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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
the mainstream press seems to be assuming president biden won’t run, while i’m assuming he will. and the conventional wisdom of the ages is that you don’t challenge an incumbent president of your own party; you don’t force them to defend in a … [Continue reading] about biden should run but so should others
in yesterday’s post, the end of overeating and me, referenced some of the many diets i used to diet my way up to a size 24--one of them was the liquid protein diet which actually was called “the last chance diet" here’s why i went on the diet and … [Continue reading] about the liquid protein diet and me
Reading  The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite by Dr. David Kessler changed my life. David Kessler, best known as the former head of the Food and Drug Administration (appointed by Bush the first but serving … [Continue reading] about The End of Overeating and me
I found myself more drawn to the news about Queen Elizabeth’s death than I expected to be. I have never been especially anglophilic. And I was not at all in sync with Princess Diana or her death. I knew a lot of people, mostly women, whom it … [Continue reading] about the queen and i: re-embracing the goddess within
I cringed when I first read about the play Smart People, playing now at Capital Stage theater in Sacramento through July 24th. First the title, coupled with the promo phrase "It is the eve of Obama’s first election. Four of Harvard University’s … [Continue reading] about Smart People at Cap Stage is Worth Seeing