Memes Tell The Story
May 5, 2025
I could write about our crumbling democracy and the rise of authoritarian rule. I could repost what others have written about same — I mean, there are some great writers out there who are putting bold and brave words to this unfolding horror show. Or I could drop some memes into my blog from time to time.. as they, too, tell the story… and/or express so well how I feel.
Here are a few:
Baby, It’s Spring Outside
May 4, 2025
I know, it’s been Spring for a long time now. But this is the part of Spring when our front yard is alight in lavender and yellow flowers and…. and….. WOW! They are just so pretty.
Yes, they are that yellow!! And yes, that climbing vine is that voluptuously covered in lavender blossoms.
(And yes, we still have our Harris/Walz sign up.)
Afternoon Tunes
May 3, 2025
It’s hard to get more pleasant than this, and I’m not even a jazz fan.
TH, the owner of Cloud Forest has been offering live music from his outside deck in the Spring and Fall on Saturday afternoons from 4-6. He’s been doing it for years now. This is the second time I’ve gone (can’t remember if I blogged about it two weeks ago).
Today’s was a 5-person jazz ensemble that included a trumpet player who used to back up Gladys Knight (two weeks ago, there was a guitar player who used to back up BB King). Today also featured a vocalist who was lovely. They did a lot of Cole Porter, some Miles Davis, all kinds of standards I knew, a George Benson song, and more; they played for two hours with a break.
He could advertise it more… the crowd is very small… but the quality of music is high and the setting is lovely. Warm day, light breeze, shaded patio, gin and tonics… lots to love about all that. And all free.
I’m Naked
May 2, 2025
I am laptopless. I am a bit lost without my MacBook Air, so bear with as I figure out how to navigate WordPress from my phone. I’m not even sure how I got to this page.
I damaged my screen somehow and have left my beloved laptop with the Apple folks at the UCD Bookstore. This is a wonderful discovery… that we live across the street from an Apple service center. The $600+ it’s going to cost to replace the display is not so wonderful. And the five days it’s going to take to get it back is also not wonderful. And the learning curve for using my phone for everything I do is definitely not wonderful. But I’ll put on my big girl pants and figure out as much as I can.
First order of business… how to attach a photo.
I screen shotted this graphic below a while back.. thought it was clever. It’s been sitting in my photo archive — which, thanks to the almighty cloud, I have access to on my phone. So… here ‘tis.
Pretty cool, huh?
And with that, I shall conclude this installment of adventures in awkward phone blogging.
Mayday Mayday May Day
May 1, 2025
I love the double entendre, I don’t love that we are in a crisis.
Even in a crisis, getting together with friends and neighbors (and husbands!!) is gratifying. At least — in a country divided — everyone in Davis’s Central Park was rowing in the same direction (as they say). That feels good. This one brought out nearly 1000 folks. Not bad for a mid-week, early evening event. Speeches, signs, a march through downtown… just another day in trump’s ‘murica.
Some pics…
As Jim and I approached 5th and B, we ran into Victoria and Phil, and then Janet! As we got within view of the park, we saw this.. uh… WOW.
Steve, Dillan, Kelly, a Davis College dem, Jesse:
If you look close, you’ll see Jim’s neon beacon.. and Jim holding my latest sign…
And Antonio with a farmworker who shared her story…
Life of Wry 