Behind the scenes...
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Friday, March 9, 2012
On the road to Puyallup
Pronounced Pew-y'all-up. Took me forever to pronounce it correctly.
Lenticular clouds on Mt. Rainier. Epic.
Storm front.
A VW bus and a stuffed moose. An inexplicable juxtaposition.
Cookie Monster cloud.
Brown's Point. I always pretend I'm on the French Riviera when I catch this view.
Beautiful bus shelter in Tacoma.
Spring in Tacoma.
Runner on the Ruston waterfront in Tacoma.
Birthday weekend
The boys stopped by on their drive up from San Francisco. Ali wassup with your hair?
Isaac, Ali's roommate, relaxing.
Ali bought me a beautiful cupcake with lavender icing from Cupcake Royale.
DeMarcus joined us for one night and day. He caught a ride to Vancouver with Ali and Isaac and stayed a week. Off to Paris at the end of the month!
We had lunch at Pho (pronounced Fah) King. I don't know if it's a deliberate play on words or not. Ali and I assume it's deliberate. More fun that way.
Some old guy took our photo and even gave back the camera!
After lunch the boys took off to skate Seattle and onwards north to Van. I went around the corner to donate more fabric to the Tacoma Art Place. I was so touched to see that my last donation had been made into clothing that they put up for sale. Everything on the wall except for the silver/denim configuration was fabric I had given to the center.
Vashon Island was especially beautiful on Sunday.
Cloudiness, then clear sunshine..
Blackberry brambles in the foreground...
Thursday, March 1, 2012
What if There Were 83 Women Senators?
Sometimes I despair. A lot, lately.
But then there's that stalwart level-headed fellow out of Vermont - Bernie Sanders.
Viagra gets covered. Contraceptives don't. That pesky Plan B might prevent a precious sperm from reaching it's destiny.
To quote Ali: "My opinion on abortion? As soon as I have a uterus, I'll let you know."
Bernie Sanders statement on women’s health care
Mar. 1, 2012
WASHINGTON – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today as the Senate debated a Republican measure to let employers and insurers opt out of provisions in the health care law:
“In Vermont and around the country, there is growing anger that members of Congress, mostly men I should add, are trying to roll back the clock on women’s rights, in this case the right of women to receive contraceptive services through their insurance plans.
“This attack is grossly unfair, and I hope that men will stand with women in the fight to protect this very basic right.
“Let me add my strong belief that if the United States Senate had 83 women and 17 men rather than 83 men and 17 women, my strong guess is that a bill like this would never even make it to the floor.”
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Fa fa fa ... Fashion!
Mary Martin, best remembered by me for her portrayal of Peter Pan, did this delightful short in 1953 on Fashion, with a capital F.
And, for good or for ill, she was the mother of Larry Hagman.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Paul Stankard at MOG
Amazing. This exhibit is on until June 17th and I intend to go back as many times as I can. I went with Lina when she was home and we were smitten by his work. The photos don't do his work justice - it's so intricate and complex. The video gives a much better glimpse into the beauty.
Paul Stankard. Don't miss it.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
What Kate said
Kate McKinnon wrote about religion yesterday. Her header says "Lover, Fighter, Dreamer"
I would add: "Bead Goddess" and "Wordsmith."
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Neurotypical?
Great story this week on "This American Life" about Asperger Syndrome. Here's the summary:
Kristen Finch was a speech therapist who sometimes worked with kids with Asperger Syndrome, symptoms of which include emotional distance, inflexibility and missing social cues. Kristin and her co-workers often joked that all their husbands had Asperger's, since the symptoms overlap with stereotypically male personality traits. But then Kristen wondered—what if it was actually true for her husband Dave? The quiz that Dave Finch took to determine whether he had Aspergers can be found online (note: it's not an official diagnostic tool). Dave wrote a book about this experience, called The Journal of Best Practices. (15 1/2 minutes)
And here's a link to the test. You can take the test without registering. Very informative. I'll post my results later. ;)
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