Yes, There are Words Below this Very Large Photo

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

Something about a hot, sunny Saturday makes me lose my head.* Possibly because there are only four hot, sunny days in recorded San Francisco history. Usually, waking up on a Saturday means poking my fetchingly cowlicked mop between the curtains, contemplating the fog bank moving toward the house, and scratching something delicate while wandering into [...]

The Tylenol, It Does Nothing

Thursday, June 22nd, 2006

What possessed me to drink three ciders at the beach last night? Did you know that cider has alcohol? It does. Rather a lot of it. The devil alcohol, that which shall never pass my lips again. I will become a Temperance Spitfire of Old, tromping into bars in my sensible shoes and going Carrie [...]

Two Large Rumps, One Small Seat

Monday, June 19th, 2006

Have you ever driven down a steep mountain road with 50 pounds of squirmy dog in your lap? A dog who keeps twisting her head and digging her doggy talons into your thighs in attempt to Bogart your pretzels? Technically, I haven’t either. I wasn’t driving at the time. But I was trying to feed [...]