Happiness Category
Start spreading the views – Part One
Posted on October 12, 2018 12 Comments
Well, from one glorious city to another. Here we are in my hometown, New York City. I grew up in Manhattan on Sutton Place and my parents had a house at the Jersey Shore. So, this trip was a homecoming. I plan to cover this epic celebration in three parts. By the way, I didn’t […]
Calaughornia
Posted on March 10, 2017 20 Comments
When I first visited out here back in the 1980s, I was immediately struck by how cheerful everyone was. It didn’t seem forced or phony. People were literally happy. I cannot explain it. Golden state atmosphere, perhaps? Everything turns to gold. Or could it be that unhappy people just leave. Unhappy like — forgive me […]
Rode to joy
Posted on October 14, 2016 15 Comments
You will be gratified to see that this is not a wordy post, for a change becauseĀ this has been a frenzied two weeks and the rest of the year portends to be no less harried. Time for updates. Autumn has finally arrived in Los Angeles, more or less. We had a scorching summer and the […]
Winged flowers
Posted on September 2, 2016 20 Comments
When I walk through our family room in the morning, someone says in a bright and hopeful voice, “I love you”. No, not my spouse who is usually at work by this time, but my companion Psyche. And she means it. Recently, I saw a study on what makes for longevity. It was conducted by […]
North of the Border
Posted on August 19, 2016 25 Comments
After the long rant last time, I thought I would turn to something more light-hearted and not talk too much. š You will forgive me, too, I know, if this is a bit disjointed and inarticulate as we were down in San Diego all day yesterday and I am beat. As I have said here […]
Beth Byrnes 
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