Category Archives: Personal
Turkeylets
I saw something amazing this morning on the way back from the gym. The trip back is normally a straight freeway ride, but the Highway Patrol was running a “break,” so I got off the freeway at an exit that … Continue reading
Learning the Charleston
My friend Chris, with whom I worked for many years, often forwards me (on a list of his friends) emails with links another friend of his has found on the Internet. Recently his friend has discovered the British Pathe site … Continue reading
Virtuoso Accordion and Other Things
Xasásuan Today isn’t a site I normally visit – my hiker husband pointed it out to me. We aren’t quite sure what Xasásuan is – it may be the name of an Essalen village. The Essalen lived around the Ventana Wilderness. … Continue reading
Smoke Alarms
There is nothing more annoying than having the battery on a smoke alarm go south at 6:40 AM on Saturday. (Unless maybe at 3:00 AM on a work day.) Beep. Wait one minute. Beep. And on and on. Usually my … Continue reading
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The List
Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve (how did that happen??), which means every time I turn around I am surrounded by suggestions for my list of New Year’s Resolutions. I got one this morning from my gym, with a list of goals … Continue reading
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The Mourners
As a life-long student of the Middle Ages, when the Palace of the Legion of Honor announced a showing of sculptures from the tomb of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (1371–1419), I knew I had to go see it. … Continue reading
Odd Week in Las Vegas
My sister has lived in Las Vegas for the last 20 years or so. (A long way from The Strip, I may add; we neither of us gamble; she’s a desert rat, and so is her husband.) She currently can’t … Continue reading
Strolling Through the Neighborhood
As my knee recovers from the assault and battery it went through in March, walking is officially part of my rehab, so I’m slowly extending the range of my walks. Today I did an errand on foot, instead of in … Continue reading
Hanging Out at Home
You wouldn’t think that staying at home doing rehab exercises after knee surgery (see Waiting for Surgery and Aftermath on my blog Hedera’s Corner) would be any different from staying at home as a retired lady doing volunteer stuff on … Continue reading
Spanish for “Computer”
I can’t take credit for this. One of my friends sent it to me in an email – one of those anonymous, “you have to read this” emails that go around. But it is so good that I have to … Continue reading
