Rosa Parks: 1913-2005

One of my fears — phobias — is collapse. Falling. This is why I am preoccupied with the bridge collapse; I have some deep-seated fear of falling, of having something disappear from beneath my feet. I have  [more...]

1: Nobody except me stops for school buses here in San Jose, despite the blinking lights and the stop sign that pops out from the side.
2: Swallowing a cough drop accidentally is very disconcerting.

Remember a month back when I wrote about the dream of winning the lottery? The one that I never play?I was so mad that some guy in West Virginia won the $300 million PowerBall lottery yesterday; especially because I  [more...]