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For my California friends…Here are the recommendations for the May 19 Special Election from the Friends Committee on Legislation: Proposition 1A: No. State Budget.Proposition 1B: Neutral. Education FundingProposition 1C: No. Lottery Modernization.Proposition 1D: No. Protects Children’s Services.Proposition 1E: No. Mental Health Services.Proposition 1F: No. Elected Officials’ Salaries. To learn more about why they made these [...]
Jana and CatBonny through the Window., originally uploaded by mind on fire. Last night we got the rare change to hear hip-hop violinist Emily Wells playing in an OC venue (at Muldoon’s in Fashion Island, following the NB Film Festival). Even as much as I ridicule living in Orange County, the opportunities that result from [...]
Occasionally and when I think no one’s looking, I’ll take a roll down a hill. There’s such a thrill in letting momentum take over. And then when I’m done, I just lie around for awhile, enjoying the way the world keeps on spinning even when I’m not. What about you, what do you do when [...]
IMG_3821, originally uploaded by mind on fire. Much of my “work” over the past few years has been about facing fear, to consider how fear holds me back from taking risks or trying new things. When I start to do something scary and I feel that tightening in my chest I tend to ask myself [...]
In case you’ve never seen an outrigger canoe on the open ocean, here’s a peek (and can you tell why I love it???):
A brief request: I’ve been battling gastric reflux issues for months now and OTC meds and lifestyle changes don’t seem to be working (I’m even cutting out my beloved afternoon tea…sigh). And the lack of quality sleep is starting to wear me down. Can any of you who’ve dealt with this share your best ideas [...]
IMG_7866, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. It’s been far too long since I posted one of these lists of happinesses, so here goes!! –Making travel plans to finish up a section of my archival research. Love love love making reservations and dreaming about adventures-to-come. –Speaking of travel, I’m experimenting with “crowd sourcing” ideas for romantic travel [...]
post-concert Japanese food–YUM!, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. Being the highly social creatures that John and I are, we tend to do LOTS OF STUFF with friends. For example, when we drop by the pub we tend to do a shout-out to the local crowd, when there’s a cultural event happening we invite along other artsy [...]
garden, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. I’m not doing anything particularly special to celebrate Earth Day today, just my typical ongoing attempts to live lightly on this planet (eating local, composting, etc). What about you? Any Earth Day plans?
Last year and two years ago. How time does fly.
A historian friend just placed piece of writing on the Huffington Post, discussing tomorrow’s elections in South Africa. The immediacy with which she conceived the idea for the article and shopped it to HuffPo (all happening within a matter of days) shows just how seductive web publishing can be. If Laura were to write an [...]
This week I’m attending some writing workshops with a visiting scholar/author. As part of that, I’ve imagined collecting many of my blogposts into a book, organizing them thematically and with extended essays introducing the various sections. I wrote the section below to tell the story of three separate visits to Denver–each about a decade apart. [...]
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