I wish I could tell a story of a great musician who wows the audiences and brings them to their feet. This is instead the story of an unrequited love for my guitar, and of finding my true passion too late.

Finally created, upon lots and lots of requests from lovely @mariannewest (pictured with coffee) SoCal Steemit meetup, so that we may, well, meet up. If you live in Southern California, please join! This

Is it just grass or is it artwork? So enjoying the rain , with a tiny bit of sun, in San Diego, CA, for a change. I lean towards the latter. Does anybody know what this grass is called?

This is from outside my window this morning. To most people it looks like a pretty picture, to us San Diegans it is just amazing! Wow, I have a lush garden today, and with zero water from my part. It all

Lots of Pictures We all know that pictures are worth a thousand words, right? Let's hope so because I am about to show you a whole bunch of them. We had so much fun at the first San Diego Meetup that it

So.....I met some steemians this past Sunday, under the cold, but welcoming San Diego sun. It was awfully nice to see that people behind the words and pictures on steemit are actually....woooow! People.

In honor of whoever came up with the Monochrome Monday Photo trend, this is my monochromatic picture. It basically sums it up. Try to beat this. Any guess of what it is?

They told you that you were not enough, and that you were too much, That this was wrong with you, You were crazy, You were misbehaved. They told you To tone it down, Sit with your legs crossed, Blend in,

"Sound check!" squeaked Svetlana excitedly.  It was her first day at her job as the new voice for the brand of Russian cigarettes.  The ones that transform you into a 6 feet tall beauty with

Try being raised in a Catholic country, where the sin for masturbation is blindness, divorce condemns you to hell, and making love is just to give babies to God.  For goodness' sake! Try growing

Seriously! I don't get it. I. Don't Get. It. Anybody knows of any post that makes it super simple to understand steemit????   Pretend I am 5 years old.  I floss my tears with a nail-polisher,

"If you have any thoughts, please let me know," whispered Dr. Irina Kravosky to her patient, with a maternal voice that encompassed care, sadism, and reassurance all at once.  She was fond of Mrs.

In my early 20s I moved by myself to the United States from Italy, and I was basically on my own. My parents forgot to pack their best advise for me, and I did not make a good counselor to myself. I am

To all the people who today do not have a family to celebrate with, or just lost someone special this year, I wish you healing, strength, solace, and a better new year ahead.   I know how hard it

Hello seasoned Steemians, Can you please help me figure out why some #introduceyourself posts seem to do really well and others (like the one I posted this morning) don't? I thought long and hard about

A proper presentation, finally. Nice to meet you, with my favorite picture of my travels. Hanging out with street beggars in Turkey, also known as two beautiful and sweet women. These ladies were,

P.S.:  1. I only post 100% original work and photos taken with my smartphone.  It is much smarter than I am. 2. Let me know you are following me and I will follow you back! 3. Thanks for reading

P.S.:  1. I only post 100% original work and photos taken with my smartphone.  It is much smarter than I am. 2. Let me know you are following me and I will follow you back! 3. Thanks for reading

If you do not have a football (or soccer) net, paint it on your house.   (Can anybody please translate what the writing says? I don't speak Arabic. You may even find out where this photo was taken)

I am in such good mood that I am going to post a picture of one my favorite cities in the world. Assisi, Italy, for me, has it all, and some. And I know Italy like the palm of my hand by now.  Your