Giving up the Hotel Life
I am staying in the home of friend Pat for the remainder of my stay in California, then to Vancouver for two days with a friend and then to my own apartment. I have given…
A Feminism Rant, An Atlantic Article and Who Can Blame Them?
I went to the lobby of my new favorite hotel, the Courtyard Marriott in Larkspur, and glanced at the television. What was on television? Well there were two – one focused on Hurricane Porn and…
Train Awakening; A Gap-Toothed Encounter; Happiness; Negativity; Perhaps Trump isn’t So Bad After All; Plans for Return to Vancouver; Going Ballistic
These days I awaken to the sound of a train. I personally prefer birds but you ca’t always get what you want (as some song goes). The train sound is somewhat magical as it is…
Gap Toothed Again..Well Almost; Happiness and a View
I sent a man in my life an email a few days ago. The subject line was: “I do not know how you feel about gap toothed women but I am becoming one again. The…
The Final Chapter on Uncle Dave Dryburgh
So back to my uncle and back to giving him up. The biography actually began rather accidentally with a forensic exploration of his death. This analysis was undertaken in London – it was an assignment…
Not Needing But Then Needing CCC; My Strange Relationship with Mario and Other Matters
As usual I fired off a morning email to CCC. It was entitled: Don’t Need Your Services CCCMe: Good morning! I do not need your services – so there, so there, so there! Mario and…
Uncle Dave; Near Death; But Mostly Integrity
Writing a biography can be pure hell. There are the wonderful heaven moments when you are in love with and entwined with the subject of your tome but always, in the back of your mind,…
Sassing; A Personal Slave; Get A Grip; A New Zealand Hotel; Not Blaming Him and the Guys Back at the Trump
I think I was put on earth to sass. But it is a recent talent and the sass is basically limited to two men. One, not so much anymore, but he does keep me in…
Waking Up in a Strange Bed
I think that I am going to make this my only title. It is definitely eye catching and makes people wonder what in the world I am doing. I promise, on a stack of bibles,…