Hey, guess what. We had fun recently propagating cactus. I guess we won’t know for a while if it worked. But it was fun to try. propagating cactus Our friend who lived here in our guest room for three months last year left a San Pedro. Yes, it’s ok if you think of the Madonna… Read More »
Hey, I’ve been thinking about nipples. Mostly my own, but other people’s nipples too. Bodies, social norms, different kinds of comfort. Physical comfort and emotional comfort can be opposite. Bras have always hurt me, but being stared at by lascivious men hurt me more. So I chose the physical discomfort of bras over the pain… Read More »
“Yeah, I figured I might as well go full geek and install Linux on it,” I told Ming. We were in the driveway–I was eating my lunch of rice, beans, and zucchini with garlic. “Wow, I never said that sentence before,” I added. The other day when I fixed my broken websites, I thought maybe… Read More »
I did a stressful thing, pertaining to radical mental health. It was so meaningful and important to me, and totally a big deal. So I told Ming–I’m going to do this stressful thing, and I need your help. Afterward, I can’t do anything. I need to just rest. Will you help me? He said yes. … Read More »
Hey, I did a self-forgiveness ritual for Thanksgiving. I don’t see relatives anymore, and we had a special feast with the Las Vegas Catholic Worker a few days early. So we’re free to make holidays special however we want. I wrote this self-forgiveness ritual last year, but I don’t think I ever performed it. So… Read More »
Hey, great news. I had a special mammogram and breast ultrasound. Then a doctor looked at my test results, and the doctor says they’re normal. There’s no cause for concern. The breast pain and other issue are not worrisome, not cancer. So glad I get to keep them. Yay! Breasts are here to stay! When… Read More »
Hey, I’ve been thinking about what underwear is for. What do you think underwear is for? I used to think it was so you could wear your outer clothes an extra day, like the underwear keeps your pants or skirt or dress cleaner. A stray drop of pee would not go on it. Then I… Read More »
I went to the emergency room the other day, which is a long story I will not tell. Always nice to leave on foot, as a living person! To celebrate my survival, Ming and I went for a walk. I didn’t want to call it a walk, because that sounds like a big deal. But… Read More »
I wanted to tell you what Ming said about how to have a happy family. I asked, and he had ideas in common with mine. shared worldview Ming said it’s not just shared values, but shared worldview. Yes, the communicating we do serves many purposes–one purpose is we stay on the same page. What do… Read More »
I made this poetry meme–it features a micropoem I wrote about the despair I felt when my websites were recently down. Some changes happened behind the curtain. Well, I hope it’s fixed now. My websites are an important part of my life’s work. I try to serve the world through them. I was very out… Read More »