Did I ever expect to call Sacramento home?

No, not really. But then again, I never expected Sherlock Holmes to retire in East Dean, England, but there you go.

I first viewed Sacramento with mild curiosity when visiting my future wife’s family at various gatherings. I liked the trees, the rivers, the quiet downtown that reminded me of a grown-up ( Read more... )

Moving On

So, it's been a long time since I've been on LiveJournal. For better or worse, I'm moving on. There's not much left here, from what I can see on my friends feed, though I will miss it.

Anyway, I'm trying some new things with writing and photos and general fun at a new WordPress site: https://the1amdomain.com/

Basically a bunch of stuff ( Read more... )

‪I took my daughter to the playground at the library the other day. As we were leaving, I noticed the cherry blossoms against a cold blue sky. Life can be joyful. Let’s treat each other well. ‬

Lots of trash on social media these days. So for my own sake: Miss P’s eyes lit up over a cheap Unicorn Activity Kit I surprised her with tonight, and she used a magic wand to create a disco in our living room. The world can still be as pure as the heart of a Curious Girl, Age 5, who recently informed me she is actually “Unicorn Lady.”

Looking at the reactions of fans online to Parkey missing a field goal is seriously making me consider abandoning almost all sports fanaticism. Death threats, slurs, all over a game? Maybe these people lost a lot of money betting on a GAME. There is a fix for this: don’t waste your money betting on sports.

Now excuse me while I go buy a lotto

A white man in a truck pulls up and murders a 7 year old black girl in Texas. This country is messed up. This man must suffer. And please, never tell me again that arguing for gun control is wrong ( Read more... )

To counterbalance everything for a moment: here’s wishing everyone an egg-nog with bourbon before a lit Christmas tree, or your own equivalent bit of coziness. Happy evening, all, and may your families be well.

I talked the other day about searching for ways to help, not just words. Here is one way I found. This is a reputable organization. I made a small donation, and you can too. Support Migrants and Deportees in Tijuana.

Trump sparked this. Instead of lying about tax cuts when Congress was in recess, he could have been a leader of the free world. He could have negotiated in good faith with other countries of good will. He could have put an infrastructure in place to handle and process the “caravan” in a humane way - and notice how they stopped talking about it ( Read more... )

Today we shot tear gas at children. If Trump is Putin’s puppet, he has done his job well, eroding the notion of the USA as a beacon, as a shining house on a hill ( Read more... )