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Saturday at the mall, I was walking towards two women and I could see they thought they recognized me. They seemed excited as they nudged each other, so I stopped, nodded and smiled as if to say, yes it’s me. “I know you!” one of them said. I tried to stay humble but it is always flattering. “I’ve seen you on TV!” she said, “I know you, I know you… Oh my God, you’re Jenny Craig!” I didn’t know whether to laugh, cry, or give her some weight loss tips.
It’s a special day for some people, but not for me. So I chose to do something I’ve been meaning to do for months – I cleaned my oven. There are quite a few things I’d rather do, like having my nose hairs tweezed out, one buy one, but the oven had to be cleaned so I put on my protective gear and got to work. Okay, it is a self-cleaning oven, but still…
How pathetic is my life that I would be excited to find a ladybug in the back yard? But that’s the truth. “Hold all my calls,” I said to my assistant. I ran and got my macro lens and followed my ladybug around for half an hour. This shot was just before she flew away. I have more small moving things on my Photography page.
How am I supposed to get anything done when it’s 75 degrees, the sun is shining, and my back yard is full of flowers? I took this picture today and I think the reason I enjoy taking photos so much is that I can’t draw. I wish I could, but I can’t. So my photos allow me to create beautiful pictures with more-or-less no talent. The only skill I need is to know which button to push on my camera. It’s the big silver one.
We just posted seven new “How-To” videos. They are so much fun to make and I have a lot more ideas for the next ones. One of my new favorites is a healthier hot fudge sundae. Click here to check it out.
Congratulations to my friend, Vince, who graduates next month with his Masters. He’s always looked like a movie star but this spectacular photo of him was taken at the top of the Sears Tower in Chicago. What a testament to his commitment and hard work. Congratulations, Vince!
I wonder if other Californians are like me. When I find myself in different locations, I wonder how badly I’d be hurt if the big earthquake happened right then. Like today at mall on the 2nd floor, I looked down and thought, “I’d probably survive but I might break a leg.” When I’m in a high-rise, I’m not as optimistic. My least favorite place is stuck at a red light under a freeway overpass, but if there’s a big truck in front of me, I feel safer because I’ve decided the truck would stop the chunks of concrete from landing on me. Does that make me paranoid or do I just need a hobby?
Can you guess what this is? I’ll give you some hints…
1. It’s in my kitchen.
2. You may have it too.
Find the answer in my Mystery Photos.
I never thought to actually stick my entire face into a calzone to eat it, but it worked well for this little girl. Ruby is the 15-month-old daughter of my website developer, Robert and his wife, Heather. Robert swears this is a calzone but I still think it looks like a side of ham. 🙂
How cute is she?
You go, Ruby!
I had lunch today with my attorney and he picked the spot. I’ve never been to the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel and what an experience! They only have valet parking so I had to pull up in my dumpy old Lexus into what looked like a scene from a Turner classic movie. They had Bentleys, Rolls Royces, a Maybach, and some other shiny cars I didn’t recognize but one of the dozen or more valets agreed to take my car. Inside were the most beautiful people in the most beautiful clothes – one woman had a fox draped around her shoulders (with the face!!). Luckily, I got seated right away so no one could study the $49 skirt I was wearing from Macy’s. It was the ultimate Hollywood experience. I saw a couple of faces that might have cost more than those cars.
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