Learning the challenges of walking in high heels the teachers quotes Marilyn Monroe to her students…. “Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world,”
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Life in the City of Angels: Cheetos and the Man
Tecate Mexican Beer: Light hop bitterness. Bread and malts are present. Straw color appearance. Has a lager taste. Not too carbonated, goes down easy. Nice on a hot day like today then a nap.
Cheetos Crunchy Cheese Flavored Puffed Cornmeal: When cheesecake is not available Cheetos hits the spot. It has just enough spice (jalapeno) to be flavorful but not too hot. Not for folks who like Pringles…and you won’t emit flames from the nether region either!
Life in the City of Angels: Recording session with Dorian Holley.
A painter paints pictures on canvas. But singers paint their pictures in silences. 
Life in the City of Angels: Open All Night and Patrons
Surveying the plushness of the emporium and its well-designed lighting, all is welcome to procure culinary delights, cold drinks and cigarettes.
Random Thoughts: Washed Upon the Shores of this Tiny Blue Marble
The Sahara is a great leveller, making all men equal regardless of their station in life. So, when you come across another soul within this vast arena of sand, you stop, share, and remind yourself that here, we are all brothers.
The King is Dead, Long Live the King
It’s not that I’m a snob about music but any world traveler will tell you that one of the most essential items in your rucksack is your music. My choice of tunes has become the soundtrack for many of my journeys, often saving my sanity. I can attest that there is nothing better then listening to your iPhone on a transatlantic flight, it evokes a wonderful state of being that takes you away from the crying babies and exasperated mothers. Music has protected me from exasperation when Egyptian wedding parties have still been going strong at two o’clock in the morning, as well as helping me pass days (not hours) while once waiting for a flight out of Kabul. I see music as a synthetic acid that enhances flashbacks of our memories and reaffirming our journey in life.
For me, Justin Bieber’s mindless pop just doesn’t lend itself to the experience of tearing across sun-bleached sands in the Sahara desert in a Toyota Land Cruiser. The Clash’s ‘Rock the Casbah’, however, does a terrific job and always sets the mood. I have collected CDs from souks, bazaars, back alley kiosks and hotel lobbies; I’d like to think that, as a result, my taste in music is eclectic. You’ll find the blues of BB King, Middle Eastern dance, Bollywood, Japanese pop, electronica, soul, rock, tango and Neapolitan ballads on my iPhone. As Jimi Hendrix once said, “Music is a safe kind of high” and BB King’s music is a sanctuary for my restless and wondering mind. Thank you BB, you may have gone to meet your maker, but the thrill of your legacy will live forever.
Life in the City of Angels: It Takes All Kinds of Flowers to Make a Garden
It is a planned space that exists outdoors or indoors and is set aside for display. It is where cultivation can happen in rain or shine. The garden of humanity combines the souls of different heights, colors, textures, and fragrances to create interesting and at times delight the senses. The garden can bring enjoyment,sadness and surprise and in-spite of the manure that life throws at some, still the garden grows.
Exposure and Other Worldly Morsels 