MY NAME IS LARISSA.

Howdy Yinz-guys.

Holy Moly, it’s February! Valentines Day is right around the corner. Last year I wrote about the origins of Valentines Day. This year I am reflecting on what it means to Love. Love is multifaceted. It’s complicated...and sometime it hurts...BAD. But Love is worth it because out of the...

Recently there has been much violence in my community surrounding the Occupy Movement. This disturbs me and I have been thinking a lot about it.

A few months ago I took a picture of myself with a sign supporting the 99%...including myself in the 99%. The Occupy Movement has accomplished something really amazing. It has ignited the hearts of young people in the United States to stand and speak up about the challenges many American families...

Welcome 2012!

I hope you have had a good holiday and that this message reaches you well. A new year has once again begun and I find myself reflecting upon the past 12 months almost as much as I am looking at the 12 that lie ahead of me, ahead of us all. I acknowledge that things in our world are stressful and that everyone I meet seems to be running on reserve energy. Rest seems a luxury that few can afford. So I plug along doing the work...

I traveled to the Detroit area recently for the Thanksgiving holiday. While in Detroit I saw family, ate too much, ate not enough, drank too much, drank not enough, saw old friends, heard about old acquaintances, visited old haunts, made and recorded some music, and visited the Detroit Institute of Art. Let me just say that the DIA ranks highly on my list of favorite museums. Their standing collection is exquisite, balanced and respectfully installed. The ...

I can't believe it's November already and the winter holidays are breathing down my neck. Where does the time go? I guess I know where mine has gone...into moving. We've rented out our Santa Rosa house (THANKS TO GOD...and my friend Heather). Now me, Omar and the kitties are settling into our new Oakland digs. Well, me and Omar are anyway. The kitties aren't so sure they like their new surroundings, but they will adjust eventually. If they don't I'll be roasting cats for Christ...