There must be a space in my psyche called the “someday keeper” that keeps all those thoughts about someday this, someday that. As my father’s health fails and his passing looms increasingly real, I imagine those tucked away somedays will come loose with a cascade of grief that will take me somewhat by surprise. I … Read more
An organizing frenzy seems to overtake me at the most inconvenient times… especially around midnight. Unfortunately the urge doesn’t come often, but when it does I ride the wave to exhaustion. One day I’ll ride it to glory.
Acckkk! Another thing I love is no more! I was wondering why I hadn’t seen the Cosmo Doogood’s Urban Almanac for sale and now I found the notice that there will not be a 2007 edition. I’m totally bummed… (online for a bit because I can’t sleep)
This year we celebrated the arrival of the new year Brit-style. We met up with two of our closest friends at The Olde Ship in Santa Ana. The restaurant had their celebration on UK time which put the big moment at 4pm SoCal time. Since my in-laws are in England it seemed fitting to be … Read more
I discovered the fun of having an audio player on my blog when I wanted to share my latest Christmas music find. Today it felt like time to remove the Christmas music from my main page, but I wanted to continue the fun of sharing music so I searched for something else to share. I … Read more
I found this distressing global warming milestone at Think Progress: “Rising seas, caused by global warming, have for the first time washed an inhabited island off the face of the Earth.” Some uninhabited islands have been covered in recent years, but disappearance of Lohachara, an island off the coast of India that was “once home … Read more