Lately, some generous and good people are blowing my mind. Maybe it’s because I feel more vulnerable, with the fires and earthquakes and terrible events in the news. I feel more grateful for the good people around me. At the grocery store a friend grabbed... Continue
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The Trump Org and its state propaganda arm, Fox News, are attempting to wear down our adrenals and exhaust our attention with a nonstop three-ring circus of nasty, stupid, and inflammatory tweets from the chief executive, systematic and deliberate propagation of falsehoods and distractionary decoy... Continue
Strangely, it seems as if the very forces that could bring us together are tearing us apart. Internationally, the ability to communicate globally and establish common ground is giving way to fragmentation and isolationist policies. Nationally, the values of liberty and equality are giving way... Continue
It is no secret that my staff and I love all sorts of animals - big and small, hooved and clawed, and we feel privileged to share our lives with them every day. During the daily course of business, we don’t often get the chance to pet kittens and puppies but if we do, we jump at the... Continue
I am the Queen Bee. You know how I know? My friends tell me, and I also have a pair of blue bikini panties with a queen bee on them that proves it. I have been known as the Carrot Juice Queen, the Dance Floor... Continue
Between breathless announcements of even more winery openings, readers may have missed all the brouhaha in the news about immigration, borders, “illegals,” and people climbing over walls and on the Statue (not ‘Statute’) of Liberty. Even those paying attention could be forgiven for thinking that... Continue
How did we get this egghead president into the white house anyway? Oh, I know the theories. But... really? Here in sunny Sonoma we’re also being bought out by big money. Just take a walk. And the fires in our sweet valley are still haunting... Continue
With a straight face, the IRS recently released the new Form 1040. The form has shrunk from a two-sided letter-sized sheet to post card sized, just as Trump promised. As if size matters. Everyone electronically files these days so it’s not like you will save... Continue
Is truth real? What truth do we know, and how do we know it? Humankind has been asking these questions for a very long time and, big surprise, we're no closer than ever on agreeing on answers. If anything, our scientific age inclines us not... Continue
With a straight face, the IRS recently released the new Form 1040. The form has shrunk from a two-sided letter-sized sheet to post card sized, just as Trump promised. As if size matters. Everyone electronically files these days so it’s not like you will save... Continue