One "Older White Woman's" choice - a personal story
My Mom is 90. We are so lucky still to have her still with us, not only physically, but mentally. She is sharp as a tack, though struggling with physical pains and not always entirely sure this is...
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"All beautiful things must die"
I went back to the bridge today. I hadn’t thought of making the visit when I set out, but with my return bus a half hour from arriving, and the approach to the road only a half block in the other...
View ArticleWhat's for Dinner? v9.19: Easy as Pie - Demystifying Pie Crust
Yes You Can!There is one simple instruction behind making a light and flaky pie crust: Handle the dough as little as possible.Pie crust is the opposite of bread. With bread,...
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What's for Dinner? v11.08 - Peak Fig: Two small plates and a pizza (with...
Our farmers’ markets here in Berkeley abound with Black Mission Figs right now, and I have been buying large batches of them on principle, knowing that it’s only this time of year when we’ll be able to...
View ArticleBernie Sanders Endorsed Our Candidate for Berkeley Mayor! Jesse Arreguín: a...
Woa. It seems that Bernie Sanders has chosen candidates to endorse in 100 local races around the country, and the Berkeley, CA mayoral race is one of them. And what an outstanding candidate he has...
View ArticleAZ Republic stays the course: "...there is only one qualified candidate."
When the AZ Republic had the courage to endorse its first democrat for president, I decided to support them with a year’s online subscription (which turned out to be only $10!). They did experience a...
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Berkeley voters: Bernie Endorses Jesse Arreguín for Mayor - a true, tested...
Berkeley has the opportunity to return to progressive leadership this year, with the election of Jesse Arreguín for mayor. It is gratifying to see that Bernie Sanders is paying attention and has chosen...
View Article"For we lived so well so long..."
I realized this morning that Paul Simon’s American Tune is just about the perfect song for these times, though it was written in 1973. The line I used as my title has always struck me as one of Simon’s...
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Women's March Oakland - Posters (photo diary)
I spent half of the day at the Oakland Women's March. Tons of people, lots of pussy hats. BART train so crowded at 9:30 I couldn't get on (Berkeley station), and the sign said the next one was as...
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What's For Dinner? v11.31: Luxury comfort food - Two easy (and quite...
I love both these soups. They make great fall and winter main dishes — perhaps with a chunk of good cheese, and some bread — though you could easily serve either one as a welcome dinner or appetizer...
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What's For Dinner? v11.38 – Sumptuous spring pasta - fettucine with peapods...
One of the nice things about the “local, seasonal” style of cooking is that when a favorite recipe goes out of season, and you don’t have it for months at a time, you really look forward to when it...
View ArticleWaPo: President Trump equated antifa with white supremacists. Here's why he’s...
WaPo has an article by Mark Bray on the antifa, which I found most interesting and useful. It discusses the history, which is not recent:Though antifa are often treated as a new force in American...
View ArticlePosting "Berkeley United Against Hate" signs
Berkeley is expecting the racist right to return tomorrow, Sunday the 27th, for a rally downtown. Or perhaps we’re not — now that the San Francisco rally has been cancelled, most likely b/c of fear of...
View ArticleConfederate "Monument" down: U MD band removes secessionist "Maryland, My...
One more confederate “monument” down.dKos user arodb recently reminded us that the lyrics to Maryland, My Maryland, the state song of my home from age 3 to 17, are rabidly secessionist. I realized...
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What's For Dinner v.12.05 - Two cool foods for too-hot days: Gazpacho, and...
If you’re on the west coast right now, or most of the country during the summer months, you really don’t want to light the stove, and you don’t need warm and cuddly comfort foods. You need fresh and...
View ArticleRay Thomas, Moody Blues flute player and vocalist, has died at 76
I’m guessing a great many people on this site know at least one song by the 60s/70s/80s band The Moody Blues. That would be Nights in White Satin. In the middle of the record, there is a flute...
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Women's March Oakland - "She se puede!" and other posters from today
The crowd estimate from the Oakland Police was 40,000 to 50,000, according to CBS San Francisco— though an earlier estimate from an aerial photo near Lake Merritt at the same website said 60,000. Good...
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What's For Dinner? v12.26: Accidental Vegetarian
There are two kinds of people: those who eat to live, and those who live to eat. -variously attributed — possibly Ben Franklin?...
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Oakland and San Francisco - some posters from the March
A rally in Oakland at 10am was followed by a BART trip, where the Oaklanders joined San Francisco at Civic Center Plaza. I read (somewhere) a crowd estimate of 2000 in Oakland. Here are some of the...
View ArticleWhat's for Dinner? v. 12.35: It's Asparagus Season! How many ways do you use...
It’s asparagus season! Or about to be, depending on where you live. Even in California we have food seasons 😊 I’m going to describe five different recipes using asparagus, in addition to the...
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