Staples Center, here in my home town, is a lot like Twitter.  You’re curious about how it works and once you’re in, you become addicted.  Your own network of friends in the social network multiplies.  And as you spend more time there, you’re constantly amazed how closely connected we all are.  You see a celebrity [...]

There was one exclusive group that I’d always longed to join:  the Aunt Club.  Having worshipped my own globe-trotting, sports-car-driving uncle, I couldn’t wait to sit on the other side of the fence.  My Uncle believed that we should always see the world with wonder.  We summered at his house often and I grew up [...]