It was, indeed a revelation when I discovered the book of Revelations. We weren’t a religious family although I did get sent to the Presbyterian church as a kid. Sunday morning, my mom gave me a quarter to put in the “collection” and shoved me out the door. I’d walk past the pond that the…

She would have been 107 on July 26th. I celebrated her by eating a delightful meal of everything soaked in vinegar and sugar.. Beets, tomatoes, and cabbage you name it, she put vinegar and sugar on it. And sometime in the evening, I made myself a commemorative Spanish Onion sandwich on white bread with mayo.…

It’s Weird Pride…again! But, then , in my humble opinion it’s been weird for a few years. The corporate takeover of absolutely everything easily commandeered the Pride Parade. We became recognized as a profitable and viable market, we were successfully blending into the mainstream with marriages, divorces and babies. When Pride lost it’s edginess as…

Doors were slamming shut behind me as I rolled up I5 and headed for home. I’d just left Oakland when my car radio announced that the Bay Area was closing down due to Covid. It was March 2020 and things would never be the same again. I drove a little faster, happy to have a…

When I was in Oregon, we took Molly’s dogs to a 200 acre dog park along the Columbia river. Even tho it was 8:30 a.m. on a Sunday morning, both parking lots were close to full. When we came out of the forest there were people screaming at each other about who was entitled to…

Mission Accomplished. We were at the market by 8 to buy all the young coconuts they had. Of course, Nancy and Tamara had the obscure tool (thanks to Amazon) to bang a hole in the top and after I made room for the vodka by drinking some of the coconut water, it was time for…

“Officer! I had no idea this little Kia Soul could even do 92! Are you sure?” Was he even a policeman? He wasn’t one of those boys in blue I’ve encountered in the past. He was wearing brown and seemed to have stolen his hat from a Canadian Mountie. “Do you think there could be…

Lots of unusual people came through the door of my hippie shop in Buffalo, NY. After all it was Buffalo’s first exposure to what was then west coast hippie culture. But when Madeline Davis walked in I was speechless. I was her number one fan. I was 16 and she was a folk singer. My…

This Covid thing is getting weirder. We alll want it to be over. We all want to Return To Normal. We all want to hang with our “people” in a relaxed sort of way. BUT…it’s not over, there is no normal to return to and no one is relaxed. I’m celebrating my successful vaccinations with…