Some of the most interesting characters in literature are very often flawed people. Daisy Buchanan, largely thought to be a thinly veiled interpretation of Zelda Fitzgerald, is an embodiment of [...]
Posts by Meike
A Gull For A Guru
When I was in elementary school, my father had an affinity for birds. All birds not being alike, his affinity was limited to migrating geese and a certain Jonathan Livingston [...]
Napa, Part II
If you read my last post about my astronomically gastronomic journey to Napa, you may assume that “Napa, Part II” is where I go all Food Network on ya, offering [...]
Napa on the Map!
The image of the two lane blacktop is seared in my brain, with the repeating rhythm of broken white stripes acting like the crumbs that lead Hansel and Gretel out [...]
The Irony of Being Complicated
Perhaps it was my graceful plunge into this newest decade of my life, or the fact that I rarely sleep at night, that lured me into watching the movie It’s [...]
Groovy Chicks
Let me introduce you to two fabulous chicks, Wilma and Antoinette. Stylishly urban, yet rustic, they live in an AirStream-style trailer just steps from my front door. Why, I can [...]
The Dick Off Academy
My son and I recently created a new school of relaxation that we like to call the Dick Off Academy. I’m sure you’re familiar with that occasional day when you [...]
Cancer Comedy
Imagine you’ve had a long week and you’re sitting in the front row of a comedy club, sucking on a cocktail, passively waiting to be mentally tickled. Then imagine that [...]