Life Style & Travel

UNITED STATES—The filmmaker Everett Lewis with whom I was collaborating on “The Strawberry Butterfly” used to peer down and say “yep yep yep” when a scene in the screenplay clicked. The pages mounted, almost effortlessly; the Brother Word processor kept humming. Finally, come December, Everett took one last look at the batch of pages, now over 105, and said...

UNITED STATES—A Great Basin bristlecone pine tree of the eastern Sierra Nevada can live more than five thousand years. A giant sequoia tree of the western Sierra Nevada can live more than three thousand years. A coastal redwood tree from the Coastal Ranges can live more than two thousand years. Besides impressive longevity, one thing that they all have...

UNITED STATES—As 1991 matured from spring to autumn, Ahmet, the Turkish husband of Dee had his second job in Santa Monica, in addition to the car wash. And he needed a lift to the record store. With the Subaru I went into uncharted territory west. Afterward, he insisted on buying me a hot chocolate, thus exposing me to another...

SAN FRANCISCO—The Impossible Burger, a burger made entirely from plants for people who love meat is capturing the attention of food lovers and critics. It is a veggie-burger created by Impossible Foods at the edge of the scientific frontier. The company investigates the molecular structure of food flavors and textures.  According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the company is opening a new...

UNITED STATES—To be completely honest, I’m nowhere near an expert in relationships or love advice. However, from my own personal experiences and observations, I’ve picked up on some telltale signs that show that a guy is interested. You may have to be careful with some of these signs though, because some guys will exhibit these behaviors as just a...

LOS ANGELES—This year spring was marked by my first ever visit to Tomato-Mania, reminding me that it’s time to spruce up the garden and make new choices now that the drought is in the rear view mirror. Coming from the east coast, it’s hard to acclimate to spring in early March. Every year something pulls my attention to the arrival...

WOODLAND HILLS—In today’s society, there appears to be a gap between the Deaf community and medical professionals. Depending on the medical professional, there can be a gap or a bridge between the practitioner and the Deaf community. As claimed by a local elementary teacher of a D/HH class who wishes to remain anonymous, their audiologist, who comes to the school once a...

UNITED STATES—Too much of a good thing can be a problem. That is why bacon is not one of the four basic food groups. It is why sunny weather gets mixed with a bit of rain. It is why we can not give plants too much fertilizer. Since late last summer or autumn, there has not been much need...

SAN FRANCISCO-  Uber president Jeff Jones, a marketing expert who joined the Uber ride company six months ago. To help soften and improved Uber's current controversial image image, has quit. While the past months has been difficult for the ride company. With its claims of discrimination and sexual harassment,  Jeff Jones leaving its latest blow. Jones’s departure is the latest blow to...

UNITED STATES—It was Wednesday, March 8, this year of our technological god, and my alarm clock, which is my phone, went off at the regular time. I looked over at my battery-powered analog clock, and it was lagging behind my cellphone quite a lot, almost an hour. Oops!—serves me right for getting those cheap dollar-store batteries. I leapt out of...