Archive for March, 2007

Lesbian Moving Brigade

Monday, March 5th, 2007

On Saturday, I helped two friends move from their small house to their new, larger house. I was only 45 minutes late. I consider this an accomplishment of astonishing magnitude. In fact, I would like some applause. Go ahead, I’ll wait. A staggering number of people showed up to stack and drag and maneuver. When [...]

The Dog Didn’t Even Open Her Eyes

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

Our house – and I use the word “our” loosely, the only thing I paid for in this house are the bananas rotting on the counter – was built in 1900. It has withstood two major earthquakes, 1906 and 1989, and all the thousands of tiny earthquakes in between. When it was decided that the [...]