When I was in my 20s, I fantasized about having homes scattered in wonderful places around the world. One would be in NY of course; Paris, sans doute; a tropical retreat with palm trees and fabulous snorkeling; and now that I’m back into skiing, I’d need to add Aspen, and perhaps Chamonix, to my list. If I still had a list, which I don’t, because although the fantasy is lovely, a lot of homes could mean a lot of stress for someone who prefers to stay pretty footloose. It’s difficult enough to control the clutter in even one location.

But I can have multiple locations on the Internet for almost as much fun and no property taxes. The view isn’t quite as good and the restaurants in the neighborhood stay the same (which is to say not so great in the west San Fernando Valley—can’t someone open a Bizou or Pinot Bistro over here? C’mon Joachim, we need you!) but I can wear sweats all day long and don’t have to deal with airport security every other week.

I’m trying to get to my point but I’m having so much fun hyperlinking, which I just learned how to do an hour ago (thanks, Jessica!). So here it is: my two new Internet locations are Lime, where you’ll find my Spirit in Motion blog every Friday starting this week; and Valley Life magazine where I just took over as editor.

The much-maligned Valley is actually a pretty jumping place these days. For starters, we’ve got the Topanga Mall. Have you happened by lately? Take a good look at where you park your car, cause once you get inside you’ll swear you’re on Rodeo Drive. H & M does have an outpost, but the trend is def more Cartier and Tiffany (yes, we have both). Economic downturn? Like the pres’ WMDs… I know it’s around here someplace.

Please visit me at my new locations! At Lime you can even talk back.