Author Archives: favoritephilosopher

I quilt. I make dollhouse miniatures. I sucked at Geometry. (Loved Algebra). Make lots of frustrating mistakes in my hobbies because of it. Picked up a Geometry book from Kindle Unlimited. It’s never too late. I found out one ofmy … Continue reading →

Until about ten years ago we always had a live tree, when the boys were little we even went to the farm and cut ours down. When we moved to SoCal I decided to go “fake” mostly because I didn’t … Continue reading →

When I was in college, a very eccentric English lit professor enthusiastically walked into class one day; that day we were to discuss Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold. He asked if anyone in the class considered this their favorite poem. … Continue reading →

Hey all you friends from across the country. You won’t believe what is already happening in California or maybe you will. Gavin Newsom is expected to win the recall election. His opponents are already crying voter fraud. So in other … Continue reading →

The most common reaction I get when I tell people I was watching Shark Week and immediately called my scuba mentor, Ashley, to tell her I needed to get under the water again is “Watching Shark Week made you WANT … Continue reading →

Can it be possible Bullock’s Oriole is more bad ass than a California scrub jay? Before the orioles arrived I put out my new oriole feeder in anticipation. I was dismayed to see scrub jays feeding from it and especially … Continue reading →

Totally lost my grip reading an article in the Sunday paper by a nationally syndicated columnist, Helen Dennis who writes Successful Aging. The article was about how funny birthday cards for old people are ageist and gave examples of cards … Continue reading →