Author Archives: didofoot
Books!
The Alameda Library Sale is this weekend! At first I thought the website said they would be selling between 800-1000 books, which is…pretty much like if you came over to my house to shop. But then I realized they will be selling 800-1000 BOXES of books. I am all over this. All over it.
Swim fan
These past few days it’s been warm enough to jump into the pool and then immediately out again, shrieking a little bit in a quiet way to myself. Today it’s warm enough to jump in the pool and then swim around for a while and then wish I had some sort of floaty to lay … Continue reading
Jellystone Park
Having managed to scare the duck off at last, we’ve naturally developed a new wildlife problem. One of those cooing birds — my mom says he’s a pigeon, but I never heard pigeons making such a lovely noise in SF — has started appearing in the upper inside corner of our porch roof, and yesterday … Continue reading
Duck Duck Goose
As some of you know, one of the neighborhood ducks has recently adopted us. And by “us,” I mean “our pool,” which he seems to look on as his own personal kingdom. I have been chasing him off the pool at least twice a day, and still he returns anyway. Having the cover on makes … Continue reading
Feminine Mystique
A little while ago I decided to take over the guest bathroom as my own bathroom, since the master bath which we’d been sharing is lit only by two hideous fluorescent bars, while the guest bath has lovely normal lights, including one in the shower. Since then I’ve been girlyfying it and the guest room … Continue reading
Backchat
I started doing a very small morning workout a little while ago. For the first couple of days my body was confused, then angry about what was happening, but on the third day I woke up and found my legs raring to go, like “Hey, let’s do that stepping up and down thing you like! … Continue reading
Mindpop
Okay, yes, it’s possible that my entire experience of the internet consists of links my friends put on Facebook and links I find on The Hairpin. Oh well, so what if you all have seen this blog written by a stroke survivor. It’s great. I love this: “If the words coming out of your mouth … Continue reading
Good
Gene and I started taking walks around the neighborhood this week, a trend I hope will continue throughout the summer. Up until now, I have always considered the height of romance to be when your boyfriend wins you a stuffed animal at a carnival and then tilts your head up to kiss you, an image … Continue reading
Require.
The house built for books. As I settle into this ridiculous yacht of ours, I realize more and more that I only have one decorating style: books. A room does not look right to me unless you can see some books in it, and books are also, for the most part, the only pretty knick-knacks … Continue reading
Switcheroo
I was idly skimming yet another one of those fashion articles you see every year around this time that tells you what kind of bathing suit to buy to hide your figure flaws. And I realized for the first time that maybe they aren’t flaws. Maybe that’s just your figure. Why is what the magazines … Continue reading