It's a small thing but it has bugged me for a while that the most common form of low flush toilet handle used in large scale bathroom facilities (Leed certified (highly environmentally friendly) type buildings) is designed to encourage more water … [Read more...] about Design Flaw? Commercial Scale Dual Flush Toilet Handles Defy Human Habit
Archives for 2018
ALREADY? The Fast and Slow Pace of Childrearing
This weekend, Bill and I are in Providence, Rhode Island to see our baby girl graduate from Brown University (with a degree in Computer Science). Every person I've told that we're going has said "already?!" and they don't know the half of … [Read more...] about ALREADY? The Fast and Slow Pace of Childrearing
Happy Birthday to Me (Mostly today only, not all month long anymore)
All Month All About Me Birthday SaraIt was not that long ago that I considered my birthday to be a virtually monthlong event. Longer in some ways if you included the time I was talking about it. During this period, I needed a big … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday to Me (Mostly today only, not all month long anymore)
Voting is the Best Cure for “Common Enemy Intimacy”
Ever since the last presidential election, we've been engaging in “common enemy intimacy”--the problem is it undermines the world we want.As a person who follows politics and public policy closely with a commitment to my own personal integrity, … [Read more...] about Voting is the Best Cure for “Common Enemy Intimacy”
Why Not Wait to Cast Your Absentee Ballot?/My Picks for Statewide CA Races Today
Delaine Eastin for GovernorBecause I've been asked to, I'm going to post my picks and thinking for California Statewide contested seats in the June 2018 primary election. But before/as I do so, I'd like to make a pitch for waiting until closer … [Read more...] about Why Not Wait to Cast Your Absentee Ballot?/My Picks for Statewide CA Races Today
Lessons from 30 years @email
Unlike most people, I've had nearly 30 years of experience on email. I had an email address before almost anybody because my brother Prescott was the manager of a super early Internet Service Provider called Geonet. This would have been … [Read more...] about Lessons from 30 years @email
BILL MAGAVERN’S BALLOT MEASURE RECOMMENDATIONS, 2018 CALIFORNIA PRIMARY
Bill Magavern’s CA Ballot RxThese opinions are my husband, Bill Magavern's, "Please feel free to forward them, or to send [him] comments of a civil nature (no rants). STATEWIDE PROPOSITIONS – all of these were put on the ballot by the … [Read more...] about BILL MAGAVERN’S BALLOT MEASURE RECOMMENDATIONS, 2018 CALIFORNIA PRIMARY
Marjorie Prime Gets it Right in the Future
Sacramento Bee Photo and Review(:)(:)(:)(:) for Marjorie Prime playing at Capital Stage in Sacramento, CA through June 3, 2018. Understand my Snout-based rating system--5 Snouts up is the best. At the play's outset, Tess … [Read more...] about Marjorie Prime Gets it Right in the Future
Change Everything Without Changing Anything–Four Snouts Up — I Feel Pretty (therefore I am Pretty) in Theaters now
(:)(:)(:)(:) Despite general critical distain, I loved this movie and found it important for a couple of reasons: 1) it makes us identify, laugh and cry about (American) women's obsession and distortion with our looks and bodies; … [Read more...] about Change Everything Without Changing Anything–Four Snouts Up — I Feel Pretty (therefore I am Pretty) in Theaters now
Why not build trust in your intuition by playing a game like Sudoku?
Recently I accidentally stumbled across a fun and easy way to build my belief in my own intuition and spiritual guidance: SudokuI’ve been playing Sudoku on an iphone app on my phone for years. Not very much, I hasten to say (lest you judge me … [Read more...] about Why not build trust in your intuition by playing a game like Sudoku?
Four Snouts Up for The Death of Stalin in theaters now
(:)(:)(:)(:) out of a possible 5 for The Death of Stalin directed and written by Armando Iannucci. I thought this film was marvelous and would love to see it again. However, this deep brutal satire of the period … [Read more...] about Four Snouts Up for The Death of Stalin in theaters now
Cosby Victory Gives me Hope that My Story Won’t be Repeated
Warning: This blog post will seem trivial compared to any other thing a woman can face in this societyDon't expect me to tell a story of when I was assaulted. I wasn't, so I won't. While horrified, saddened and sickened by all the … [Read more...] about Cosby Victory Gives me Hope that My Story Won’t be Repeated