Re: Orlando shootings

I gave even more than usual to everytown.org.  I also had an interesting conversation with a friend who has liberal views but owns 11 guns and is reluctant to say anything on her Facebook page.  I told her that more people who own guns but are in favor of reasonable limits need to speak up.

Re: Brexit


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For Journey's birthday Holly wangled access to Disneyland and California Adventure from generous former coworkers.  So rather than have a cake/bounce house/kids/presents party like we do every year, Journey got a fabulous excursion.  I joined them for CA (I can't stand the crowding in Disneyland) and it was great.  She was able to ride California ( Read more... )

Anyone know a good, free LJ archiver now that LJBook is a pay model ( Read more... )

Finally watched Whiplash last night.  When it was released there was a hue and cry from jazz musicians, particularly drummers, about how the movie's drumming was stupid and the representation of jazz education was stupid and Everything Was Stupid ( Read more... )

Dana's man Will had a birthday, and so did Michelle's man Mike, so we all dressed up and went to the Edison for the night.  It's been a while since I went out for a night on the town so it was fun blowing a small wad of money on food, booze, and good times with friends.  I danced a few songs with Dana but later she said she was still broken from ( Read more... )

Naturally, unplugging the TV and plugging it back in makes it work again.

Everything in your life is a little computer.  Didja trah rebootin'?

Our TV died in late February, we got it repaired, and now it's died in the same way again.  Hopefully the repair guy will repair it under his warranty ( Read more... )

Went ice skating at Arabella's birthday party.  I am very tentative on roller skates and ice skating was a little harder for me, but I managed to get around without falling.  Of course I had to go verrrry slowly to help my daughters along as they clutched at the wall, but that's ok.  I am not convinced that a sport involving sharp razors strapped ( Read more... )

Two years ago our jazz band played Apache, and it went well.  Last year Apache was different for various political reasons and so they had no band, but Ricketts called us up again this year so we played again.  I contacted a few people I met at jazz camp and got our best horn lineup.  There was virtually nobody there the first two sets (the steam ( Read more... )

Avalon's party went well.  The kids flopped down the bounce house slide sixty six million times and gorged themselves on cake and ice cream after the usual hamburgers and hot dogs and potstickers and macaroni and cheese.  Our kid birthday parties don't vary very much.  It was nice to see people I rarely see, and the people who wanted to watch the ( Read more... )