Alysa Liu won gold for the Olympics and I've been binging her story. What a story! I think people are really loving what she represents because it shows what humans are capable of when we have room to express ourselves. In a world of AI and Trump and all the other stuff, her story shines through.
Also - kudos to girl dads who let girls be girls.
I've been in a serious-reading kick lately. Just finished Memories of a Pure Spring by Duong Thu Huong and am starting on Immortality by Kundera. It takes a certain mood to get Kundera, and I suppose with the season changing and the opportunity to people watch, I'
My 78 year old mom came to visit, and we dropped by Safeway, today. She loves this store. They don't have Safeways in Texas. She insisted on buying 3 cases of bottled water (40 bottles each case). I grabbed the closest one I found, but those were $6.
My daughter muttered, "Fuckyoufuckyoufuckyou" on Saturday when I was going over her allowance on Greenlight. Her mom was sitting right there. I think I'm the only person she would curse at. She knew it was bad, because she didn't say it loudly. But she
I think my fondness / obsession with having the right gear mirrors my dad's debilitating anxiety about every situation. The man is so risk averse about everything it's a wonder that he somehow captained a boat to escape Vietnam with our family and 200 other refugees. It&