The first day of school brought happy reunions with my staff, parents and students. Everyone was anxious to share summer travel adventures and family updates and the question, “How was your summer?”…
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San Marcos, California is nestled in the North County region of San Diego, about an hour’s drive south of the El Segundo corporate offices of Mattell, Inc.—manufacturers of the iconic “Miss Perfect”…
Without Question…The Best Yet! To the Team at Mountain Messenger, This current issue (Vol. 1, No. 15) is without question the best yet under your innovative guidance! The stories are Topanga-centric…
Be gentle with me this week. My iPod recently died; she was only nine, and I’m still grieving. I’ve never been an “early adopter,” one of those guys who stands in line…
“Please! Just listen, this is important,” states my husband over the phone. “Do you know where Miranda is?” His voice is urgent, intense and reflects an immediacy that prevents my asking any…
I have a special “accelerated-history” window. Floating Doctors has been working with the remote island Gnabe people of Panama for the last five years. Our first encounters with these islanders found them…
Staying Cool in Fernwood Took this photo on a hot day, someone suggested I send it to you guys for the summer heatwave! This is how we stay cool in “Cilmate-perfect Fernwood!”…
It’s 8:30 on a Tuesday morning and the valley is already warm. I left the canyon early enough to take Wells Road and enjoy a tree-lined drive to Tarzana, avoiding the speed…
Individuals—We are all living in our own little universe enveloped by our thoughts, beliefs and circumstances. We burrow inward when we are overwhelmed or under stress and spend time repeatedly listening to…
As vast as Los Angeles is, Topanga, population <10,000, has retained a small town feel, where neighbors recognize each other’s faces from community markets, restaurants, stores, schools, community fairs, dances, public meetings,…