So… let’s take a break from putting up my old childhood programs and return to the present. Man, is it smoky here in northern California. Yesterday, Anna, Lulu and I hiked on Mt. Diablo, marveling at the absence of other hikers and at our inability to see clearly from ridge to ridge because of the haze. Four hours of getting lost later, back at sea level, we heard the news advisory: stay off the mountain […]
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Private Dancers
I’m a little more embarrassed than usual about writing here because my old boyfriend, after voting in my photo poll, said he might come back and read some of my other posts. My beloved regular readers already know how vacuous I am, but he might not have noticed yet. Oh well. I guess it had to happen sooner or later. Speaking of loyal readers, Oleg visited from LA. He is quite adorable. He greeted Stella, […]
Read moreObama Supporters
A few days ago I hiked up the Marin hill to an Obama precinct-leader’s house, where I picked up some promotional materials: “Women for Obama” bumper stickers for Lulu and her friend Esmeralda, a sign for my front yard, and a poster for the gecko’s cage. Gecka, normally complacent, got all excited about her new decoration. For a full five minutes she cruised back and forth trying to climb it. I’ve never seen her get […]
Read moreThe Holy Grail
I ended up playing hooky yesterday to go to the human rights demonstration in San Francisco. This excerpt from today’s Christian Science Monitor gives a little context for the protest. In Beijing, officials have expressed dismay that the torch has run into such political turmoil. “People should respect the torch because it represents the common aspirations of all peoples,” BOCOG spokeswoman Wang Hui argued this week. “It represents the Olympic spirit.” Other observers, though, say […]
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