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(:)(:)(:)(:)(:) 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
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 … [Continue reading] about (:)(:)(:)(:) four snouts up for thanksgiving at the movies with spielberg’s the fabelmans.Â
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 … [Continue reading] about Gavin Newsom squandered his good name in this election
https://youtu.be/vIDV7pIgg6s Just over 12 hours ago, news broke of the oplanetary day of action now underway around the world. Amazon is today facing strikes in at least 18 warehouses in France and Germany, worker walkouts in the … [Continue reading] about Happy Make Amazon Pay Day
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 … [Continue reading] about bill’s california and sacramento ballot measure recommendations
(:)(:)(:)(:)(:) 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 … [Continue reading] about overdue review: five snouts up for caste: the origins of our discontents by isabel wilkerson
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, … [Continue reading] about overdue review of the netflix documentary: 13th
whether i’m aware of it or not, i live in an abundant universe. as a spiritual being having a spiritual experience in a human body on a human plane, i am capable of experiencing that all my needs–both individually and collectively–are met. but at … [Continue reading] about living in community as an example of the abundance of the universe