Sally Ride, First American Woman In Space, Is Dead

The denouement of the squirrel saga this afternoon: I decided this morning to close the damper and prevent the squirrel from coming down into the fireplace. I had a plan: she would most likely be sitting on the damper[more...]

It comes in waves, this northern California rain. A couple of days now, all gray and dark — turning on the lights in the middle of the day, feeling cold even though the thermostat says 68°. Living in a small[more...]

At exactly this time — well, 3 hours ago on the east coast, actually — thirty-nine years ago, I was born. As my aunt Susie so kindly pointed out in a birthday card, in 1966: A new car cost $2,653 The[more...]