Monthly Archives: May 2012
All right Mr. DeMille, I am ready for my close-up
Another great event! Lisa and I took an acting lesson and it was so much fun. I will tell you what I liked and what I did not like. I liked that it was a real class – not a bunch of vocal exercises and “show me your sad face” but it was doing scenes, … Continue reading
I Can Sing!
Well, sort of. I’m not delusional enough to think that I actually have a pretty voice or even a pleasing voice. I just surprised myself that the dogs weren’t howling when I “sang” a scale. Taking a singing lesson was tops on Erin’s list. I was game because I figured that I was so bad, … Continue reading
The Hills are alive…
with the sound of music. The hills of Manhattan Beach that is! Ok, so it will become pretty clear, pretty quickly that I was the one pushing for this week’s We Never. Lisa and I took a voice lesson! And as always, there is good news and there is bad news. The good news is … Continue reading
Miles Outside My Comfort Zone
I’m so far out of my comfort zone, I can’t even see it anymore. It must be lost somewhere with my dignity. This past week’s “We Never,” a Korean Akasuri body treatment, truly pushed me beyond what I would have ever done – allowing a very slight woman to annihilate every dead skin cell on … Continue reading
New meaning to “Open your kimono!”
Where do I begin. I can tell you how it ends – with me, completely naked, shiny like an apple, standing in front of a 65 year old woman in black lace granny panties and matching bra, shaking hands. Shame I did not capture this moment with a picture for our photo album. Part of me just … Continue reading
Color Me Crazy
Someone asked me the other day what I’ve learned from doing “We Never” so far. What I told her was that aside from getting to do some really cool things, I have loved the interesting people we’ve met – people we would have never come across if not for our “We Never’s.” And that was … Continue reading
“Jazz Hands!”
OK, so let’s start with telling you what Reiki is: the belief that you can transfer universal energy (i.e. reiki) through the palms, which allows for self-healing and equilibrium. Translation: a woman waves her hands over you without touching you and by doing this, eliminates your “static” and makes you happier. Think Tom Cruise in … Continue reading
Just “Plane” Scared
Last Thursday I woke up in a sweat. Yes, I know, at my age there could be another source for nighttime sweats but this time it was just good old-fashioned happens-at-every-age fear. What if the pilot has a heart attack mid-flight? Or some necessary part falls to the earth (arriving right before we do)? What … Continue reading
Come Fly with Me, Come Fly, Come Fly Away…
Another winning week! Thanks to Groupon, we got a deal to have Lisa and I take a flight over Los Angeles and give us both an opportunity to fly the plane. I have to admit, I thought this would be fun but my expectations were low (it cost too little to be what they say, they are … Continue reading
