Sunday, 5th February 2012

Los Angeles: More Than Meets the Eye

Posted on 17. Nov, 2011 by Lourdes M. Diaz in Lifestyle

Los Angeles: More Than Meets the Eye

It’s easier for transplants to complain about Los Angeles than to go back to where they came from.

Maria Poppins

Posted on 29. Jun, 2011 by Lourdes M. Diaz in Lifestyle

Maria Poppins

“Aren’t all brown people the help? NO!”

The Power of Reading

Posted on 08. Oct, 2010 by Lourdes M. Diaz in Lifestyle

The Power of Reading

Can Reading Tame an Angry Alter Ego?

A Meat Cleaver to the Rescue

Posted on 16. Sep, 2010 by Lourdes M. Diaz in Lifestyle

A Meat Cleaver to the Rescue

Kindness transcends all language, religion, and ethnicity. ~Lourdes M. Diaz

Father’s Gay

Posted on 19. Aug, 2010 by Lourdes M. Diaz in Lifestyle

Father’s Gay

Baseball, Monster Truck Shows, and BBQs are one way to celebrate a father, but for me, mesh tops and leather chaps made for one memorable Father’s Day.

How I Lost my Slow Dancing Virginity

Posted on 28. Jul, 2010 by Lourdes M. Diaz in Lifestyle

How I Lost my Slow Dancing Virginity

Some people hope to lose their virginity on prom night, I just wanted to slow dance.


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