fortunate discoveries by accident

Polish

2009-12-22T02:31:20Z

She's ninety and it's hard for her to see. Glaucoma has made her world blurry and the only way she can look at her gossip magazines is with a lighted magnifying glass. The glass can't help her to read though, those days are over. Her nails bothe...

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Misguided and greedy in Redwood City

2009-10-27T19:23:15Z

I've been helping to fight the city council's plan to convert 1400+ acres of restorable wetlands in Redwood City. As a fly fisher and supporter of the environment, I am appalled at the level of greed and short-sightedness being demonstrated by my...

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the dog days of summer

2009-09-08T05:03:32Z

We saved our vacation until the very last possible minute, less than two weeks before the girls had to go back to school. by waiting so long we also shortened it, but we still managed to 1) see places we'd never seen before and 2) spend quality t...

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Freeway or bobsled? You decide.

2009-08-18T04:30:42Z

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Lunch at Ronna's

2009-08-14T19:54:04Z

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My summer project

2009-07-29T20:50:27Z

I've been talking and Twittering and Facebooking quite a bit lately about my summer project, a rewards site I've been building with some friends. Now that it's alive and working, I want to share it with you and get your feedback. If you've never ...

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Fairy Business

2009-07-22T01:20:54Z

Cassandre lost a tooth at fish camp and came home with it in her pocket. Juju lost her second tooth today. Which makes it a busy week for the tooth fairy and it's costing me a bundle. I have a checkered career as a tooth fairy. I don't make a ver...

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On the foodie alter, he's in a better place now

2009-07-19T04:10:36Z

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More flies with honey

2009-07-18T21:05:44Z

I have to confess it kind of creeped me out when the supermarket checkers started thanking "Ms. Car Bonnet" for shopping at their store. Not just because they butchered my name, but because I felt it was a strange attempt to create a relationship...

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The Cone of Silence

2009-07-17T21:54:51Z

If you look close, you'll see a couple of stitches under his left eye in pretty pink thread. Gringo's okay, he just had a skin tag growing near his eye that we had to get rid of before it turned him into a cyclops. He also had a tooth extracted a...

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