Years ago, after several miscarriages, I became pregnant again. The whole pregnancy was riddled with doubt. Would the baby go full term? I felt that the first words I said to my offspring—if there was an offspring—should be special. I decided I would sing a Judy Collins song. My daughter was born one October night at the first […]
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Road/Attitude Repair
Hello, City of Cupertino. There’s a dip in the road you really need to fix at 10554 Santa Lucia Road. I know it’s there because I crashed my bicycle after hitting it . In years past, it would have never been there. With today’s budget crisis, there are potholes everywhere. This particular dip gave me […]
About Time
At some point, I crossed an imaginary line. Time, in my lifetime, became finite. Suddenly, I didn’t want to talk to uninteresting people, read uninteresting books, or take boring vacations. It was as if I had x amount of time left, and y number of things to do in that time. I didn’t […]
Three Ways to Know You Hate Your Job
There may not be a litmus test for how much you dislike your job. However, I’ve done some intensive research at past jobs. (BTW, this research is on-going.) The signs include: You would rather be at the dentist. Any time that sitting in the dentist’s chair is preferably to sitting at your desk at work, you have […]
Too Much Money
“I do think at a certain point you’ve made enough money.” – President Obama to Wall St., 4/29/2010 It’s a real danger in Silicon Valley. I’ve seen it happen to my neighbors—but not me. <sigh> Now the President is warning us of this rare, but terrible, plight. Just so you don’t fall into the […]
Finest Author’s Moment
In my former life, I was a journalist. Once, I had decided to write a news article on train travel, and Amtrak had comped me three tickets to do it. The travel required that I ride the Coast Starlighter from Salinas to San Luis Obispo, wait 20 minutes, and catch the train back. My daughter, 4, and my mother-in-law […]
Virtual Cyclist
It’s not easy living the virtual life. It’s now Spring in Silicon Valley and the sun is beckoning. But that puts such a glare on my laptop screen, I am inside. There’s blogs to write, Facebook posts to answer, and I must follow Lance Armstrong on Twitter. Somehow, he finds a way to […]
Fearless Flying Furrini Family
The squirrels of Silicon Valley are like no others. They love to cross the road on telephone wires. I have always wondered if one day, one wouldn’t slip and land spread eagle on my windshield. I guess that’s why you have windshield wipers. Back when I was a newbie commuter here, I remember […]
Queen of the Lottery
For all the time I’ve spent collecting lottery from my coworkers, you would think I would be a heck of a lot richer than I am. At least we are doing our part for California schools. However, all this “loan me a dollar” and “let’s-play-these numbers” inspired me to write “OLD HUSBAND’S TALES,” […]
