“Just because you can…”

April 4, 2014
There seems to be a whole lotta pride out there, these days, and I'm all for it. But when the internet allows everyone the opportunity to strut their stuff for all...
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Pijon Box: cool box curated for college students

April 3, 2014
Moms have been sending care packages to college students since, well, certainly since I was in college. Like most students, I loved getting a surprise box in the...
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13 Comments · Reviews

Bloom where you’re planted, no excuses

April 2, 2014
A number of bougainvillea bloom in our yard, or try to, anyway. Some bloom more than others. One stays green but refuses to bloom. But this winter was a cold one and it...
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The best April Fool’s Day hoax ever

April 1, 2014
  I'm dying to know what the best April Fool's hoax you ever saw was.   Was it a trick you played on someone else? Or did you fall prey to a clever hoax?   If you've...
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Respect living things

March 31, 2014
The other day our friend, V., dropped something off. Riley was in his room, door closed, but could hear V's voice, and he's crazy about V. He was so upset at not seeing...
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38 Comments · Dogs

Jeff Brown on others’ baggage

March 30, 2014
These look pretty, don't they? But what if they weigh a ton? Without the ability to roll, they'd be a bitch to carry. What if they're not yours to carry?And what all...
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Alcatraz: mystical, mysterious, must-see

March 29, 2014
Alcatraz is a mystical place for me. That big rock sitting out in the middle of San Francisco Bay, sometimes glinting in sunshine and other times cloaked in fog. Where...
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19 Comments · Travel

Wine: sunlight held together by water

March 28, 2014
Spring in wine country has none of the bustle of the fall harvest. Vines are budding--sighting of first buds is called bud-break-- and winemakers are busy with the...
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8 Comments · Travel

Love blindness and suicide

March 27, 2014
Love’s got to stop somewhere short of suicide. ~from the book "Dodsworth"  said by a man who finally left a bad marriage Remember those dark days of angst-filled...
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The disturbing Malaysian air mystery

March 26, 2014
     My heart goes out to the families who lost loved ones in the horrific and mysterious Malaysia Airlines tragedy.  Watching some of the coverage made me remember...
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