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In July my husband and I purchased a new Tesla Model 3 (the top selling new car in California in 2020 by far). This is not your Silicon Valley CEO’s $100,000 car, it’s the model that is much closer to real world prices (37K all in for the bottom of … [Continue reading] about Top Things to Know about Owning & Driving a Tesla Model 3
https://youtu.be/OAaZIfeQzT0 (:)(:)(:)(:)(:) a rare 5 snouts up for Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7 on Netflix now. With the exception of The Social Network I pretty much love everything Sorkin has created, starting with A Few … [Continue reading] about 5 Snouts Up for Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7
My computer is malfunctioning today so I'll keep this short. I have been, and remain vigilant about who Biden will pick (or use the Republican Senate to justify picking) for his cabinet positions. But so far, so good. The transition team is filled … [Continue reading] about The Transition: Biden So Far, So Good; Trump Makes it Hard
(:)(:)(:)(:) for 40-Year-Old Version directed, written by and starring Radha Blank. This is a fantastic movie: cutting edge, funny, smart, incisive. I could watch 4 seasons of Radha Blank’s Life. Strongly autobiographical but fiction, playwright … [Continue reading] about Four Snouts up for 40-Year-Old Version
So much has already been written about Biden's victory. I just have a few points to emphasize: Stop talking about this like it was a close election. Just because it took several days to be officially declared doesn't mean this was a squeaker: … [Continue reading] about late but decisive; celebrate then agitate
on Sunday November 1st, 1pmPT/4pmET, Rev. Cindy Grimes of the Center for Spiritual Living Ocala, Rev. Abigail Schairer of the Center for Spiritual Living Seattle and I along with other colleagues will be holding a ritual and blessing on the eve of … [Continue reading] about election eve blessing & ritual: release the country & yourself from the prison of your mind & heart
Click a recommendation below to link to the rationale (or just scroll down). California State Measures Prop 14 - More borrowing for stem cell research☒ Prop 15 - Higher commercial property taxes☑ Prop 16 - A return to affirmative … [Continue reading] about bill magavern’s 2020 california (& sacramento) ballot recommendations
dear sanders supporters and green party voters and people who are thinking of not voting because there’s no difference between Trump and Biden, [first of all, if you are someone who is not angry at the leadership of the democratic party for … [Continue reading] about why this still angry sanders supporter is voting biden-harris (even in california)
1) this is a short work from home productivity tips presentation by a team at uc berkeley that they prepared and gave to a large corporation but that I am told is the version that is authorized to distribute to anyone--I found it enormously helpful … [Continue reading] about my favorite work from home productivity and home exercise videos
while the whole state’s future goes up in flames from the ravages of climate change, california governor gavin newsom looks back to governor gray davis’s recall in the 2003 instead of to the political, moral and existential necessity of a green … [Continue reading] about california governor gavin newsom burns political future by burning more gas
have i got your attention? if there ever was a “man bites dog” headline, this is it—dmv efficient and safe? in a pandemic, what? during the pandemic, i had occasion to visit the largest dmv in sacramento, twice, a month apart, and i was impressed. … [Continue reading] about 5 masks for a safe and efficient experience at the dmv—in a pandemic! (sacramento broadway branch)
living 70 miles from my daughter in san francisco, i have given much thought, throughout the quarantine to what it is like there. i have been grateful that i do not live in a highly dense major city like that. my one quick trip into the city for a … [Continue reading] about covid road trip: 5 masks up for pandemic labor day weekend in san francisco