want
ok, that's it. i want a roomba. i don't care if it's imperfect. the combination of less vaccuuming, watching kehoe react to it, and having a robot is just too much. i've been putting it off, and pretending i don't want. but i do.

but then, i was also thinking about want vs. need, and how we're (especially me) all programmed to want want want...sigh. so we'll see.
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:: Thursday, January 25, 2007 ::

aside
just an aside (will update with photos from my trip here soon), been thinking more and more about how there is no future. that is, that we only have now. and struggling with what it is i want to do now, with not putting off my hopes/dreams.

so i got all fired up by lucky duck's twilight-zone second-chance idea. read it. also liked mahnamahna's musical selection. played it loud (in headphones, at work).

now to tackle the crud and fear that gets in the way...or post photos. :-P (hey, change can be slow...)
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:: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 ::

food is where the heart is
this year's off to a grand start -- we got to see ky and nars get wed ~~(i'll have fotos up soon).~~ (photos up on flickr -- lemme know, and i'll add you so you can see more than just the food shots!). it was -- appropriately enough -- filled with gorgeously meaningful tradition, celebration, and (of course) good food and even better people. our main complaint was that it was much much too short (so much food uneaten! waters left unswum! places unvisited!). but in the end, we ate all we could, met some fun, kind and good people. and got to see bits of the malaysian and thai clans from which ky and nars have sprung.

truly, i'm happy to be home again, with my sweet pup wiggling her way into my heart (and under the covers) and with amenities/luxuries i took for granted (clean rain, toilets that flush every time, hot water readily available at every faucet!). but in the end, travelling expands my sense of home as i make connections with folks and find that bond that links us all together (what, you like food too?!). and it opens my eyes to all that i do have, and all that i take for granted everyday...
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:: Friday, January 12, 2007 ::

kind concern
thanks to folks who've responded with concern over the recent news at pizzawhirled. thankfully, the media sensationalizing seems to have calmed down a bit. i'm sorry to say that i didn't know him better, but all our thoughts are with his family at this tough time...

mahnamahna's post is worth a read/listen...

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:: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 ::

patient kehoe...
sweet pup waits to open her gifties (and this year, some of our gifties!)

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:: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 ::

"the most diverse and balanced city in the United States"
some hope from ron dellum's interview in oakland magazine:
We live in a city that I perceive to be, perhaps, the most diverse and balanced city in the entire United States. There is no majority, which means, then, that people have to begin to dialogue, to communicate, to talk with each other to build a consensus. Eighty-nine languages are spoken in the schools of Oakland. This is a very diverse community. Engaging people in this process begins to allow us to hear each other, to feel each other, to bond with each other. Oakland needs to come together and needs to heal.
and just to share with you a bit of pake joy -- here's 50 things to do for free...i know how popular free can be. and i know you've probably heard of the tool lending library but an animal lending library?!?

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:: Friday, January 05, 2007 ::

2006 : exhale
unlike previous years (2005, 2004), this year was more challenging to distill. perhaps i'm growing more verbose as i age.

[oh, in case you've just joined us, this is my 2006 entry into the mayfly project, and as always, it's subject to change...]

make haste slowly.

travel.

truck.

paddling.

facing fears.

asking.

friends, food, home, warmth, family.

new beginnings (but with more data).

thanks.

east bay?!?

(exhale)

best wishes for a happy new year, everyone!
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