I recently went shopping with my niece as she was getting some swimsuits for her daughter this summer. I was discussing with her about my own daughter is now a mother of a toddler and how hard it must be to shop for a growing child.
Continue reading “Summertime and parenting”
It’s the 50th anniversary since the release of The Godfather. I remember a stir when this movie came out, though I was too young to really understand it. Growing up in an Italian / American family really gave it gravity.
Continue reading “Take The Cannoli”
Music has always been something special in my life, something that held power. When I was very young, there was a channel on the television that had the programming schedules for the channels in our area. There was music playing in the background that I felt move me to tears and I actually began sobbing. My mother came into the room in a panic asking me what was wrong and all I could say was how beautiful the music was.
Like many, I had a unique opportunity during the pandemic to learn more skills and things about myself. This included music theory, getting into reading for leisure again and learning more about art.
Do you enjoy deep dives into the world’s best literature? Do you wish you could be part of a virtual, self-paced book club? The Hardcore Literature Podcast may be just what you’re looking for.
RefinedRapture began in 2002 as my portfolio while I was learning about web development, Perl specifically. Over the years PHP / Javascript / MySQL became my main stack.
I came to L.A. on a dare in 2002. Previously I had been a bookseller running an independant bookstore on the east coast for a decade. During that time my interest in computers and programming was piqued. After several dead-end jobs in data-entry, I quit my minimum-wage job to try my hand at doing web development professionally instead of as a side-line. Since then, I’ve been part of several wonderful companies, working with amazing people.
I live in L.A. county with my book collection, my bass guitar, Barbie, and a very spoiled cat.
The sites I feature here now reflect sites I’ve worked on more currently.
I plan to also post occasional ‘blog’ posts related to other interests, mainly music, art and literature.
I hope you will enjoy your visit!
