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Hearing the Spreckels Organ at the Legion of Honor for the first time

Posted on September 28, 2025September 28, 2025 by

Today was such a thrill! I got to hear the 1924 “Spreckels Organ” played at the San Francisco Legion of Honor! This historic pipe organ boasts 4,526 pipes hidden throughout the Legion of Honor behind fake walls and ceilings. Designed by the famous Ernest M. Skinner Organ Company to pipe music throughout the many galleries,…

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Gratitude as a Subversive Act

Posted on September 25, 2025September 25, 2025 by

I’ve been enjoying Braiding Sweetgrass by native American botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer. This quote about gratitude as a radical act has been bouncing around my brain: And, while expressing gratitude seems innocent enough, it is a revolutionary idea. In a consumer society, contentment is a radical proposition. Recognizing abundance rather than scarcity undermines an economy…

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Cancelled my Disney Plus account

Posted on September 21, 2025September 21, 2025 by

I’m a lifelong Disney / Star Wars/ Marvel fan. But I can’t let my precious dollars support the cowardly acquiescence to the Administration’s demand that all media be in support of their agenda. That’s not America. That’s not what the founding fathers wanted. That’s one step closer to a fascist state. Time to head to…

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Promotional Photo for Sally Phipps, Silent Film Star, 1923

Posted on September 4, 2025September 4, 2025 by

Unknown who the other subject is of what film this was for. And of course I had to make a meme of this…

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What objects would tell the story of your life?

Posted on August 22, 2025August 22, 2025 by

I’ve been ruminating on this question for awhile now after visiting the amazing San Francisco Columbarium earlier this week with my friend Lainie. Unlike other columbariums that I have visited, this one has niches with transparent walls that the family of the deceased can use however they wish. Of course the main focus is typically…

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Storming the Kingdom (poem)

Posted on August 17, 2025September 10, 2025 by

I recently came across this while looking through old writings of mine. I wrote it at the end of a month long volunteer training led by the Brethren Volunteer Service in Chicago in the summer of 1992. During those four weeks, I was sequestered with a diverse group of twenty-some volunteers from all over the…

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The Beautiful Hour (poem)

Posted on August 17, 2025August 17, 2025 by

For Kim The Beautiful Hour,You said,Is at twilightWhen the sun reaches that perfect angleAnd her beams linger and shimmerSoftly on the faces of creation.When people look more vibrant, fullLike TV peopleOnly better cause they’re on the biggest screen. It’s a nice thought,This Beautiful Hour.As the sun lets out her tressesOn the edge of the worldLet’s…

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The History of the Skating Carhop in America

Posted on August 14, 2025August 15, 2025 by

Skating waiters, or carhops as they were called then, were the result of a combination of three main factors — the explosion in personal car ownership in America, roller skating as national pastime, and women seeking job opportunities. Starting back as far as the 1920s, folks were spending more and more time in their cars….

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What I Believe about Love

Posted on August 10, 2025 by

I spoke from the lectern for the first time at the First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco service today! I was asked by Rev. Laura to share what I’ve learned about love, since joining a book reading group she started about two months ago. Here’s what I shared…. I started coming to Reverend Laura’s…

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bell hooks on Love

Posted on August 2, 2025August 2, 2025 by

The practice of love offers no place of safety.We risk loss, hurt, pain. We risk being actedupon by forces outside our control.

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