“This fancy rice is good,” I said. “So nice to eat something besides food bank rice.” Ming agreed. Don’t worry –I am still dumpster diving, and free is my favorite flavor. But the jasmine rice with such long grains felt like a fragrant treat, with salt and the fancy vegan butter. Willapa Bay We are… Read More »
Hey, reader. How are you doing? Ming and I are recently home from a big road trip. Feels good to write about it and process transformative experiences. There’s a question I still have, now that Ming and I are home. Is California real? I mean that question like another big question I’m asking lately– are… Read More »
Hello, reader. How you doing? Ming and I recently traveled down Oregon to the radical faerie sanctuary and Grant’s Pass, through California’s central valley, to Davis and Sacramento, California. Our goal was to see old friends for a 50th birthday tea party, and visit the ashram I spent 12 years close to. Then we came… Read More »
‘ Hello, reader. How are you doing? I had an autistic freakout this morning. “I’m sorry you’re having a rough day,” my friend texted me, when I mentioned the autistic freakout. It’s nice to have an old friend’s sympathy. He had possibly regained the dignity he lost during a pinball tournament the night before. “I… Read More »
“How would you explain what magic is?” I asked Ming. We were driving home from the coast. What a good day we had. First we went to the library, where I wrote and cleared some ideas out of my head that had coalesced during the drive. Then we went for a walk. I was skeptical… Read More »
“What would you be doing, if I wasn’t here?” I asked Ming. “I’d probably be sleeping,” Ming said. “No, I don’t mean right this minute,” I said. “I mean in general.” I was driving us home–Ming got really sleepy as we were leaving Dorris Ranch. At Dorris Ranch we sat in a hazelnut orchard eating… Read More »
content warning: pneumonia topic, hospital mention, death possibility “You know how you’re having a baby, and it takes a while. So you’re looking for all different positions to try,” I said to Ming. Ming has pneumonia. Hopefully you have never had it, reader. If you have, you might know how it’s really hard to sleep. … Read More »
“Do you think this mountain is our destiny?” I asked Ming. “No, I think bringing the energy of this mountain wherever we go is our destiny,” Ming said. I had pulled tarot cards to ask a few questions. When I asked Spirit if Ming and I had a destiny on this mountain, I got funny… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Ming and I visited the artesian well in Olympia, Washington during our recent trip north to Portland and Seattle. I love Olympia’s well and sent a picture to my friend. They asked to hear more, so I write this post for my friend and for everyone. I first visited… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing today? Are you snug in your home? Ming and I are traveling. I want to tell you what I learned in Seattle. travel Travel is letting in a lot of info. I open the gate–nature, culture, people, freewayscapes, trying to eat well on the road, and all sorts of… Read More »