Category: blog
Falling into Fall
A small celebration of what is perhaps my favorite time of year.
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The Inevitables
Some things that have been on my mind lately, as things that I can’t escape.
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Back in Big Sur
On a Wednesday whim, a trip to celebrate Big Sur’s return to the wider world.
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Charlottesville
Perhaps a little emotionally battered and bruised in the wake of events in Charlottesville.
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What I Hate
The Democratic Party as a hate group? Things that make me go hmmmm…..
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How Phyllis Schlafly Made Me a Feminist
Some musings on the death of Phyllis Schlafly.
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GTA and Witcher and Women
I consider myself a feminist and despise sexism, but sometimes an adult game is just an adult game.
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Hit It with a Hammer
Bubble warning: Here There Be Liberal Sentiments. If the thought of drug-testing-free welfare turns you into a frothing rage monkey, you may wish to go elsewhere for today’s light political entertainment.
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Dispatches from the Exercise Front
If there’s a gene for proclivity to exercise, my family doesn’t have it. Give me a choice between a vigorous bike ride and curling up with a book and I’ll take the book every time. I got away with it in my twenties because a heavy backpack and a university built on a steep hill forced a certain amount of exertion. And even in my thirties, when working for a string of start-ups and small consulting companies meant long hours, erratic eating, and lots of calorie-burning stress.
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The New New Car Experience
Our new Forester is the third car my husband and I have bought together, and over the years we’ve developed strategies for, if not minimizing our own irritation and discomfort, at least spreading it around a little.
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