It's been a series of highs and lows of late, both literally and figuratively. There was my exceedingly warm birthday in the middle of July that, traditionally, was neither hot nor very blue-skied along this part of the California coast. Gi…
My husband took this picture yesterday afternoon and it makes me want to turn it into a 'Happy Summer from the Cats!' card to send out to friends and family. The below snap is one of the many pictures I take of Bartie in repose. I send thes…
In other news, big boy Bartie sat on my lap last night. He never does this, so I think he was desperate for some extra kibble after dinner. For the record, I am not starving him, but the vet did recently mention that Bart could stand to los…
The title of this post refers to an expression used in Chinese culture that means, according the author of the cookbook below, that one does not know how to cook. I think most of us who didn't have professional cooks in the house growing up…
I learned the German word for hospice a few years' back and it's 'Sterbehospiz'. This translates into English as: death hospice. There is no beating around the bush with this term. We all know what's to come.I just had my last ever visit wi…
I don't know if I mentioned that I sometimes 'Oma-sit' a particular older woman from a part of Germany that now longer exists. If I haven't, then I'd like to share a bit about L. now. I met her last May when I began volunteering at a memory…
Since the bombing of Iran and the assassination of the Ayatollah, many Iranians of the diaspora have been celebrating by waving Iranian, Israeli and American flags along the Embarcadero plaza very near where I work. They have rented a sound…
My boss, to be frank, openly talks shit about her staff. I remember thinking when she first shared an unflattering take on a colleague with me that I, too, will not be immune from this behavior. I don't tend to agree or disagree with her wh…
Over the weekend, I stopped a theft-in-progress. No, I don't want to risk my well-being for a box of chocolates, but I actually recognized the would-be thief as someone who has sporadically visited the shop over the past year. I recall our
Happening very near where I work in downtown San Francisco were two demonstrations last week. One was an anti-ICE demo and one an anti-choice. (The organizers actually call their wanting to restrict women's repro healthcare and their wantin…
Minnesotans shut shit down yesterday with a state-wide general strike. They did so in freezing temperatures, no less. I'm so impressed with their resolve. Last night I watch a 30 min. video in which Minnesota doctors from different discipli…
Minnesotans shut shit down yesterday with a state-wide general strike. They did so in freezing temperatures, no less. I'm so impressed with their resolve. Last night I watch a 30 min. video in which Minnesota doctors from different discipli…