Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Swedish Death Cleaning, My Way

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Oops. I thought my recent whirlwind spurt of decluttering qualified as Swedish death cleaning, but research reveals I’m wrong. (Not the firs...
Sunday, January 4, 2026

Let's Head Back to 'The West Wing'

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Curiously, the more episodes of “ The West Wing ” I re-watch, the more I talk like Leo, echoing his sensible "Don't worry about it,...
Sunday, December 14, 2025

Gotta Dance: The Rockettes and "The Madcracker"

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The Radio City Music Hall Rockettes — those high-kicking, precision-dancing marvels — are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the troupe, ...
Monday, November 24, 2025

Thankful for Thanksgiving Silliness

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Anyone for Turkey Bowling? How about wacky Thanksgiving headgear? Turkey craft projects? I really like Thanksgiving, maybe more than any oth...
Monday, November 3, 2025

Correcting 'Alternative Facts' about Joseph Pilates' Life

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Caution: If you read “Do You Speak Pilates?,” the blog I posted here on April 6 earlier this year, you need to know I repeated some informa...
Monday, October 13, 2025

Of Hats, Flowers, French Fries, Friends, Trees and Party Lights

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  Yes!  Blog posts have lagged lately, because sometimes, writers have to pay more attention to living than to writing about their lives, an...
Sunday, June 15, 2025

Celebrating 15 Years in San Francisco

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On Sir Paul McCartney’s 83rd birthday (June 18), I will raise a glass to him and also celebrate that I moved to San Francisco that very day ...