I was born in Southern California and lived there until I was eight and a half. During my time there, I experienced several earthquakes, although none of them huge. I do remember one when I was about seven that was sizeable. It happened in the early morning, my parents were up, in [...]

I went to the doctor this afternoon, and she said, judging by my lack of swelling and discoloration, I’m not broken, just sprained. And, even if I was broken, it would only be a small bone in my foot, and they wouldn’t treat it any differently than a sprain. So I’ll be limping [...]

I think I may have broken a bone in my foot yesterday, during a particularly clumsy bike dismounting moment. I have a doctor’s appointment this afternoon. I feel like a huge idiot.

Today was Ingathering Sunday at the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, and despite it being the first Sunday of the church year, I was five minutes late, which is normal for me. I found my regular seat, on the left side, near the back. The place was full, and our new interim minister [...]

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Di Brunos,
originally uploaded by Marusula.
Ingrid and I went over to my friend Cindy’s house at 1 pm today, to collect her and head for the Italian Market. [...]

Tonight we had the UU Young Adult happy hour over at the World Cafe Live upstairs restaurant/bar. I scheduled it there because Eric Hutchinson, my very favorite new artist, was playing. I’m all about doubling up on fun stuff when the opportunity presents itself. I got there a little early, and entertained [...]

I was waiting for the light to change at the corner of 34th and Market today, when the guy standing next to me sneezed loudly. I thought about it for half a beat, and decided to go for it. I said, “Bless you” to a total stranger. His thank you carried a [...]

Every September while I was growing up, my mom would sit my sister and me down at the dining room table, hand us pencils and paper and ask us to write a couple of new school year resolutions. I would resolve to be nicer to my sister, to eat less candy, to clean the [...]

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Grass,
originally uploaded by Marusula.
The rough grassed tickled the back of my hand, as I lay, stretched out on my stomach on an old yoga mat dug out [...]

I got home yesterday afternoon, contentedly exhausted, sandy, sunburnt and a little smelly. I threw my dirty clothes into the washing machine and was gifted with one last wafting odor pocket of the brackish waters of the Chesapeake before I closed the lid. I took a long shower, and scrubbed the last of [...]