A Week in the Life: January 23, 2021
The last week was emotionally turbulent, but I am starting to feel better. I spent the first few days after Viola’s untimely departure crying and howling ...
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A Year in the Life: 2020
It feels a little weird to write this post. I know a number of people have been sharing memes saying they don’t need any year-end posts to make them feel ...
A Week in the Life: December 26, 2020
It’s Christmas and I’m on vacation! We had a nice Christmas at home and I don’t have to go back to work until after the new year, so I’m...
A Week in the Life: December 5, 2020
It’s December, which is exciting for me because I love advent calendars. Starting my day with a piece of chocolate is great and we should do it year round...
Two Weeks in the Life: October 24, 2020
I voted yesterday! It felt really good to finally turn in my ballot after spending a lot of time researching the issues and writing my voter guides. Speaking of...
Two Weeks in the Life: October 11, 2020
The last two weeks were a bit of a blur. I mentioned in my last post that my mother in law (and her dogs) would be staying with us. That turned out to be very c...
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: July 29, 2020
One of the shitty things about pandemic life is that every malady seems to augur impending doom. Kirk has had a bit of a cough, which we are both highly suspici...
Two Weeks in the Life: June 21, 2020
I have this feeling lately like I’m the one being crazy for worrying about coronavirus. Despite the State of California now requiring people to wear a mas...
A Week in the Life: June 7, 2020
Whew, it’s been a week. I am proud of everyone for being out there protesting and demanding a better world. I’ve been really torn about wanting to p...