This is My Life

It’s time I give some backstory about who I am.  Readers from Tala’s Reflections, my friends from the last 3 years plus, my family, and everyone that knows me from the Lupus community is caught up by now, but there are new readers and friends present.  Thank you to each of you for your interest. …

Attitude and Altitude

at·ti·tude /ˈætɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/ Show Spelled [at-i-tood, -tyood] Show IPA noun 1. manner, disposition, feeling, position, etc., with regard to a person or thing; tendency or orientation, especially of the mind: a negative attitude; group attitudes. 2. position or posture of the body appropriate to or expressive of an action, emotion, etc.: a threatening attitude; a…

Memories of Catalina Island

I have lost track of the exact number of trips I have made to Catalina since my youth.  The first trip there was a school campout in Avalon, and I was 12 years old.  I attended a private co-op type school after 5th grade and it was very out-of-the-box for that time period.  In Avalon…