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May 17, 2007

Pollyanna

In response to The Secret philosophy and attitude that has sort of pervaded my life, this is from my dear friend Marc–ever the pessimist. From: MarcSent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 4:44 PMTo: Gacad, CatherineSubject: Re: hey For some reason the…

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May 17, 2007

Best Brunch: Universal Cafe

May 17, 2007

Deep Gratitude

Final word on the broadcast. Wow. I continue to be amazed by the outpouring of emails I’ve been receiving. People are finding my blog. I’m surprised and very appreciative to everyone for listening, for reading, and for your support.

May 16, 2007

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May 16, 2007

Radio Broadcast

I want to thank everyone who listened in on the radio broadcast this morning. There’s one more broadcast tonight at 11:33pm. Alternatively (and conveniently), my perspective has been archived on the KQED site. It’s a two minute piece on running…

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May 16, 2007

Bay-to-Breakers in the Buff on KQED

Bay-to-Breakers in the Buff on KQED Catherine Gacad has run the quintessential San Francisco race in the nude. But she isn’t an exhibitionist. She’s a recovering anorexic. The most peculiar thing I’ve done was run the Bay to Breakers —…

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May 15, 2007

Artwork by Deanne Cheuk

May 14, 2007

Chilly

“The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.”Mark Twain I thought it was summer time. I’m in sweats, a turtleneck wool sweater, and I’ve got my space heater on full blast. What is going on here?…

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May 14, 2007

https://catherinegacad.com/2007/05/14/1153/

May 12, 2007

The Secret

An ex-therapist recommended that I watch the movie The Secret. It was the best advice she gave me because after a couple sessions, I couldn’t justify her high rates. I watched the movie nine months ago. I even blogged about…

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