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I remember my mother telling me that at a certain age I’ll look in the mirror and not recognize yourself. Naturally, she was right. I look in the mirror now and see gray hair, dark circles under my eyes, and...

Lendistry and the LA Sparks selected my store to be part of their Small Business Summer Campaign and invited me and the Tesoro team to our first WNBA game.  I learned that the last place Sparks would be playing against...

Once a month I feel special. I drive up to the parking garage entrance and the gate beneath the Millard Sheets mosaic lifts automatically as it recognizes my city registered license plate.  It delights me each time I park before...

Since I was running late for my Monday luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel, I decided to take the back roads above Sunset to get there. Turning south down Crescent Drive, I spied a rockstar parking space in front of...

Even though my shop was closed on Sunday, I offered to meet a customer and open it for her.    When we got to the door, we discovered my neighbor’s planter had been smashed on my doorstep. I was grateful...

Last September I opened an eblast from a small stationery company titled “Dealing with Disappointment and 5 Coping Mechanisms.” The vibrant co-owner was paralyzed in an accident while building a home with Habitat for Humanity. She wrote about a tornado...