A blog full of memories
He was laughing his head off. He and Mum had been traveling in New Brunswick. The went to the Canadian Senior Olympic Games. (Dad won a silver in lawn bowling–Congrats Dad!). Anyway. He calls. He can barely speak he’s laughing his head off. And I’m expecting another rude joke. But he says: “Last night we …
It came, unsolicited, but I think this is the best piece of relationship advice I’ve ever received. Not that I’m in a relationship right now–but I think I’ll use it when I am. I met a friend in a coffee shop to talk about website requirements–which we did. But we ended up talking about a …
I started to have a conversation yesterday about egos–about labels and egos specifically. But I wasn’t as articulate as I would liked to have been. And I probably should have thought about it before I said it because I think the person I was talking to got a wee bit defensive about his industry (the …
I’ve just started texting with my mobile. I’ve never done it much before, but now, I have a few people I exchange messages with. It’s a bit like twitter, but I know the person I’m talking to somewhat cares what I’m saying. Today, I am on my way to the library (for the air conditioning …
After I interviewed Mateo Granados last June, I always stop by his tamale stand at the Farmer’s Market to say hello. He’s always happy and chatty and talking to someone or another. One day, I was just hanging out and Dan Magnuson of Soda Rock Farm comes over to drop off a few boxes of …
Dear Writer, Sorry for the somewhat impersonal nature of this note, but given the number of submissions and time constraints, it’s the best we can do. Thanks for submitting your work to Fresh! Our literary committee has made their decisions — we will not be able to use your essay. This does not necessarily mean …
A few nights ago, I went out for After Hours at the Ravenous Restaurant here in Healdsburg. That is, I went just to hang out and get a bit of conversation and meet some interesting people before I turned in myself. Ravenous is a local restaurant in an old house on Center Street. The entire …
I can’t seem to have one without the other. I like food. In order to be able to eat all the food that I like, I need to exercise. In order to exercise, I need good music. But whatever, I have to start a new exercise regime. I can’t have all this food making a …
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