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Something Positive For Oakland
Oakland. Seemingly synonymous with pitbulls. Invoke either word and all of a sudden you have a media feeding frenzy. People use Oakland in casual conversation as a derogatory term much too often. “It’s not like we’re in Oakland,” they say. … Continue reading
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What if We All Just Started Creating Stuff?
Everything you’re doing is wrong. You don’t need that. Whatever you’re currently using is stupid. Get this instead. You’re not (thin, fit, happy) enough. Try it our way – for $29.99 – instead. Everyday, we are surrounded by adverts, signs, … Continue reading
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I Miss You Sweet San Francisco
I spend a lot of time walking around the hills in El Cerrito looking out at the city (when there’s no fog). I miss the city and all it offered, from the sunset over the clusters of Victorian-style buildings to … Continue reading
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Everything Turns Rose-Colored
I’ve been reading back through my blog entries. It’s interesting. You’ll find some missing because yes, I edited my life. It needed to be edited. It’s really interesting to watch the arc of event and emotion unite to pull me … Continue reading
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Stephanie Plum, Lingering Thursdays, Books and a Schizo Red dog
Today is a long meandering day. Thursdays linger so long. It’s so strange how time can stop while you’re at work and then just chug on like a barreling train when you’re not. Just trying to find some stability in … Continue reading
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Raised on Cement
Life’s been a little trippy lately. I’ve been real busy with work and extracurricular activities. Things are good. Ok, enough blogness. (Born of revenge Raised on cement Chaos create a government) -kmfdm) I know I quoted this same song a … Continue reading
Dog-ness.
Why do people feel the need to approach a very shy dog with their teeth bared in a grin (a very aggressive look for dogs in nature) and their eyes staring straight into the dog’s eyes, expecting a naturally beta … Continue reading
Shopping “in the Ghet-to” (the last three words must be sung out loud)
Who am I and what am I doing here? I am not going to answer any of those questions today. Instead, I’ll try to recapture the highlights of my life as a girl in not-so-nice Oakland. Yes, I, like all … Continue reading
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