Tag Archives: CA

Flashback Friday Photos: Fighting

Posted on February 16, 2024 by Laura

Earlier this month, I wrote a poem called “Them’s Fighting Words” which I am not going to share in full. But it reads in small part: The world is not an oyster But a giant cabinet of curiosities

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Everyone Has a Song: The Monkees

Posted on October 20, 2023 by Laura

The Monkees (made up of Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork) were a 1960s pop rock band who specialized in songs with the word “believer” in the title. Below is their star in the Hollywood Walk of … Continue reading →

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Everyone Has a Song: Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Laura

Again to address the issue of having more musicians to write about than days this month, I am writing about two musicians together – in this case, Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) and Frank Sinatra (1915-1998) who sang a number of numbers … Continue reading →

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Everyone Has a Song: Doris Day

Posted on October 14, 2023 by Laura

Doris Day (1922-2019) was born Doris May Kappelhoff in Carmel Valley, California. In Los Angeles, California, I took this photo of the actress and singer’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010.

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Everyone Has a Song: Harry Belafonte

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Laura

When I visited Hollywood with my family in December 2010, we mostly just walked around, and I took pictures of the Hollywood Walk of Fame stars I recognized, but we weren’t looking for anything or anyone in particular. One of … Continue reading →

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Everyone Has a Song: Elton John

Posted on October 7, 2023 by Laura

Elton John (born 1947) is a British singer and pianist whose music I love so much that I snapped this photo of his Hollywood Walk of Fame star during a 2010 visit to Los Angeles even though it’s a terrible … Continue reading →

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Giant Hands Around the World

Posted on August 21, 2023 by Laura

My most recent blog post touched on some giant hand sculptures (see what I did there?). Here are some other giant hands I’ve encountered, in the DMV as well as in my travels elsewhere: At the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) … Continue reading →

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Pride Places

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Laura

Happy Pride Month! Here are a few Pride-related sites and festivals I’ve recently visited: In New York City, the Stonewall Inn – the site of the Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969 – now also is the site of the … Continue reading →

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Birds Fly Over and Over at Landover

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Laura

The Landover Metro station is not near much in the way of things I typically write about. In fact, the only idea I could think of was to write about some pieces of sidewalk tile art with inspiring quotes that … Continue reading →

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Seven Recent Reads and Reflections: Ron DeSantis Edition

Posted on May 22, 2023 by Laura

Florida State Senator Jason Brodeur (R) of the Florida legislature in February 2023 filed a bill that would require bloggers who get paid for their blog posts to register with the state before blogging about Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) or … Continue reading →

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