Category: randomness

Reading for the Resistance: Links 1-20-2017
January 20, 2017 randomness

Reading for the Resistance: Links 1-20-2017

Reading for The Resistance The times they are a-changin’. I just thought I’d share a few think pieces today as we enter this new era. theSkimm‘s Guide to Going Through the Change: The Presidential Transition and the Inauguration [Washington Post] A hellscape of lies and distorted reality awaits journalists covering President Trump. (The real news about dealing with the upcoming fake-news avalanche) [LA Times] Trump’s approach might seem new, but Arnold Schwarzenegger tried it first (California’s been […]

The Last Post-Election Reading List (probably)
November 14, 2016 randomness

The Last Post-Election Reading List (probably)

This will probably be the last post-election reading list I share here. Perhaps the blog’s been a little too political for some readers recently. I got an email from Feedblitz over the weekend saying someone had unsubscribed for reason “02: Offensive, strongly disagree or disapprove.” I was surprisingly undisturbed by that. This is the space where I distill my thoughts on what I read and where all opinions are my own. I understand that you may […]

Two Days After: Further Reading, More Links
November 10, 2016 randomness

Two Days After: Further Reading, More Links

Yesterday, I started the process of processing. I included some links at the end of that post. I’m recycling that list here, following some other pieces I found after that went up. Two Days After: The Reactions Keep Coming On “Woke” White People Advertising their Shock that Racism just won a Presidency – Medium Rage Against the Minivan: How to talk to your kids about Trump winning the election The Self-Sabotage of the West | […]

Show and Tell Sunday: Currently/Losing My Religion
October 9, 2016 randomness, Show-and-Tell

Show and Tell Sunday: Currently/Losing My Religion

Show and Tell Sunday Went to Church on Friday I took a personal day from work on Friday to take my dad to church. (No, the building didn’t fall down.) My mother passed away on October 8, 1999, and each year at the anniversary, my father has a Mass said for her. My sister usually accompanies him to that church service. This year, she asked me if I would take him because she had a […]

THE BOOK BRIDGE is Open Again–Come Help Build It! (Call for Submissions)
October 4, 2016 randomness

THE BOOK BRIDGE is Open Again–Come Help Build It! (Call for Submissions)

It seems August wasn’t such a great month for discussion-worthy reading–contributions were low last month, and so I chose not to run the September edition of The Book Bridge. But I will share those books in October, along with the contributions that come in with this post. The Book Bridge is open again! What book were you most excited about reading in the last month or two? Share it in this month’s edition of The Book […]

August/September BOOK BRIDGE Submissions…are rolled forward to October
September 8, 2016 randomness

August/September BOOK BRIDGE Submissions…are rolled forward to October

Due to low participation during September, I chose to hold publishing the next edition of THE BOOK BRIDGE till October. I’ve reopened submissions with the form in a new post–please look for it there! What book were you most excited about reading last month? Share it in this month’s edition of The Book Bridge, where we’re connecting each other to great reads worth talking about. Remember, you do NOT have to be a book blogger […]

The Go-Go’s Say Goodbye at the Greek Theatre
September 6, 2016 randomness

The Go-Go’s Say Goodbye at the Greek Theatre

The Go-Go’s Say Goodbye to the Road in the Place Where It Began 38 years after and not far from where they first played together in Hollywood’s punk-rock clubs, The Go-Go’s ended their final concert tour. They’ve broken up and reunited numerous times over nearly four decades, and so they’re not saying they’ll never work with each other again. But they’re all hovering around the age of 60 now, so it seemed like as good a time as […]

CURRENTLY: I’ll Make This Quick [September 4, 2016]
September 4, 2016 randomness, Show-and-Tell

CURRENTLY: I’ll Make This Quick [September 4, 2016]

CURRENTLY: I’ll Make This Quick It’s a quiet three-day weekend around here, and there’s not much to tell. It’s also delightfully and unusually cool for early September in Southern California, I’m hoping to spend some time reading out on the patio today and tomorrow. I’ll get back to my audiobook on Tuesday, Reading: Writing/Blogging: If I have the energy and ambition during what remains of this weekend, I’ll write up my thoughts on concluding the […]

CURRENTLY: Happening Now [Sunday, 8/21/2016]
August 21, 2016 randomness

CURRENTLY: Happening Now [Sunday, 8/21/2016]

Currently: Happening Now Without planning it, I seem to be blogging in a week on/week off pattern this summer. And I think I like it. I know I like stressing less over whether and when I’ll have a post up. Since the upcoming week will be an “on,” I thought I’d give y’all a quick update from Sunday afternoon, here at my kitchen desk. Right now, in the house:  Laundry is in the dryer. Meatballs […]

Six Things on Sunday [Show and Tell]
August 7, 2016 randomness, Show-and-Tell

Six Things on Sunday [Show and Tell]

Six things on Sunday… …because I couldn’t pull together 10 things at random this week I’ve reluctantly accepted that only way to grok some apps is to just start using them. I’ve been  wading into Litsy during the last few weeks and am finally getting the appeal of “Goodreads and Instagram’s perfect baby.” These are a few of the things I’m doing with it: Cross-posting #bookstagram photos Posting snippets of reviews from the blog (Litsy limits posts to […]

Show and Tell and Stop and Think [Show and Tell Sunday]
July 10, 2016 randomness, Show-and-Tell

Show and Tell and Stop and Think [Show and Tell Sunday]

Show… It’s been quite a week out there, so I thought I’d start by injecting a little serenity. …and Tell But the horrible happenings of the last several days have led to some really smart, thoughtful and emotional writing, and I wanted to highlight just a little of that today. There’s some overlap in the specifics addressed in these two pieces: Concrete Ways to Be an Actual Ally to Black People | Maximum Middle Age How […]

Show & Tell & Link & Read…and Catch Up!
July 3, 2016 randomness, Show-and-Tell

Show & Tell & Link & Read…and Catch Up!

I’ve noticed that one thing that’s changed for me after more than nine years of blogging is that I seem to have stopped stressing about periodic absences. For a long time, I devoted big chunks of my weekends and stolen hours at the office to preparing content and scheduling it out at least a week in advance, and when I knew I’d have to be away, I’d make plans for coverage with guest bloggers and/or […]