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spirit, humor, movies, politics & unsolicited advice right here in sacramento, california

Sara S. Nichols

Are you a Chef or a Jeff? Spiritual Lessons of The Bear

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My husband and I just finished binging the third season of The Bear on Hulu.* The story of a highly dysfunctional family (you discover just how dysfunctional over the course of the series) trying to run a restaurant is, as all critics will and … [Read more...] about Are you a Chef or a Jeff? Spiritual Lessons of The Bear

Pay Attention to Coincidence

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As the grandchild of a Jungian, I was raised on "synchronicity"--the Jungian term for paying attention to coincidence. My grandmother, Sally Stevens Nichols, author of Jung and Tarot: An Archetypal Journey, lived by it, and my mother definitely … [Read more...] about Pay Attention to Coincidence

real love and republicans

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as a minister and someone who believes strongly in the power of love, i pay attention when i don’t love. that could be outright hate; it could just be a whole lot of judgment. or it could be just that i feel distant and separate from a group or … [Read more...] about real love and republicans

five snouts up for ramy – who knew god was so funny?

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(:)(:)(:)(:)(:) this series, a hulu original, starts out fresh, funny and fairly light and by the end of the third season is fresh, funny, dark and deep. i lived many decades of my white middle-aged american existence without seeing any depiction of … [Read more...] about five snouts up for ramy – who knew god was so funny?

e bikes, knees and pure joy

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riding my e-bike, especially living in downtown sacramento’s flat easy-to-navigate grid with increasing bike paths, combines relatively easy transportation with knee rehab, actual exercise and pure joy.  i’ve had a high end e-bike for years. i … [Read more...] about e bikes, knees and pure joy

everyone everywhere was wrong 3 snouts up (:)(:)(:) for everywhere everything all at once

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everything everywhere all at once promised, by its very title, to be all of these. not to mention that it was recommended to me but literally everyone. they know i go in for this stuff. i love all the crazy films charlie kaufman wrote being john … [Read more...] about everyone everywhere was wrong 3 snouts up (:)(:)(:) for everywhere everything all at once

(:)(:)(:)(:)  four snouts up for thanksgiving at the movies with spielberg’s the fabelmans. 

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does anybody besides us remember going to the movies with your family on holidays?  it's been a tradition of ours for some time. in fact, we saw another spielberg film, west side story, in a theater last year (although certainly not in 2020). this … [Read more...] about (:)(:)(:)(:)  four snouts up for thanksgiving at the movies with spielberg’s the fabelmans. 

Gavin Newsom squandered his good name in this election

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Gavin Newsom’s abuse of his good name in this election will slow the pace of climate action in California and make environmental leaders less likely to trust him. I left the country on Nov. 7, 2022, the day before the US national election.  As I … [Read more...] about Gavin Newsom squandered his good name in this election

bill’s california and sacramento ballot measure recommendations

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By guest columnist Bill Magavern These opinions are my own. Please feel free to forward them, or to send me comments of a civil  nature (no rants, please).  STATEWIDE PROPOSITIONS  PROP 1, REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM — YES  Put on the ballot by … [Read more...] about bill’s california and sacramento ballot measure recommendations

overdue review: five snouts up for caste: the origins of our discontents by isabel wilkerson

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(:)(:)(:)(:)(:) first, an acknowledgment that when i recently re-started posting regularly i completely forgot to use my snout-based rating system. i have been doing this since our children were little (which was a pretty long time ago). i … [Read more...] about overdue review: five snouts up for caste: the origins of our discontents by isabel wilkerson

overdue review of the netflix documentary: 13th

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that highlighted clause in the image is the focus of the documentary 13th.  i wish we could say we are canceling our netflix subscription to read or exercise more, but it’s really to stream on other platforms for a while.  because we are doing so, … [Read more...] about overdue review of the netflix documentary: 13th