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my favorite work from home productivity and home exercise videos

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1) this is a short work from home productivity tips presentation by a team at uc berkeley that they prepared and gave to a large corporation but that I am told is the version that is authorized to distribute to anyone--I found it enormously  helpful … [Read more...] about my favorite work from home productivity and home exercise videos

5 masks for a safe and efficient experience at the dmv—in a pandemic! (sacramento broadway branch)

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have i got your attention? if there ever was a “man bites dog” headline, this is it—dmv efficient and safe? in a pandemic, what? during the pandemic, i had occasion to visit the largest dmv in sacramento, twice, a month apart, and i was impressed. … [Read more...] about 5 masks for a safe and efficient experience at the dmv—in a pandemic! (sacramento broadway branch)

covid road trip: 5 masks up for pandemic labor day weekend in san francisco

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living 70 miles from my daughter in san francisco, i have given much thought, throughout the quarantine to what it is like there. i have been grateful that i do not live in a highly dense major city like that. my one quick trip into the city for a … [Read more...] about covid road trip: 5 masks up for pandemic labor day weekend in san francisco

covid road trip series: five masks for primitive camping on the south yuba river; three masks for the mayor of illinois crossing

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my brother and i had a slightly more ambitious backpacking trip in mind—at a minimum we had our eye on lake margaret near kirkwood, california at 8,000 feet of elevation 2.5 miles hike in. or we looked at horseshoe lake near lake juniper in lassen … [Read more...] about covid road trip series: five masks for primitive camping on the south yuba river; three masks for the mayor of illinois crossing

how and why to enter your sacred heart

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what if you knew that there was place you could go where all human problems disappeared and you were filled with most exquisite feeling of love and connection possible? would you want to go there? i do. it exists in each of us and its called “the … [Read more...] about how and why to enter your sacred heart

covid road trip series: why is 4 nights the perfect number for a mini driving vacation?

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5 masks up for four night mini vacations. this is related to a  recent four night trip we took which I had so much to say about that it spun a multi-part series answering various questions about the trip including this one.  click here to see the … [Read more...] about covid road trip series: why is 4 nights the perfect number for a mini driving vacation?

covid road trip series: why might i want to visit lake almanor in northern california?

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5 masks up for lake almanor in northern california .  i have so much to say about this trip that i am rolling out a multi-part series answering various questions about the area including.  click here to see the other posts.  today’s question … [Read more...] about covid road trip series: why might i want to visit lake almanor in northern california?

covid road trip series: why might i want to go to lassen national park in northern california?

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4 masks up for lassen national park in northern california .  i have so much to say about this trip that i am rolling out a multi-part series answering various questions about the area including.  click here to see the other posts.  today’s question … [Read more...] about covid road trip series: why might i want to go to lassen national park in northern california?

7/22 colbert: greta thunberg on what is a crisis/escape a bit with keegan michael key

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from the july 22nd, 2020 episode of a late show with stephen colbert i want to call out a couple videos and a couple of thoughts, one profound and one absurd. https://youtu.be/Brtog4AABBg   the profound is his interview with greta … [Read more...] about 7/22 colbert: greta thunberg on what is a crisis/escape a bit with keegan michael key

covid road trip series (lake almanor, lassen national park and lake almanor): when you visit an area that has low covid but high maga, what are the public spaces like?

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  we just passed four glorious nights in an airbnb right on lake almanor close to lassen national park which demands a whole set of posts.  i have so much to say about this trip that it will be a multi-part series answering … [Read more...] about covid road trip series (lake almanor, lassen national park and lake almanor): when you visit an area that has low covid but high maga, what are the public spaces like?

covid road trip series: today’s question how can I safely stay overnight away from home?

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4 masks up for airbnb on lake almanor.  we just passed four glorious nights in an airbnb right on lake almanor close to lassen national park which demands a whole set of posts.   i have so much to say about this trip that it will be a multi-part … [Read more...] about covid road trip series: today’s question how can I safely stay overnight away from home?

4 masks up for parable of the sower by octavia e. butler (and thoughts about creeping dystopia spurred by this novel from a black feminist perspective)

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i started reading parable of the sower by octavia e. butler shortly after the pandemic shutdown hit. written in 1993, the story begins with a group of kids in the los angeles area in 2024, no longer safe to leave their homes for school, taking a risk … [Read more...] about 4 masks up for parable of the sower by octavia e. butler (and thoughts about creeping dystopia spurred by this novel from a black feminist perspective)