Storing Up Hope, Or, Saturday Morning at
Good morning. Hope. Hope doesn’t mean “Yeehaw we’re all set now, nothing but blue skies, la la la!” It’s more like the cleared space when
November 8, 2025
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Category: Raptures/Analysis
Rally Round The Lavender Roses, Or, Saturday Morning at 9:32am
It’s an absolutely beautiful morning here in the Bay Area. After something like five years when we suffered through temperatures of over 100 degrees in
July 5, 2025
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Raptures/Analysis
Three Somewhat Eccentric Reasons To Vote As I Have, Or, Saturday Morning at 9:07am
For those who need it, the precise beauty of a spider web’s heart and a flower caught therein. Peace in the dew. And for those
October 26, 2024
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Raptures/Analysis
6 Things You Can Do To Reduce That Dogged Sense Of Dread, Or, Saturday Morning at 8:59am
I don’t know about you but I’ve been nervous, which isn’t all that fun. America’s election is a month away. Luckily, there are things to
October 5, 2024
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Raptures/Analysis
Play Bids As Old People, Or, Saturday Morning at 10:06am
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m working on building a new little community, following the deaths of my mother, my long-distance best friend, and my father.
September 14, 2024
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Raptures/Analysis
What Then Is Generosity, Or, Saturday Morning at 10:49am
We had a heat pump installed this week. Yesterday, the temperatures having reached 101F in my town, our patio hot enough to blister the soles
July 20, 2024
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Raptures/Analysis
Gratitude Reconsidered, Or, Saturday Morning at 8:43am
I’ve always struggled with Internet Gratitude. Feels too much like mayonnaise on a lens; smearing over life’s hardships so as not to mind the things
June 8, 2024
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The Comfort Of Time, Or, Saturday Morning at 9:59am
I was going to write about wisdom. Then hoses of our newly-installed washing machine started to drip water and that was a whole drama. Resolved
February 3, 2024
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New Year And New Washing Machine, Or, Saturday Morning at 10:16am
There’s a concept, in fiction, of “writing yourself into the story.” Doesn’t mean writing about yourself per se, more like writing a bunch of detail
January 13, 2024
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In The Face Of It All, Or, Saturday Morning at 8:46am
I’ve spent a lot of the week wondering how to post today, in light of the attacks and counter-attacks in Israel and Gaza. The answer
October 14, 2023
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Raptures/Analysis
The Red Pin Of Memory, Or, Saturday Morning at 10:01am
You all have some strong and intelligent opinions about aging. So, I thought, as a newly minted 67-year old, I might talk about my
September 30, 2023
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Raptures/Analysis
This Is The Way, Or, Saturday Morning at 9:13am
Well that was not fun. I highly recommend not catching COVID, in case you wondered. To recap, I have had every vaccine known to mankind
September 16, 2023
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