sensed that someday, …
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Do
I’ve been quite under the weather the last few days, with really no option but to rest, and do nothing. I can barely use my brain, let alone move. Turns out that this is my …