Monthly Archives: December 2013

Log Cabin Republicans, I Admire You

(This would be a much wittier post if the video were embedded instead of just linked. Since I lack the skill of your average five-year-old, I can’t do that, so the links will have to do. Sorry, I guess.) I … Continue reading

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My Baby’s Back

And by “baby” I mean, of course, my car. My car. My beautiful, reliable, familiar car. My car that doesn’t have a fake-shift option. Advanced Tech Collision did the work. I am pleased. They replaced the damaged fender and matched … Continue reading

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The Rental Car Rant

My car is, in the best Hollywood tradition, “having work done.” While it’s in the body shop I am driving a rental car. It’s a 2013 Chevy Cruze. First of all, a few words about this process. I am delighted … Continue reading

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Old Navy, For the Win

A couple of days ago, when I was leaving the credit union, I stopped at the Secret Santa tree. You know the drill; heart-shaped cards with names and some details about children, youth or families who need help for Christmas. … Continue reading

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Brian’s Comics

My newest discovery is Brian’s Comics, in Petaluma. The store is below street level, at 1 Fourth Street (go down the stairs). The small store is strangely shaped, reminding me a little bit of a pie wedge. Brian Christensen has … Continue reading

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The Unicorn Skipper Project, Part 1

My friend Linda, in addition to being a first-rate documentarian, artist and photographer, also occasionally makes shadow box art. While I was visiting in Hawaii, we drifted into a conversation about shadow box dioramas and Barbie doll art. Linda has … Continue reading

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IO9’s List of Essential SF&F We Haven’t Read Yet

Read? I haven’t even heard of some of these books: http://io9.com/dont-miss-decembers-most-essential-science-fiction-an-1478178859

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Hotel Leger

The town of Mokelumne Hill curls around the gold country hills on Highway 49, next to the north fork of the Mokelumne River, which this dry November was mostly rocks and gravel bars with very little water to be seen. … Continue reading

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