Walt Whitman When I Heard at the Close of the Day When I heard at the close of the day how my name had been receiv’d with plaudits in the capitol, still it was not a happy night for me that follow’d; And else, when I carous’d, or when my plans were accomplish’d, still I [...]

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I’m hoping for a new year of creativity, much reading and more writing, a year of change, of equality, of compassion and respect, of peace, of prosperity. Jackophobia: The fear that somewhere, somehow, Jack is watching you Hope With Dick and Jane (postcard made by me, Nov. 2008) Me and Ted, July 2008 And finally, [...]

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Sadly, Beverly Garland has died. As a kid I had hoped thought she was a long-lost sister of Judy Garland. But, I learned later, she was not. She was a B-Horror Movie Queen, a prolific television actress –the first policewoman on television (some of you younger kids might remember her from Scarecrow and Mrs. King, [...]

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So i’ve been profiled in a local paper here in La Jolla–La Jolla Light (sounds like a cooking show or a diet plan, right?). But it’s actually a really nifty little paper. The reason they decided to write about me is that I have an essay just out in a new (World Famous) Chicken Soup [...]

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Ted and I came back Monday afternoon from Arizona. We’d been there since Thursday night, seeing my sister and her husband and son. My sister, Allyson, is recovering from two surgeries; we made dinners and played board games and video games and talked and talked. If we’d stayed in San Diego we probably would have [...]

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I remember when my mother would take my sisters and I to do our back to school shopping– at Sears, Gemco, and Mervyns, the epitome of back to school fashion. Thanks Mom! Well, Threadless, which is a little cooler than Sears, is having a back-to-school sale,  and many of the shirts are just $12. I [...]

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We had a lovely time in Monterey, CA with Ted’s mom. I’d never been to Monterey; it was incredibly beautiful. I loved that it had both forests and beaches. The smell of pine and campfire and the squawk of seagulls. The morning mist in the air. We saw and did so much. Ted’s mom is [...]

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…check out how much my garden has grown! I’ve got Cayenne Peppers ripening red. I’ve been researching (aka Googling) how to cook with Cayenne Peppers and came across some interesting ideas like this. But if anyone else has some good ideas for what to do with Fresh Grown Cayenne Peppers please let me know. Here [...]

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Lazy Bear was a blast. 5 nights in Guerneville, a small town outside of San Francisco, along the Russian River. 5 nights with 3,000 men in tents. Pool parties. Swimming in the River. Drinking beer. Cooking (once or twice) at our little stove. Seeing Eduardo camp. Dancing to good and bad music. Meeting many new, [...]

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