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Float Pray Love
Friday, August 27th, 2010By Leslie Dinaberg
www.LeslieDinaberg.com
There’s nothing like the adrenalin rush of a near miss to make even a heathen like me say her prayers. And there’s nothing like a tragedy to make me vow, for the umpteenth time, to savor every moment and not to sweat the small stuff. I had a horrible reminder of this the [...]
The Girl Who Stared Into Space
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010Relaxing doesn’t always come easily. Not even in the summer time.
Suck it Up, Buttercup
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010I had one of those yowza, take-a-deep-breath-and-try-not-to-cry parental moments the other day with my son.
We were talking about the school talent show, of all things. He had originally planned to form a band with a group of his buddies but all of their “rehearsals” had deteriorated into impromptu soccer games and water fights, so the budding Beatles never blossomed. They never even came up with a name for the band, which, as we all know, is the best part of being in a band.
Firing up for the fourth
Saturday, June 26th, 2010By Leslie Dinaberg
www.LeslieDinaberg.com
The Fourth of July is the one day of the year when laziness finally gets the respect it deserves, which is why the fourth is number one in my book.
Despite all of the organized activity options in town—which consists of multiple parades; a musical smorgasbord of American standards, symphonies, jazz, flamenco, kid [...]
Father Knows Best
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010By Leslie Dinaberg
Though he spent a lot of my childhood hard at work on the football fields of Santa Barbara City College—calling plays, not mowing the lawn—and a lot of my adulthood on the golf course, playing poker, or retired on the couch—in deep snoring thought—my father still manages to provide his children and grandchildren [...]
6th Grade and ‘Going Out’?!
Friday, May 14th, 2010My son has informed me that suddenly, and on an almost-daily basis, girls are “asking him out.” I try not to snicker, but the semantics alone amuse. Out … where?