Let’s take a college exam. Is it acceptable to buy something dominated by a prominent logo? Why or why not? Please define “acceptable,” and be
Last week we pumped up; today let’s settle down. For all in acute and/or paralyzing anxiety at the state of the state, here are my
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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