I couldn’t bear the thought of paying an extra $100 to have my new treadmill brought from the driveway into my house. “I can do it myself,” I thought. Then I saw the eight-foot-tall box and what was written on it: 280 pounds. The next day Mark came to the rescue, bringing over two of his powerful neighbors who wrestled the monster into my basement for twenty dollars a head. Later, over an ice cream […]
Read moreMonth: March 2008
Psychic Vibrations
Yesterday I was talking on the phone to the executive director of an organization for which I do a lot of work. She said something remarkably perceptive about something she couldn’t have known. Amazed, I said, “Wow, you must be psychotic.” To make matters worse, I went out of control laughing and couldn’t stop. Maybe my best Freudian slip ever. Speaking of psychic, last weekend I went with Teej to the Nevada City Psychic Fair. […]
Read moreRecommendations & Re-Entry Woes
Guatemala is still very much on my mind. I go to the burrito place on the corner about twice a week just to hear Spanish. I’ve checked out several Spanish textbooks from the library, including a wonderful one that I happened upon: Breaking Out of Beginner’s Spanish by Joseph J. Keenan (University of Texas Press). It’s insightful, practical and funny. And this is my favorite of the straight-out grammar books: The Ultimate Spanish Review and […]
Read moreDay of Beauty
Around my house today there was a whole lot of grooming going on. Lulu got her hair dyed by Esmeralda. And Esmeralda let me join her in a facial after dinner. I visited my friends A__ and M__ tonight. A__ says she has no objection to my having kept a travel journal, but did I really need to put it online where people have to see it? Can’t I just keep it to myself? A__ […]
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