Linda LaRoche

In the 1990s American clinical research psychologist Elaine Aron launched a book, The Highly Sensitive Person. In it I discovered myself....

We all know givers and takers. Takers have a distinctive signature: they like to get more than they give. They tilt reciprocity in their...

In the late nineteenth century, San Francisco was booming and its merchant princes built grand stores such as City of Paris, Gump’s, The...

Whenever I am at home more time than I would like, I experiment in the kitchen. It’s a creative venture that gives immediate results....

I like Ryan Murphy’s work, it’s intelligent and there’s always a fine line between what’s fiction and non-fiction and that glossy veneer...

We know the drill; what goes around comes back around. Fashion is like that. To illustrate my point, I’ll be adding parenthesis of the...

I’ve been lax about writing here.  The majority of my life last month was going to parties, get-togethers, concerts, performances, lots...

Ten Days ago I saw the opera El Ultimo Sueno de Diego y Frida. The sets and use of color give the opera a distinct tone but the libretto...

I believe we should make room to celebrate the little things in life. I’ve had many such moments from wonderful work assignments that...

A friend told me yesterday that I should write spiritual poetry. He feels the need to give me these insights although I never ask for...

Some time ago I mentioned that I was going to write about men and women. That post is still ruminating in my mind, but today I wanted to...

Sometimes when I'm vintage shopping, I make up stories about garments I see, contemplating their origins, life story and, where they've...

This week I worked and was expected to buy my own lunch. Something foreign to me. But because I do not believe in going hungry I shopped...

I just finished reading a book that had me addicted and I felt like I was on a heist. Yellowface by Rebecca Kuang is a satire of the...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Handler I was pleasantly surprised at seeing the film Barbie; it’s lightweight, comical, and serious...

I grew up on red meat which I did not like. It caused me problems with my digestion and I looked forward to Fridays which meant fish...

I see so many Influencers on Youtube and Instagram that tell women how to dress. That’s absurd. What makes them an expert? Most of them...

Last weekend I went to see Oppenheimer and Tuesday I was at the Hollywood Bowl to hear George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. I love the...

Keeping in the spirit of summer I recently spent an evening at the iconic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. https://www.thehollywoodroosevelt.c...

I’ve never been keen on watching the news. Instead, I read the news. That way I am not being spoon-fed and don’t gain as much negativity...