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The Lucky Lady–UPDATE!

March 9, 2008
Years ago, I interviewed a researcher who made a scientific study of what makes some people lucky. When you get into the film and TV biz, you find out that luck plays a major part in it. You have to... continued

Faces & Mazes

January 27, 2008
Two years ago I wrote about the problem I have recognizing faces since my stroke. This problem is so subtle that I'm not always sure I actually have it, but it has given me some interesting realizations about what is... continued

A Small Christmas Miracle

January 20, 2008
Last year's Christmas consisted of an unexpected dinner party. This year's Christmas was like a New Year's Eve celebration--and New Year's was like Christmas. But at this Christmas dinner, just like last Christmas, what might be called a miracle occurred.... continued

Anne’s Diary: Spies

December 19, 2007
Over the years, I've been amused by the fact that we are spied on from time to time. These spies seem to be from government agencies, either foreign or domestic, and they seem to think they are going to discover... continued

Stories of Good & Evil

December 2, 2007
The more experiences I have in life, the more I realize that everything is made up of stories, from the tales of individual lives to the histories of places and civilizations. Every culture has its own particular legends, and religions... continued

The Third Act of Life

October 29, 2007
So many of us crave stability more than anything else, and maybe we shouldn't--maybe we should all be more ADVENTUROUS instead, ESPECIALLY as we get older! This makes me think of our friend, the great intellectual Jacques Barzun, who has... continued

For Kari, Once Again

September 11, 2007
Almost exactly a year ago, I wrote a diary about a taking the Green Man message along on a book tour with Whitley, that I dedicated to an unknown woman named Kari. Now, in another one of those weird synchronicities... continued

Ancestors

September 3, 2007
I got to thinking about ancestors recently. When I lived in New York City, I occasionally dropped into the big public library on 5th Avenue and 42nd Street, where I would walk past the Genealogy Room, where people sat behind... continued

The Mystery of Mortality

August 1, 2007
One of the troublesome things about going on a trip is the huge stack of mail that confronts you upon your return. Some of these are bills, some of it is junk mail, but part of this stack, for me,... continued

Drone-Hunting Trip to the Wine Country

July 28, 2007
We just came back from a trip drone hunting and going to the California wine country with some good ol' friends from Texas, who were in California visiting their grandson. One problem with visiting vineyards is that you end up... continued