April 1, 2017 How appropriate to be spending April Fool’s Day in Trump Land. I awoke at 3am in a horrible state, feeling utterly dislocated in the town I worked and lived for…
I am definitely laid low. I awoke after hours of sleep, walked downstairs and was suddenly struck by stabs of pain on the left side. Good news? Not chest pain. Bad news? I could not…
THEN (2012) I hate exercise; it’s boring. But, you gotta! To motivate myself, I plug in my earphones and walk while listening to podcasts streamed from NPR’s “Fresh Air”. It is my pathway to…
I am enjoying having lunch with Colette who has been my friend for 21 years. We’re at Spenger’s Seafood Restaurant in Berkeley, California near the office where she works as a city planner. If I…
So, I guess it was the day before yesterday, but Gail and I were going to the shoe repair shop and the dry cleaners. This is actually what happened at the shoe repair shop: I…
These are some of the men I met while in London, but unfortunately, I cannot recall any of their names…
The title rather does summarize the situation. This morning started with good- nay, excellent- news. Dolphin Square responded incredibly kindly to my evil email about an outrageous charge to fill nail holes, which were caused…
It is still very strange to be here in Canada, all rather disorienting and it hasn’t gotten any better in the ten days since I have been back. The enormity of shopping centers, grocery stores,…
Mind the Gap is sort of my signature story and was written perhaps eight years ago. It has been shared with friends, family, new acquaintances and now you. But, there is a sequel to the…
The March 19th post shows a kid wearing a soccer shirt with my name on it. I realize that a fan club had not been formed without my permission, and concluded that ‘Alexis’ must be…