Mon Jan 05, 2009
{Day-to-Day}
Captain
My dog Captain died last week. She was 17 and a half years old, which is old for dogs in general but many Jack Russells live as long as she did. She came into my family when I was 29 years old, a life-time ago. More...
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{Day-to-Day}
Another Inauguration
I went to Bill Clinton's first inauguration and wrote about it.
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Thu Dec 04, 2008
{Santa Cruz Commentary}
Beautiful Surf Last Sunday
I was at Seabright beach Sunday afternoon and could see swells at Steamer Lane like I have never seen before. The sea was visibly rising off the lighthouse and you could see the curls. Apparently this was an amazing day for surfing.
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{Santa Cruz Commentary}
The Power of Forgiveness
At his arraignment, a local woman publicly forgave the man who killed her husband. He hit their car head-on. Drunk from an afternoon at the Trout Farm. Try to read this without weeping.
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Sat Nov 22, 2008
{Web Commentary}
Wit
Usually, I don't watch the Cobert Report, but I do try to catch Dan Savage when he's on TV.
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Wed Nov 12, 2008
{Santa Cruz Commentary}
Harsh
Every month, the UCSC Police department publishes a crime summary (pdf). The summary for October included: "Three affiliates were arrested for misusing parking placards." ARRESTED. I can understand that if you get caught doctoring your scratch-off you'd be fined, and TAPS would tell you you can never, ever park at UCSC until the end of time. But arrested. Wow. I wonder what the story is there. This is the sort of thing that makes me dream about starting a UCSC newspaper once I'm retired. I'd be able to investigate this. I'm too dang curious.
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{Web Commentary}
Bookish Women
I put a "Reading is Sexy" sticker on my truck a few months ago, and this weekend I found this image collection of women reading, clearly proof that I'm not the only one who feels that seeing a woman read is beautiful and sensual.
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Tue Nov 11, 2008
{Day-to-Day}
Kerry Holy Sites
In Kenmare town are two holy sites. The locals call one "The Druid Circle," the other is Our Lady's Well. More...
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Mon Nov 10, 2008
{Santa Cruz Commentary}
Majority Rule
Amid the commentary on last week's passage of Prop 8, was the assertion (somewhere, don't make me look up the quote) that never before had Californians voted to remove rights for certain groups from our Constitution. This may technically true, but I know that Californians have certainly used our constitution to make some of us less equal than others. More...
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{Web Commentary}
A Bob Dylan Blog
So, I was trying to remember that song, that Dylan song, about the friends? I have no idea what it is about, but it's sort of talky and I don't understand it naturally, but it seems to be about how the friendships you have in your early twenties seem like they will last forever, and then by the time you're thirty you have a completely new set of friends and you're like "Oh god, I'm so glad I didn't marry that person? Can you imagine?" More...
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