There IS a “Try”
“Do or do not. There is no try.” Ever since that damned Muppet, poor “try” has gotten a bad rap. I happen to like “trying” and I’ll tell you why. I can certainly understand where the Yoda sentiment came from. Too often we are told by people “I’ll try”, when what they really mean is... [Read more...]
Happy Imbolc!
It’s time to get ready for Spring! poke your nose out, sniff the air! Good things are coming down the pike, can you see it? As the Ewoks would say.. “Yub! Yub!” Read More →
Strife
I had a difficult week. There’s no prettying it up, folks. Flat out, HARD. It had mostly to do with my job, but other factors came in as well. In order to maintain my legal rights, and to get the frack outta my job as soon as possible, I can’t go into the details here. But I do want to share some wonderful quotes that either reflect my... [Read more...]
Introduction
Come with me, as we travel back in time… To a day, long, long ago, in 1982. I was about 9 years old, living with my parents on a lake in the valleys below Mt. Rainer in Washington State. My mother and I were in the sitting room/library, just off the master bedroom. It was late morning on a Sunday. We had had breakfast, and the light was muted... [Read more...]
I don’t want to talk about it.
My favorite restaurant, Cafe De La Paz, in Berkeley, CA, has shut down after 15 years of thriving business.The f.uc.k.ing.e.con.om.y. When I first encountered this place, I was baffled as to how/why it was oriented the way it was. It looked exactly like someone had cobbled together three different restaurants. The dining area, or most of it, was... [Read more...]
