I feel petty writing about my own small life when so many are thrashing through profound hardship. The world is full of woe, with new horrors every day. Just among my closest friends there’s: Just realize that, though my site’s tagline is “It’s all about me,” I’ve never for a second believed that, and underlying my self-absorbed posts is profound sadness about the plights of others, and not just my own. But I’ll keep going […]
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An Invitation
I’m about to start a new full-time job: a temporary, short-term (four- to six-week) position at UC Berkeley. It came about when my tenant Elana, who works there, recommended me to a human resources manager. A few days later I went to campus for an interview, or really more of a Hi, there. I’m Ginna kind of thing. By chance, that day there was an available job: updating the multi-hundred-page website for the College of Letters and Science, the biggest […]
Read moreTo the Mountains and Back
How do I get my iPad to stop barking whenever I receive a phone call? Why does it bark instead of, say, whine? Why does it make a peep at all when I can’t answer the call via the iPad anyway? It really is very annoying, and mysterious. Eleni made a classic remark the other day: “I’m good at organizing. It’s just a matter of following through.” It’s good to know yourself. Speaking of knowing […]
Read moreMister Rogers
I got tears in my little ole eyes while watching this. He was such an amazing man. The idea that he wanted to give a farewell message to all his fans is classic Mister Rogers. An excerpt: “I know how tough it is, some days, to look with hope and confidence on the months and years ahead.” This was just a couple months before he died. [Editor’s note: Oh, dear. The video I had originally posted […]
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