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My superhuman might
I doubt that even on endangered-child adrenaline I could lift a car, but it's nice to know that despite arthritic hips and bad ankles and stenosis and such, I still got game when it counts. I took my dad to his physical therapy appointment at Kaiser Vallejo today. The ordinarily adequate sidewalk between the parking lot and a hospital is very ( Read more... ) -
I am Nero, baking while Rome burns
Pie day was overly ambitious. I should have done this morning's big shopping run late last night, but still. ( Yum! ) -
Happy Birthday to me!
For my birthday today, I got a podiatrist appointment! Wahoo! Dr. Subotnik in San Leandro is a sports medicine surgeon and podiatrist who has written very important books about feet and *I* scored a cancellation appointment with his oh so busy self. He gave me pain blocking and cortizone shots in my ankle for damage to one tendon and two ( Read more... ) -
Don't envy me, visit me.
And bring yarn ( Read more... ) -
Real, Surreal
I had uterine surgery last week (no cancer, relax), and got a thorough Roto-rooting to deal with lengthy, frequent, and painful periods due to an "unstable lining". Convalescence took a bit longer than I expected, but despite some tiredness, I'm starting to feel a lot better ( Read more... ) -
A happy valentine's day indeed
And all I gave him was a couple of cards and a live journal blather!
nj, who is NOT a dupe of the Hallmark and chocolate conspiracy, and who loves me for who I truly am, bought me a Laura Zindel vase decorated with a tarantula. See illustration:
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Happy Valentine's Day
I love Valentine's Day. I always have, whether I was in a relationship or not. Fine. I'm a sap. I'm a dupe of Hallmark and the chocolate industry. Valentine's day is a national guilt-trip to get people to call their parents, whether the family is happy or not. It's stupid to buy into an official, sanitized, sanctioned version of love with ( Read more... ) -
The end of an era
Verio will no longer forward me email addressed to magpie@best.com.
I am now morrisasherman@gmail.com
Please make a note of it.
That's morrisasherman@gmail.com
Sigh. I am no longer your favorite corvid in name. But I still like chattering and picking up shiny stuff off the ground. -
Who's your daddy?
nj will be gigging tonight, playing Jazz at the Park Ave. Bar and Grill, 4184 Piedmont Avenue in Oakland, between 41 and Linda, 7:30 to 10:30 ( Read more... ) -
Mmmm. So full.
The buzz is still going. Tonight We had our friends Lise and Doug over for leftovers, and even the leftovers were lush. My friends left with full bellies and I stayed here with a warmed heart. ( Long )