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what i wrote last week about how highway 50's solid lane lines helped me stay the course snicholsblog.com/stay the course got me wondering, what else have i experienced about staying the course that might be useful? and then it hit me: if it's … [Continue reading] about stay the course, part ii: why not keep doing what’s working?
Today's spiritual lesson learned from driving California's freeways answered a few questions for me: why might I want to stay the course rather than rashly act until really shown that its time to make a change? how many times must I be shown that … [Continue reading] about sacramento freeways show me the benefit of staying the course
We live in a world of choices. Every week, and most days, we make routine, periodic and profound choices. That’s going to happen anyway. The question is, how do we make these choices? Are we just choosing what our friends and family or our social … [Continue reading] about What would it be like if you knew how to choose what’s right for you?
(:)(:)(:)(:) la paz, baja sur california most people have heard of “cabo” as it most commonly is known. in mexico it is known as “los cabos” and is an area bordered by two cities, cabo san lucas and san josé del cabo, at the tip of baja … [Continue reading] about four snouts up for la paz in baja in january (or now)
a movie that everyone loved but disappointed me won best picture and the wrong michelle was best actress at the 2023 oscars. i’m reconciling myself to the best picture but not to the best actress. this would not be the first time this has … [Continue reading] about The Wrong Michelle won and apparently Everything was the Best picture after all
https://youtu.be/4x2NzusLAqk Poker Face | Official Trailer | Peacock Original (:)(:)(:)(:)(:) for poker face the simplicity of the formula can deceive you into missing the high art of poker face, first season streaming on peacock … [Continue reading] about five snouts up for poker face
do we americans like our presidents (and leaders) more for what they say than what they do? i wonder, because biden. as i’ve said before (https://snicholsblog.com/2022/09/biden-should-run-but-so-should-others, … [Continue reading] about bernie likes joe biden, why don’t you?
(:)(:)(:)(:)(:) art for the people: wpa-era paintings from the dijkstra collection through may 7 at the crocker art museum in sacramento. lured by the lee alexander mcqueen & ann ray fashion exhibit which a trusted friend had said was … [Continue reading] about 5 snouts up for art for the people at the crocker art museum thru may 7
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 … [Continue reading] about real love and republicans
(:)(:)(:)(:)(:) 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 … [Continue reading] about five snouts up for ramy – who knew god was so funny?
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 … [Continue reading] about e bikes, knees and pure joy
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 … [Continue reading] about everyone everywhere was wrong 3 snouts up (:)(:)(:) for everywhere everything all at once