Two Weeks in the Life: August 20, 2023
Hello, friends and enemies. Last night I got a little enrichment time outside of the enclosure and went to see a play with Kirk and Abby. We saw The Play that G...
Tag: August
Two Weeks in the Life: August 5, 2023
Hello, friends and enemies. I was very sad to learn of Paul Reubens’ death this week. While I am not usually much affected by celebrity deaths, this one d...
A Week in the Life: August 20, 2022
I’ve been writing this post on and off all day as I do other things and at this point I’m not sure I have much coherent to say. This evening I’...
A Unit of Time in the Life: August 7, 2022
It’s been a month since I’ve been moved to write anything here. I feel like nothing is happening, though that’s kind of always true. I also fe...
Two Weeks in the Life: August 21, 2021
It’s been a busy two weeks. Last weekend, my dad visited to deliver me a gift. A little while ago, he told me he was getting into woodworking and asked if...
A Week in the Life: August 8, 2021
This week started out annoying and kind of didn’t let up. The job search marches on, my will to leave strengthened by my boss telling me this week that sh...
Some Amount of Time in the Life: August 28, 2020
I have spent the last few weeks with an eye on the weather and the fire map. First we had extreme heat, then dry lightning storms. Now, as Californians already ...
Some Amount of Time in the Life: August 16, 2020
This year’s onslaught of things that can kill us rages on. It’s 92 degrees at the time of this writing: 9:30 a.m (note: now that I’ve finished...
A Week in the Life: August 30, 2019
I’m always pleased when August is finally at an end. I know September is still summer for the most part, but it’s the emotional start of fall (altho...
A Week in the Life: August 23, 2019
It’s been a week. I’m exhausted today. My week was full of roller derby, actual work, and a hearty dose of climate anxiety despite trying to avoid t...