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Let’s Have A Party! Be My Valentine

Why not consider merging your love of vintage music with the internet? Vintage meets the 21st Century! My third online concert in the Donna Loren’s Shindig! series is on February 13th @ 6:25pm pst. It’s called The Love Connection and … Continue reading

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A Beautiful Face

A beautiful face appeared in the crowd while viewing an exhibit at LACMA. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is presenting an outstanding collection of mid-century art and design. Part of the exhibit was fashion. I asked my husband … Continue reading

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Mushroom Risotto

My friend and collaborator, Adam, and I went shopping last Sunday at the local Farmer’s Market. He had just arrived from San Fran and a whirlwind tour of the US. Being a native of Australia and raised on fresh fruit … Continue reading

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Donna’s Shindig! Cocktail

Donna's Shindig! Cocktail Join me for a delicious drink and toast to my second live concert on StageIt.com. Cocktail recipe: Fresh Watermelon Juice; pour into ice cube trays and freeze.  In a blender, add 1 cup of Prosecco and 6-8 … Continue reading

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John Boehner’s Tears Put a Smile on My Face

Huffington Post columnist David Wild has included “It Only Hurts When I Cry” by Yours Truly in today’s article “Who’s Crying Now”, a teary  playlist for House Speaker Boehner. Look for me sandwiched between Chris Isaak and Willie Nelson:   … Continue reading

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Part 5: Energy Innovation

Bill Gates continues… “Energy innovation is not a nationalistic game. If tomorrow some other country invented cheap energy with no CO2 output, would that be a bad day or a good day? For anybody who’s reasonable, that would be, like … Continue reading

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Part Four: Issues with Safety, Proliferation, Cost & Fuel Availability

Mr. Gates continues: “Part of the beauty of the nuclear path, compared to all the energy farming approaches, is you don’t have a problem with location and storage. Wind and Solar, anything where you’re just collecting natural flux is problematic. … Continue reading

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Recalibrating

Living in Hawaii for 15-years has conditioned me to its climate, culture and literally, the airborne spores that one breathes. I was reminded by my acupuncturist friend that it took her two years to acclimatize when she moved to Hawaii … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas Baby

A classic Holiday song recorded by many of the greats including Elvis, Merry Christmas Baby is my season’s greeting for 2010. Originally I wanted to record it in Hawaii and was slated to do so but an opportunity arose when … Continue reading

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8 Days a Week

Nine days to go until I depart my home in Hawaii. I begin my journey into the next chapter in my life with saying goodbyes in the form of making music… Hawaiian style. My friend Charles arranged for Sonny Lim … Continue reading

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