Here is my report of the trip to Ruby Beach and (almost) the Hoh Fainforest, with pictures documenting the adventure. Lisa and I headed out from Tacoma just a little after 6 a.m. on Thursday July 6th with a plan to visit Ruby Beach at near low tide and then the Hoh Rainforest after that. […]
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I bought some more critters for my Critter Corral (Living Room/Guest Room) this week. They are giving me grins! Cougar Raccoon Baby monkey Wolf pup It doesn’t take much to float my boat, as you can see! (You may have seen the following images before…) Various! Various! I’m updating them here…
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I have made (and broken) some plans for the upcoming few weeks. It’s going to be a fun time. I have promised myself this! I’ve decided not to drive to Cle Elum on the 4th. It doesn’t make sense to do that. The likelihood of selling enough of my books there to even pay
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In the video about DeForest Kelley shown at De’s memorial service, Nicholas Meyer had this to say about him: “An actor is someone who pretends to be somebody else. A movie star is somebody who pretends that somebody else is them. DeForest Kelley was a real movie star.” Until I heard Meyer’s expanded explanation of the difference
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I fell into bed at 7 or 7:30 last night, well worn out (but in no way stiff or sore, thankfully!) from the “rock garden” task this afternoon. But that means I slept like a rock for eight hours and then woke up, fresh as a daisy, and I can’t go back to sleep (yet),
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When it comes to being different, I’m an oddball six ways from Sunday: I’m a natural redhead (which is statistically about as likely as being born intersex, which I may also have been). I’m transgender (if I wasn’t born intersex and surgically altered as an infant, something my parents may not even have
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I just received one of the most fun emails EVER about my DeForest Kelley book. I asked permission to reprint it, and got it, so ENJOY!!! Hi Kris! I’m sorry to message you through your work email on non-work topics, but I happen to think we may be the same person. Okay perhaps not,
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The image above is NOT our rock garden. I will replace it with an actual picture when we’ve achieved the look we envision. Today my sister Jackie and I begin creating the river rock garden she has been envisioning for years. It’s going to be quite the undertaking, but I know it will be
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(NOTE: My first contribution to Daily Kos a few days ago (“Those Noises You’re Hearing Are the Death Throes of Male White Supremacy Ideology”) trended far beyond my wildest expectations. Thanks to those who encouraged me to keep spouting off. Here it is!) I’m the last person seeking to stoke the fires of mass delusion
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WOW! I published yesterday’s blog post on DailyKos.com and received more than 300 responses in under 18 hours. Most of them positive & thankful. The piece has been recommended so many times by readers that the platform is keeping it on its trending list. That’s amazing. But no one in my immediate family
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