Musings on Dance, Food, Geek Stuff
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….
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…
The practice of love offers no place of safety.We risk loss, hurt, pain. We risk being actedupon by forces outside our control.
Things are rough all over, but I’m also thankful for the blessings I receive. Check out this amazing custom jumpsuit made by my friend Steban! I’m obsessed with the fabric that I found at a fabric outlet a month ago. Steban worked his magic and made it into an incredible jumpsuit that’s perfect for skating…
For the second year in a row I’ve gone to the Marin County Fair for my birthday. This year I actually got to go on my actual birthday, July 3, which made it extra special. My friends Kenny and Kacie were sweet enough to accompany me this year. We had a solid plan: eat funnel…
From Call of the Bone Ships by R.J. Barker She looked down at the white boards of the deck. “Maybe that is the true nature of prophecy – we can only change what is within our reach. So do not worry about the gullaime, do not worry about their prophecy. Hold close those you care…
Full Disclosure: I work for a news organization and I don’t actively follow the news. I am a media literacy educator at the local public media station KQED. I love my job and I’m proud of our hard working journalists covering the stories that matter for the Bay Area and beyond. But when I’m not…
For the past two years I have been trying to get up the courage to do the legendary San Francisco Friday Night Skate. Last night I finally did it… and I didn’t die! (I did fall a couple of times.) It was the 69th birthday of my friend and FNS organizer Lainie that got me…
Of the Terrible Doubt of Appearances by Walt Whitman Of the terrible doubt of appearances,Of the uncertainty after all—that we may be deluded,That may-be reliance and hope are but speculations after all,That may-be identity beyond the grave is a beautiful fable only,May-be the things I perceive—the animals, plants, men, hills, shining and flowing waters,The skies…
Many of us in the local lindy hop, jazz, and circus scenes are devastated by sudden death of local musician Rob Reich last week. Rob was a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and bandleader who was well-loved by so many in the Bay Area. I didn’t know Rob well, but I always loved listening and dancing to his…