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Monthly Archives: January 2011

Guilt Sandwich

Fixer Upper

Water views. Satellite TV included. I walked by this scene today at Union Point Park. I daydream about moving onto a boat sometimes, but every time I hear about a boat sinking in the Oakland estuary, I am reminded of the virtues of solid ground—even solid ground which shakes and rolls under our feet every […]

Vigil

I wrote half of a post the other day about the Tucson shootings and related matters, but it wasn’t really coming together as I hoped, so I’ve set it aside for now. Maybe after my thoughts jangle around in my head for a little while, they’ll emerge more fully formed at some later date. Meanwhile, […]

Brotherhood of the Traveling Pants

I wonder, are “security breeches” similar to chastity belts? I may want security breeches myself if I’m asked to go through a backscatter X-ray next time I’m traveling by plane…

Navigating the Strait of Caña

I’m all for new businesses opening up in vacant storefronts in nearby neighborhoods, and I’m all for sidewalk seating in front of restaurants and cafes too—almost anything that encourages people to be out and about on the streets and sidewalks of our neighborhoods seems like a good thing to me, whether they are walking to […]