Paideia

If a sign reads "Great" then it must be, right? Alternatively, it's just a sidewalk in the middle of a suburban neighborh...

The last rays of the setting sun paint the undersides of the rain clouds a gentle pink hue. I'm too tired today to do any quality b...

Mardi Gras Barbie says "Laissez les bons temps rouler!!!" Now, throw her some beads. ;-) Well, it's Fat Tuesday and we ...

Eartha Kitt in St. Louis Blues (1958) Many a week has passed on by since we last celebrated a classic female vocalist's birth date...

Silently searching for something to show; Three blue seats empty, arranged in a row. Again, we're going a bit light on content in ...

Tim Kelly Lifeguard Memorial statue at the Hermosa Beach pier, facing the Strand's nightlife district All of the beach cities in ...

Stop sign with pink and white balloons Alright, it's been a while since my last post. Sorry. ;-) I've been mighty busy, a bit...

SZC Project performs a dance across the LACMA campus as part of the Muse Artwalk events My friends sometimes ask me, if I have the n...

Model for Duke Ellington Memorial (1988) by Robert Graham , on view at UCLA Last year, I wrote a whole bunch of posts expressing my ad...

Argyranthemum Frutescens : Marguerite Daisies World's Bliss (By Alice Notley ) The men & women sang & played they sleep...

Astrud Gilberto was born on March 30, 1940  "When she walks, she's like a samba that swings so cool and sways so gently that...

Sarah Vaughan was born on March 27, 1924  We can't let this day pass without paying tribute to Sassy, the Divine One, the wondrou...

Detail of Irises (1889) by Vincent van Gogh  A Prayer in Spring (By Robert Frost ) Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers to-day; And...

Nat King Cole was born on March 17, 1919 Who's the smoothest, coolest cat to ever croon a classy tune? Let's put down the Gu...

Dexter Gordon was born on February 27, 1923/  I can't let this day pass without celebrating Dexter Gordon , one of my favorite ja...

Strelitzia Reginae : Bird of Paradise What My Child Learns of the Sea (By Audre Lorde ) What my child learns of the sea of the summ...

Blue sky at the top of the stairs It's one of those days where my interest goes from topic to topic, incapable of settling down for...

Sade Adu ; photo from Diamond Life (1984)  Helen Folasade "Sade" Adu was born on January 16, 1959. I adore her voice, da...

The great jazz vibraphonist, Milt Jackson , was born on January 1, 1923. Let's start the New Year off with a heavy dose of coolness...

Dave Brubeck was born on December 6, 1920. I can't let the day end without celebrating the birth date of jazz legend, Dave Brubeck...