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Mar
21
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Give Me Shelter

Posted in "Perennially Speaking", Living & Learning
It's a partly cloudy late Thursday morning. I'm sitting on a patch of grass on an inlet shore of Lake Merritt near Children's Fairyland in Oakland, CA, a couple of...
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Dec
26
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The Snake in the Hollow Bamboo

Posted in "Perennially Speaking", Living & Learning
On January 1st, my time at Green Gulch Farm Zen Center comes to a close. I've been living, working, and sitting (meditating) at Green Gulch in Muir Beach, CA for...
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Oct
2
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Icon of the Zen Center at Green Gulch

Pivoting to Sitting

Posted in "Perennially Speaking", Living & Learning
“Change is constant.” I feel the truth of this adage more and more every day these days. When I reflect upon where I was a year ago in my life...
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Aug
25
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An Argument for Universal Health Care? The Growing “Gig” Economy

Posted in "Perennially Speaking", Living & Learning Tagged perennially speaking
The truth is, I'm not usually one to express political views or to chat about socioeconomics as a blogger. But when an issue has impactful consequences and is seriously personal...
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Jun
4
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Can I Just Say Something?

Posted in "Perennially Speaking", Living & Learning
I recently caught the newish Netflix film “Wine Country,” starring comedic fem heavyweights Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey, Emily Spivey, Ana Gasteyer, and Paula Pell. First off,...
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Apr
12
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Imperial Family at Russian River

Where I Landed After Mom’s Fall

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On the night of February 25th -- Oscar night -- my active 86-year-old mother who has lived alone since my dad passed in 2009 took a bad fall in the...
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Jan
24
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She believed she could

Where the Heck Have I Been?

Posted in "Perennially Speaking", Living & Learning
As a blogger, I've always prided myself on posting regularly; usually every three, four, or five weeks. Yet since my last “Perennially Speaking” post back in early October of 2018,...
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Oct
7
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Armstrong Woods Redwoods

Brave Magic in the Redwoods

Posted in "Perennially Speaking", Living & Learning
I love firsts. Recently – and for the first time – I was lucky enough to spend a seriously inspiring, fun, and intense weekend at 1440 Multiversity in Scotts Valley,...
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Sep
17
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Legs of runners in sprint triathlon

Anatomy of a Sprint Triathlon – Part 2

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(Note:  If you haven't read Part 1 of this post and would like to, read my previous post “Here's What Happens Before the Race Begins.”) Since this was my first...
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Sep
8
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Sue with her bike at end of triathlon

Here’s What Happens Before the Race Begins – Part 1

Posted in "Perennially Speaking", Living & Learning
I'm not gonna lie. I have always exercised. Now, I'm not saying this to gloat, or brag, or preach, but to lay a foundation. Growing up, I had two older...
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Arrived late last night in the dark and woke up to Arrived late last night in the dark and woke up to #springtime 🌼 
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Beautiful day in #sanfrancisco ☀️ View from th Beautiful day in #sanfrancisco ☀️
View from the top of the Filbert Street steps
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Yellow flowers remind us that Spring is near 🌼 Yellow flowers remind us that Spring is near 🌼
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Another harbinger of Spring is mustard blooms in t Another harbinger of Spring is mustard blooms in the vineyards and on the hillsides. A brief, but breathtaking display of color 🌼
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February in #Sonoma looks like this. Paper whites February in #Sonoma looks like this. Paper whites starting to bloom, Meyer lemon tree still producing fruit, plum blossoms attracting bees and the pink camellias showing off 🌸
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The last paragraph of the article in the SF Chroni The last paragraph of the article in the SF Chronicle Sunday paper entitled “Why leaving is no option: S.F. Is home spoke to my heart. “Everything we have been through together, good, bad and indifferent, has created a bond that I do not want to break...
The photos were taken today at Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park.  Absolute delight at every visit ❤️ 
 
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My sentiments to him today. Considering how much I My sentiments to him today. Considering how much I enjoy chocolate it’s quite the declaration of ❤️
For me it’s 🌸, champagne 🍾 and 🍫

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Our beloved candy and ice cream shop has come bac Our beloved candy and ice cream  shop has come back to life! Thank you @shaws_sf for bringing back one of my sweetest childhood memories. Stopped by today for Valentines Day treats 🍭🍫 
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It may look like this today but the other photos s It may look like this today but the other photos show how beautiful it is in any weather. Loving this bridge is part of being a San Franciscan 🌁
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