SMS and I went to San Diego the second weekend in December for his sister and brother-in-law’s annual Christmas party. It had been a little while since we […]
Week in Review
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December hijinks
The holiday season has begun! Now, it may look like my big head is blocking the “J” in “OY,” but this is actually the OY/YO sculpture by Deborah […]
Menlo Park / NaBloPoMo
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November recap
What a fun month! And thanks to NaBloPoMo, it’s very well-documented! I feel like there was a lot of time off that was pretty relaxing. SMS and I […]
Best of
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Looking forward to December
I am currently baking a veggie lasagna for an apartment complex Friendsgiving. I think it will be a lot of fun, and it’s good to be social. I […]
Menlo Park
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Thanksgiving Friday
These long holiday weekends can be so lazy! SMS had a pleasant surprise when he realized he had the day off today. He didn’t know. When I wrote […]
Menlo Park
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Thanksgiving rundown
What a great Thursday! lol- Happy Thanksgiving! I finished Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Decent. I am impressed by TJR’s ability to write compellingly readable books, even if […]
Books
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A weekend of reading
Hooray, time for a long weekend! I just finished Heartwood by Amity Gaige, which was quite good. It was billed as a thriller, but I think of it […]
Likes and Loves
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Keeping up a streak
I am definitely a starter. I love new ideas and projects. I am not the best finisher. Glengarry Glen Ross would not be the place for me: Always […]
Likes and Loves
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Ode to the potato
By itself, a drab, dirt-covered little thing. In a competition, any magazine will say a truffle wears it better in the dirty drab department. And yet, stir in […]
Best of
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Essays that have changed my life
In medicine, there is a subculture of superstitions, common wisdom, and near-folklore that lives in parallel with the more scientific, “official” evidence-based medicine that underlies evaluation and treatment […]