My washer and dryer are 10 years old now, which I understand is the lifetime of these appliances.  We use ...

All this James Frey stuff really bugs me. The guy lied, to millions of people, and he got paid handsomely ...

I have a cat. I love my cat. Like any good cat owner/mom/friend I want to take good care of ...

ASC is the American Society of Cinematographers: Feature Film: Emmanuel Lubezki for Gravity Spotlight Award: Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski ...

One of the most interesting relationships we encounter in this lifetime is the relationship between siblings.  As we are living ...

New Day, New Decade   2011 is well under way.  Not only is this a new year, it’s a new ...

There is an old saying that says: “Make new friends, and keep the old.  One is silver, the other is ...

Before we start a new year, I think it's important to reflect back on the year that has passed, and ...

My stepdaughter, Ellen, is here visiting from Australia. We wanted to show her more of the USA this time around, ...

When it rains in Southern California it's news. When it rains as much as it has recently, it is history-making ...

The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) tonight announced the winners of ...

Happy Earth Day! I am lucky to live next door to Thousand Oaks, California - where the city is named ...

It happens at least once a week, the ritual trek to the local grocery store.  We need food, we need ...

Last week I read an article in the Los Angeles Times about an auction that was scheduled through Julien's Auctions.  ...

San Francisco has banned plastic shopping bags.  Same with Oakland, and Malibu.  And Los Angeles just may be next.  There's ...

I was sad when I heard about Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe's break-up.  They looked like a really cute couple ...

This year I cooked.  I invited friends, I really did, but they all wanted turkey so when they heard the ...

Prior to the official announcement of nominees from “The Academy” here are mypicks for Oscar’s top slots (and my pick ...

Album of the Year: Daft Punk, “Random Access Memories” Record of the Year: “Get Lucky,” Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams ...

I'm so happy and excited to welcome our new CoffeyTalk contributor Yogi Akal!  He will be posting blogs in the ...

Like the buggy whip, typewriters and 8-Track tapes, some things just don't last. HomeRight announces that the paint tray is ...

10 Qs from Justin SachsI’d like to introduce you to Justin Sachs who is the author of a new book, ...

You might notice a big "hole" in our blog entries. All of the blogs from July 07 to right now ...

Saturday night we're at the movie theatre in Calabasas settled in to see "The Prestige."  This is a popular theatre ...

Thursday night - 7:15 pm - we're cleaning up the kitchen from dinner and chatting about Brian's girlfriend situation. A ...

It's always entertaining living with teenagers. Annika, Greg's 14 year old from Australia, stayed with us for 3 weeks over ...