Once a week we usually have some friends over for dinner and gaming or video-watching. For the night falling on Hallowe’en week I decided to…
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Thoughts on trying new things
Yesterday I had a wonderful but accidental first while trying to get photos for another of my firsts: I successfully took some pictures with my…
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It’s funny… in making up potential things to try for my 50 New Things list, I find myself adding on all the ideas and events…
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As you may know from one of my previous postings, in 2011 I had my 50th birthday. I was trying to think of something special…
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I’ve been effectively running at a frantic pace for the past three or four months, in order to keep up with all the things happening…
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Today is my 50th birthday. Lying in bed this morning, listening with pleasure to the lovely silvery sound of the falling rain, I found myself…
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It is 11 September 2011, the ten year anniversary of the tragedy of 9/11. Many people have spoken and created many moving eulogies to those…
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I had an interesting bit of cognitive dissonance the other day, upon hearing about Slutwalks. For those who haven’t yet heard of them, earlier in…
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Due to California law, medical cannabis dispensaries (I think that’s the correct phrase) are springing up all over the place. There is, of course, quite…
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Sunday morning as I head to classes I pass many homeless sleeping in doorways. One of them is sitting up and blearily looking around. Next…
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