I found myself in a Hollywood tattoo parlor six days after four airplanes were hijacked, two crashing into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon, and one in a Pennsylvania field. During the devastating chaos that first week following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, nothing made sense. Nothing, […]
I’ve spent quite a bit of time during the past 1½ years in Hot Springs, Arkansas, falling more and more in love with the beauty of the state during each trip. It’s called The Natural State for a reason. During Yoda’s and my most recent visit last month, I decided to drive north on the […]
Meet Leland Duff. He is 85 years old and he’s standing in front of the smoldering remains of his house. Buying a watermelon from him was the most important money I’ve spent all year. I just returned from a road trip. I was gone just under 2 weeks and I put over 1,200 miles on […]
I’ve always lived in the box. The box felt safe. Why? Because most other people are in the box too. I’ve always wanted to be liked by everyone, and by making certain that I wasn’t too different than anyone else I felt I was one step closer to that impossible feat. I’ve tried to fool […]
No one said it was going to be easy. And it hasn’t been. I’ve been vacillating between emotional highs about finally making positive changes in my life and emotional lows about leaving behind the people and places I love in Los Angeles. I haven’t yet found that sweet spot of balance in between the two […]
When I embarked on my road trip in October without an itinerary or agenda, I hadn’t a clue what the road had in store for me. What I did know is that I wanted to be a “yes girl,†meaning, I promised myself I would be completely open to new experiences, people and places. Never […]
With my most recent Huffington Post piece, I’m letting everyone in on the big secret that the locals have begged me not to divulge: Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas is one of the most magical places in the United States. People visit, and they never leave. In fact, I intended to pass through the city […]
by Kee Kee on December 24, 2010
in Arkansas
Everyday life can be hard enough, but then you go and throw holidays into the mix and all bets are off. I long ago swore off trying to have a memorable New Year’s Eve or Valentine’s Day for the simple reason that real life never measures up to the scripted Leave it to Beaver moments […]