With its super fresh tasting ingredients, perfectly organized menu, best Thai food in Sacramento plus brown rice that is so much better than rice anywhere that people stop in just to buy rice, this has been, until recently, my favorite newer … [Continue reading] about The Coconut on T Street for takeout only
ALERT: Ideas have a shelf life and a mind of their own–act on them or they move on
Another mid-read book report from me. Finally reading Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert (author of Eat, Pray, Love). It's a delightful read about how ideas really work. Here's some of the things I've … [Continue reading] about ALERT: Ideas have a shelf life and a mind of their own–act on them or they move on
Here Comes the Sun — The Sara Nichols Post Eclipse Unrehearsed Show
Just the right amount of fun today with neighbors watching the 70% eclipse in Sacramento, CA outside, laughing, enjoying. An intuitive thought told me to wear black and that turned out to provide an opportunity to see the eclipse crescents projected … [Continue reading] about Here Comes the Sun — The Sara Nichols Post Eclipse Unrehearsed Show
How to Play The Name Game, or Celebrity Advanced Edition
One of the my favorite parlor games just got more fun. In the version I learned years ago, you write names of famous people on scraps of paper and throw them in a hat. You break into teams. 1 person from each team gets 90 seconds to … [Continue reading] about How to Play The Name Game, or Celebrity Advanced Edition
Ever Wonder How Actual “Curators” Feel about Everyone else’s Curations?
Starbucks is "curating" snacks for you. Really? Has it come to this? Let's look at this word a bit (see below). First definition: a member of the clergy engaged as an assistant to a vicar (hmmm, actually I need to get me one … [Continue reading] about Ever Wonder How Actual “Curators” Feel about Everyone else’s Curations?
10 People Across Spectrum Speak Out with Love and Leadership
Our president continues continues to be a fascinating gift from Spirit who inspires Americans across the political spectrum to a greatness we didn't know we had. Yesterday the Daily 202 -- a wonderful news collection of The Washington … [Continue reading] about 10 People Across Spectrum Speak Out with Love and Leadership
America’s Dysfunctional Family Reality TV Show: Father Knows Worst
With the events in Charlottesville and the responses to it, I have been pondering, meditating, on the question of how to be in this America. As a human, I am so sad and scared at the violence and the anger these events have engendered. As … [Continue reading] about America’s Dysfunctional Family Reality TV Show: Father Knows Worst
The Myth of a Litigious Society Hurts Us So Much
Full disclosure, I haven't read this book. I am using it as a prompt for a rant at the same time as giving publicity to the writer, David Engel, a well-regarded academic who happens to be a cousin of my husband and is a wonderful person. I … [Continue reading] about The Myth of a Litigious Society Hurts Us So Much
I miss having a president
With the white supremacist attack in Charlottesville earlier this week, the bomb detonated at a Minnesota mosque on August 5th, and the constant threats by North Korea, I find that I am wishing that we had a president. It's not that I miss … [Continue reading] about I miss having a president
4 Snouts up for The Scots Punk Play at Shakespeare at Delaware Park in Buffalo
(:)(:)(:)(:) for the Scottish Play that starts with an "M" at Shakespeare at Delaware Park in Buffalo, NY. That's out of a possible 5 so its not the top, but it was a VERY solid production. I asked my daughter if she thought the striking and … [Continue reading] about 4 Snouts up for The Scots Punk Play at Shakespeare at Delaware Park in Buffalo
Making Peace with True Gender Equality
At the aggregate level, the majority of college graduates across the United States are now women. The vast majority of college applicants with the highest grades, scores and accomplishments are women. (A recent article I read noted that the … [Continue reading] about Making Peace with True Gender Equality
No Substitute for Oral
I am not the classic luddite curmudgeon. Born in 1961 towards the end of the Baby Boom, I nonetheless like to think of myself as an early millennial because my parents brought me up without limits or responsibilities and because I started being … [Continue reading] about No Substitute for Oral