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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 … [Continue reading] about covid road trip series: why is 4 nights the perfect number for a mini driving vacation?
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 … [Continue reading] about covid road trip series: why might i want to visit lake almanor in northern california?
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 … [Continue reading] about covid road trip series: why might i want to go to lassen national park in northern california?
it appears that we have reached to a tipping point in this country where a majority of americans no longer believe we should tolerate systemic racism. maybe a better way to put that is its come to white america’s attention that there is systemic … [Continue reading] about aoc speech on house floor highlights how far we have to go with women
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 … [Continue reading] about 7/22 colbert: greta thunberg on what is a crisis/escape a bit with keegan michael key
https://youtu.be/Jq2RGuW0XFg in an evangelist for remote work sees the rest of the world catch on (new york times 7-12-2020) i learned how matt mullenweg founded automaticc (which owns wordpress) with a “distributed … [Continue reading] about clearing judgments about my lack of follow-through
https://youtu.be/_GAJ0O7oj3s i notice that i have been in another wave of preoccupation with what other people are doing wrong with covid-19. i have joined in the focus on how terrible it is that the president took so long to wear the … [Continue reading] about owning & clearing my judgments about the president & others in the pandemic
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 … [Continue reading] 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?
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 … [Continue reading] about covid road trip series: today’s question how can I safely stay overnight away from home?
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 … [Continue reading] 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)
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 various questions about the … [Continue reading] about covid road trip series (lake almanor, lassen national park and juniper lake): since you can’t fly anywhere safely, why not explore your region more?
i’m lucky to have a husband with the presence of mind to suggest 3 days in advance that we make a reservation at a restaurant in auburn with a outdoor seating. this way when we emerge from our day hike, hot, dusty and thirsty(see 5 masks for quarry … [Continue reading] about 4 masks up for tre pazzi in auburn