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The best Christmas present in the history of best things
The cough is on the mend and my mind can turn to different, less germy ideas. Though we had agreed not to get one another Christmas presents this year, Gene and I both cheated. Using one of Hope’s connections, he got me tickets to the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Hamlet, starring Patrick Stewart as … Continue reading
Yi cin reads
People like to ask how my writing is going. It’s polite and supportive, a nod to my chosen profession rather than an embrace of the totally valid other opinion (that I am a dilettante with no chosen profession who can’t get it together). Still, it’s a hard question for me to answer. I think it’s … Continue reading
What to do when you lose your passport before a trip
Eight days before we were scheduled to fly to Europe, I realized my passport was missing. Three days before we fly out, I have a new passport in hand. How did this miracle occur? For those in a similar position, or for the merely curious, I’m posting my experience. WHAT TO DO IF YOU -LOSE … Continue reading
Fun in Port Costa
We had Gene’s 30th birthday party at the Warehouse Cafe in Port Costa on Saturday. I had a great time, and learned some things about myself, just like a sitcom character would have. For example: even when not drunk, I will cheerfully talk to just about anyone about my new bra. I also learned I … Continue reading
Reporting Back
Looking down at the table of books for sale. Why did I not look at the one called FAERY!, I wonder? And, hey, BESTIARY! The author sure seems excited about these. Looks like another glance on Sunday is called for. Post-sale with my backpack loaded, ready to get my swag home on the bus. This … Continue reading
Prepping for the sale
Well, books, the gigantor San Francisco Library Book Sale is tomorrow. You’re about to get some new friends. Won’t that be nice? But we don’t want any friends! We are overcrowded as it is! STOP BRINGING US MORE FRIENDS! Well, I guess I could always sell some of you… No, no! We are fine! Plenty … Continue reading
Blame Canada
Michele and I have returned from our week-long roadtrip to Vancouver, and boy, are our credit cards tired. We cut a swathe through the secondhand and vintage stores of the Pacific Northwest, buying up their 1960s minidresses and shimmery stockings in relentless pursuit of the perfect spring wardrobe. Tremble before us and fear our power, … Continue reading
Eagle kills, windmills and cinematic thrills
On Saturday, some of us folks gathered for a day-long celebration of Michele being born. We began with a couple of stops at Pleasanton wineries, sometimes called “the poor man’s Napa,” or “the poor man’s poor man’s Bordeaux.” The first winery looked as I expect a winery to look: big tasting room outfitted with plenty … Continue reading
Bachelorina
On Saturday, six of us went on a limo tour of the wine country for Marina’s bachelorette party. As maid of honor, Michele was in charge of putting this business together, and — as you can see from the photos — she did a bang-up job. Six hour limo trip, wine tasting fees, two hotel … Continue reading
Eggs, germs, and a line of cape-wearing Goth kids
I had one of those perfect days yesterday, where food and weather and mood and sports and friends combine to make exactly the right kind of happiness, so good that I don’t even mind coming down with this death cold everyone seems to be passing around. Favorite moments from yesterday’s pre-Easter picnic: Gene spent some … Continue reading