It's important to me to contribute to work-potlucks. Making food has become a form of expression over the years, like in Laura Esquivel's "Como Agua para Chocolate"
Some of the food I have made to share:
Watergate Salad
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Bean "burritos"
No-bake Cookies
Black bean dip
And now, Soft Pretzels
My three favorite books from 2025 were:
Native Son (1940) - Richard Wright
The Catcher in the Rye (1951) - J.D. Salinger
Homeless Lives Matter (2016) - Leo Gnawa @homelesslivesmatterbook
Honorable mention to The Giving Tree (1964) - Shel Silverstein
I watched over 50 movies in 2025, probably the most I've seen in one year. My three favorites were
The Assassination Bureau (1969)
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
Coriolanus (2011)
Honorable mentions to:
The Holy Mountain (1973)
Soul (2020)
My three favorite songs from 2025 were:
It Isn't Nice - Barbara Dane and the Chambers Brothers
Jesus - Queen
El Sereno - Los Angeles League of Musicians
Honorable mention to Los Angelenos by Billy Joel
@smithsonianfolkways@queen@the_lalom@billyjoel
#albumoftheweek is "Oh My God"by @kevinmorby . This OMG Rock n Roll album was on my #AOTY list for #2019. I've played it like 8+ times in the last two weeks. #pissriver is my favorite #song.
