I don’t think very many people look good or fashionable naked. But this woman sure does. She brings tears to my eyes and she’s on Treasure Island for you to admire up close and personal. This is a little piece…
Archives for 2011
Book Reviews: Gilead and Blood, Bones, and Butter
Since I’ve got book club tonight, how about talking about two of the books I’ve read recently. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize. Not sure why because I couldn’t finish the book out of sheer boredom. Rarely…
Let’s Go to Chicago
After four days of sicky-ness, I woke up this morning breathing freely and feeling well-rested. Hooray for healthiness. I remember getting sick constantly when I lived in Chicago. I couldn’t take all those months of bitter cold. Nevertheless, I adore…
Black Hookers on the Chianti Road
Back to Italy where we’re driving through wine country. Verdant rolling hills, brick farmhouses, perfectly-manicured vineyards. It’s just like the postcards. We pass a black woman in a tank top and shorts talking on her cell phone by the side…
Money Monday: Don’t Quit Your Day Job
I’m feverish and sick. Trying to function even though my eyes are bloody red and I’m severely congested. Yesterday I had lunch with a friend who’s starting up his own company; he also has a full-time job that has nothing…
Fruit Picking in the Burbs and the City
Went cherry-picking on Sunday with friends and family at Pease Ranch in Brentwood. Lots of fun picnicking and picking. I pointed high while Dean picked. Cheap $2/pound, but then you have to factor in the hour it takes to drive,…
Fashion Friday: Art Special
Pretend this post came out on Friday for Fashion Friday even though I’m writing about our Saturday. I know, I’m completely off on my dates. There were so many spectacular events this weekend, including the Maker Faire. I have always…
Overheard at the Diner–Crazy Single San Francisco Women
We had brunch this morning at our favorite neighborhood diner, Han’s Coffee Shop on Sutter. We’re so lucky to live so close. It’s bare bones, family-operated, always bustling with people on the weekends. Corned beef hash, eggs, hash browns, and…
Close to Perfect: 98%
Remember those standardized tests we took in grammar school? The SRA tests? I think that was the name of the pencil-filling bubbles we had to complete. God knows what we were tested on—math, reading comprehension. I can’t recall. But I…
My Blog and the Terminator
You know what I like about my blog? (Yes, I’m patting myself on the back.) I like that I tell you what I think. Like what I’m really thinking about people, issues, the world. I know very few blogs that…