Actually, not the real ABBA but the tribute band, Waterloo. They LOOK like them! ABBA was a bit before my time but thanks to Erasure's cover 'Take a Chance On Me' and the musical Mama Mia, I am familiar with their hits. Last Saturday, a group of us got together and met early to picnic at the Bowl. We ate LOTS of food and had a great time dancing ( Read more... )

I wish I was sitting on the left side of the shuttle this morning as I was heading to work from Union Station. Why? Because our route goes right past the Coroner's Office on the way to the campus and this morning, there was a sea of media decked out on Mission Rd.  I always keep a camera with me in my backpack for moments like this. But ( Read more... )

Ten years ago, I traveled to the Indonesian island of Bali with my mom and her friends. It was truly a remarkable island with gorgeous landscape, delectable food, incredibly developed arts and music, and most importantly, a remarkable people with a rich culture steep in  Balinese Hinduism. I had an amazing experience that was atypical for Western ( Read more... )