My foolish week
I took Cancer Vixen literally. After reading it, I thought the first couple of days after chemo would be easy. The [...]
A new direction
I've updated the About page on this blog and checked the links. Soon I will begin providing examples of DIY [...]
Hard to port
I had a port inserted today so that I can receive chemotherapy (and have blood drawn) through the port instead [...]
MonHaibun: Ballard in the morning
She has gray hair and sleeps in the doorway. She fits her back into it, concave, her face out for [...]
Burmese food a subtle delight
When I was in San Francisco last month, my cousin invited us to eat at Mandalay, one of two Burmese [...]
How Cancer Distorts the English Language
I'm an impatient person who is getting lots of lessons in patience lately. My life seems like a film shoot: [...]
What I Forgot
Two days after moving into the basement of another friend's house, I unpacked some of the items in our camping [...]
Occupy 3: Denver and Kansas City
I'm back in Denver now, going to see surgeons and oncologists about my metastatic breast cancer. There's still a lot [...]
Occupy 2: Arcata, CA
Arcata's Occupy camp differed from Portland's in a couple of ways. First of all, it was much smaller, initially set [...]
Occupy 1: Portland
One thing I'm grateful for this Thanksgiving is the Occupy movement. I have a buttload of photos of the few [...]
In the In Between
I'm sitting in my sister's house in Kansas City on a Friday night, listening to the train in the distance [...]
Halloween in Arcata
Arcata has a lovely Halloween tradition. Kids and their parents dress up for Halloween and head for Arcata Plaza, where [...]
What’s It All About?
Is it about Flying Free, any which way you can? Is it about Love? Or is it about Friendship? Even [...]
Wordstock: A Primer
Wordstock 2011 played up the theme "America is a story that never ends." And it was true that stories were [...]
Gold Beach, Oregon
In Oregon, the surf sounds like a wheeled suitcase knocking along uneven ground. It doesn’t roar, nor hiss.It rolls stones up the beach, almost over [...]
No-Hands Sandwich
In Portland, I decided I had to visit a French restaurant. This craving had started in Vancouver, but I had [...]
Portland
Note from 2015: This was originally a page about Portland on the 12 Cities, 1 Year website, which no longer [...]
Samoa Cookhouse: Last of its kind
Go to Samoa Cookhouse for the history, not the food. It is "the last lumber camp–style cookhouse in operation in [...]
Fear of Heights: Adventures in Conquering It
Lately I've been photographing a lot with my BlackBerry. It doesn't have a very good camera, but it's a lot [...]
Uncharitable? Maybe, but a Friendly Response
This post has been updated. See new photograph below. North Coast Co-op just doesn't have the same friendly vibe as [...]
Arcata
Note from 2015: This was originally a page about Arcata on the 12 Cities, 1 Year website, which no longer [...]
Annie’s Cambodian in Eureka
One of the first restaurants Todd and I visited while living in Arcata, California, was Annie's Cambodian Cuisine in Eureka. [...]
What’s Missing
I took the picture below in Pioneer Place in Portland on a rainy Saturday night before the AIDS walk. Looks [...]
Project Grow
The point of Project Grow is to create community for "adults of all mental diversities." The methods used are farming [...]