Still Mine: A Movie Review
I have been watching the path of this movie for almost a year. I put it on my “watch for” list and never really gave up on it. I am glad to say it is now out on DVD and not just on Netflix, but in...
View ArticleAmerica’s National Songs
This month we celebrate the birth of our great nation. The Declaration of Independence was signed 238 years ago, July 4, 1776. What better way to celebrate than to sing and play our cherished and...
View ArticleMixed Grain
First of all, an admission of my current un-ease: I am in downtown San Francisco killing time before I jump onstage at a dear friends’ Variety Hour at the Exit Theatre on Eddy. As proven by my recent...
View ArticleGenerations
Each generation carries its own baggage for better or for worse. Each is affected by outside forces beyond his/her control. Global economics, wars, revolts, evolving technology – each one produces its...
View Article2014 KIA Cadenza
Luxury Features at Near- Luxury Pricing! We used to think that vehicles coming from certain countries had a higher value over vehicles coming from others. For example, when models from Korea first hit...
View ArticleLove America!
Our cover celebrates America. This month, we’ll leave the words about it to some more qualified… “America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.” ―...
View ArticleALIVE Review: Peacock Alley by Dorothy Hom
Prologue In 1904, employment in Californ (California), especially in the cities of Loo Sahng (Los Angeles) and Dai Faw (San Francisco) was scarce. Hunger gnawed and desperation for a place to sleep...
View ArticleCreativity Can Quiet the Mind & Soothe the Soul
Have you ever wondered if you have a painting, a book, or a sculpture buried somewhere inside yourself? Do you connect deeply to other people’s works of art and envy their ability to express themselves...
View ArticleSummer Writer’s Block Party
I’m blocked! Creatively, not digestively. Although come to think of it, I haven’t been very regular for the past few weeks. I suppose one thing could have something to do with the other, but I digress....
View ArticleTrafficking Humans
Slavery was abolished in 1865 with the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, however, modern-day slavery continues in the form of Human Trafficking. The practice of enslaving humans of all races...
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