More than four years ago — several months before she left a literal career lifetime in the banking industry — I taped a picture and eight words onto my sister’s kitchen door. At the time I taped it there, she was utterly miserable. Her job drove her up the wall (not the job, but […]
I’m heat-proofing the outdoor critters as much as possible for the next several days. I have a misting system and box fans set up in the goat shed and hen house and ice in their water troughs to make sure everyone stays cool during the heat of the day — from noon until at least
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I’m coloring my hair this morning, so I have 20 minutes of waiting time to share with you. So here we go! MEMORIAL SERVICE MISHAP I inadvertently gave my older sister a scare last night when I sent her a link to my updated memorial service Powerpoint and a copy of my obituary. She
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Recently, my days have been filled with “busy as a beaver” writing assignments. That’s good, because for the past few weeks, there hasn’t been much owing to my client’s focus on other matters. But last week I got a stack of topics to write about, so that’s what I’ve been doing. I’m all
In addition to my podcast EVER NEW with Hannah McCrane, I have an additional podcast gig this weekend. The topic: the overturning of Roe V Wade (the right to access safe, legal abortions in one’s home state when necessary or desired without outside interference) by the Supreme Court. Should be interesting! The audience
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I’m having a tough time staying outside Depressionville these past several weeks. News on the political front brings me down almost hourly. The antidote, of course, is to stop paying attention to the myriad ways in which this nation is descending into a dystopian nightmare. But if we all did (or continue to do)
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Here are the links to the January 6th Investigation Committee Hearing, for those of you who may have missed one or more of them (and to share with others who have not seen them at all among your rela Day 1: https://www.pbs.org/video/the-january-6th-hearings-day-1-twt6ff/ Day 2: https://www.pbs.org/video/the-january-6th-hearings-day-2-y9agrd/ Day 3: https://www.pbs.org/video/the-january-6th-hearings-day-3-g2o0lb/ Day 4: https://www.pbs.org/video/the-january-6th-hearings-day-4-znm5om/ Day 5: https://www.pbs.org/video/the-january-6th-hearings-day-5-q3zff0/ Day
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I’m sad to publicly report (finally) that Ben Taylor lost his years’ long battle against cancers (plural) on June 21st. Lisa and I knew it was coming, and we’ve been preparing for it emotionally and physically, moving his stuff out of his apartment at Lakewood Meadows, where he spent the last three months of
Overturning Roe v Wade is the mere tip of the iceberg. The far-right religious zealots and white supremacists among us (in the minority numbers that they are!) are poised to overturn other precious, hard-fought rights that have been deemed “settled law” even according to the Supreme Court Trump Justices (Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Coney), who perjured their
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Hong’s Tacoma/Lakewood Washington Our Choices During this First Visit: Beef and Broccoli, Chow Mein and Honey-Crusted Pork Chops — TO DIE FOR!!! Lisa and I found a terrific, relatively new restaurant in Tacoma/Lakewood that is decidedly un-busy for a place with such AMAZING, DELICIOUS food and ambiance, so here’s my review. I hope it
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