Santa Monica’s AltCar Expo Makes the Wheels Turn

On Friday morning, I told my five year old Ryan that we’d be going to a Green Car Show after I picked him up from school.  I think I must have given him the wrong impression because when we got there amidst the booths and people, he looked [...]

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The sun streams through the curtains of my bedroom as the clock strikes 7:00am. I spring out of bed, eager to meet the new day. After a quick stretch, I make my way to my daughter’s room to find she’s dressed for school and is making her bed. We head downstairs where we enjoy a [...]

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As a family of four, we recently discovered the benefits of having a car with a third row of seats. I am a big believer in carpooling, and living in Los Angeles with two small children at different schools, it just makes sense. Not only is carpooling better for the environment, it is a more [...]

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I have a little dirty secret that isn’t news to people who know me, and now you’ll be in on it, too: I drive an SUV.
Yes, with all the sources of environmental damage from polluting corporations to governmental policies and all the finger-pointing happening as global temperatures soar to record highs, I find my hand [...]

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The best assignment I ever received in any course of study was in a graduate class in the Alexander Technique where we were instructed to brush our teeth at home only with our less dominant hand until it became second nature. It seemed odd at the time, and the first attempt felt more than a [...]

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Two pairs of rhinestone-studded flip-flops. Sequin-trimmed tank tops. Capri pants. Leggings. Headbands. Jewelry. Sunglasses. A beaded shawl.
“You can’t take all this stuff,” I say to my nine-year-old daughter Molly.
“Mom, just because you have no sense of fashion-”

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