You know who they are. This story is close to my heart. And you don’t have to be gay or vegan to relate to this! I have had a lifelong relationship with the topic. I have been giving people who don’t know I exist, or who I don’t matter to,[…]
Mike and Dan
Celebrating 40 Years of Sobriety
I had never been able to drink like others. I could never stop at one drink. I was sick, in every aspect of the word, and weighed only 137 pounds. In comparison, I am the same height and now weigh 220 pounds. I had been given many chances to get[…]
2025: My Favorite Restaurant (No Surprise!)
We have been eating at White Springs Cafe in Arcadia, CA, since they opened in 2020. I have had over a hundred meals there. Each meal has been a culinary treat for me, lovingly prepared by the woman we call “Mama”. I have written about White Springs before, here and[…]
Agnes Passed Away
Our time of having animal companions is drawing closer to an end. It didn’t matter that she was 17, almost 18. Or that she was deaf and blind. Or that she had dementia. Or that she had cancer. I wanted several more years with her. I also did not want[…]
Dispatch From the Border
My diaper donation program to Tijuana shelters is growing to services. I just did another donation dropoff of diapers, tampons, pads, and formula to shelters serving immigrant and refugee women with children at the border. I’m excited to be back in Tijuana. The border is different now. With the new[…]