I’m always working, or thinking about working, on something about myself. Trying to lose weight, regain my health, grow a garden, do daily yoga/meditation, write some articles, help some other sick people, be a better housekeeper, get organized–I have so many goals and dreams. And when I stop fixating on myself for a moment–when my [...]

You probably think that I don’t post much because I lead a very dull life. Well, I do. But not always. Here I was a couple of weeks ago, sitting at the computer as usual, when I heard a dog barking outside. Someone must have brought their pooch along to the carwash, I thought. But [...]

Money. As usual, it’s all about the money–because of course, there’s never enough. I’ve experimented with Google Adsense, which might actually bring in a reasonable side income if I had any traffic, but I feel grubby having ads on a personal blog that doesn’t offer any added value. OTOH, with over 1300 pages, there is [...]

I’m feeling a bit skittish this morning, after the fourth rather significant California earthquake in a week. Turns out I’m not the only one: The series of earthquakes was enough to revive anxious chatter Thursday of the coming Big One, a massive quake along the San Andreas fault. [E]xperts said they can understand the concern. [...]