Category Archives: tragedy

Camping: Savoy Mountain Cabining

Posted on 2020/02/22 by circuskitchen

February 20-22, 2020 . 2020-02-20 Savoy Mountain Cabining [2:36]: . . And for an encore, lunch with the incomparable Cousin Olivia. . 💙💜💗

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Crazy Bunny Lady Diaries: The Desperation of Romeo

Posted on 2020/02/15 by circuskitchen

Saturday, February 15th 2020 With all the Valentine romance in the air -or the smell of two doe bunnies in estrus idk- “Boomer” has upped his game. . . And yes I found a place that will neuter him for … Continue reading →

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Skyline: OMG Wait, What? Eek and… Farewell

Posted on 2020/02/01 by circuskitchen

February 1st 2020 . Today is the day my parents evacuate my childhood home, in “Oakland,” California. Except it was never “Oakland.”  To me it’s “Secret Magic Unicorn Oakland.” It’s not the Oakland you think about, or even one that … Continue reading →

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Political Action: Peace Rally Against War with Iran

Posted on 2020/01/09 by circuskitchen

Thursday, January 9th 2019     On this night, Dear Hubsand and I got our family over to Harvard Square to join the national protest of tRump’s escalation with Iran.  For a Thursday evening in early January –outside in 23·F … Continue reading →

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Darling Daughter: Despair and Delight

Posted on 2020/01/03 by circuskitchen

Friday, January 3rd 2019 That time when Australia is burning and the illegitimate fascist Liar-in-Chief is fomenting war in the Middle East and your house is trashed and your foundations are slipping, but you are a mom and your most … Continue reading →

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December 18th 2019 @8:36pm

Posted on 2019/12/18 by circuskitchen

Wednesday, December 18th 2019 My phone’s home screen:   â™ 

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Democratic Debate with My Son

Posted on 2019/11/20 by circuskitchen

Wednesday, November 20th 2019   Listening to the Democratic Presidential Candidates debate the idea of potentially taxing the 0.001% of the elite class all of $0.02 to fund innumerable programs, and how to fund healthcare, my son gets up from … Continue reading →

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Packages for the Homeless: “Got Empathy?”

Posted on 2019/11/12 by circuskitchen

Tuesday, November 12th 2019   Traveling through Harvard Square today, I stop by the homeless guy with all the clever signs outside the Coop.  Today’s reads:  “GO AHEAD, MAKE MY DAY.” Then I cross the street to give a package … Continue reading →

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Impeachment Explained in the Spirit of Schoolhouse Rock

Posted on 2019/10/23 by circuskitchen

October 2019 The Good Fight’s Animated Guide To Impeachment [1:55]:  “How’s impeachment work? This tongue-in-cheek animated video from The Good Fight, created by Jonathan Coulton and appearing at the end of Season 2, Episode 7 (“Day 450″), will tell you … Continue reading →

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Helping People is Just Not that Hard

Posted on 2019/10/22 by circuskitchen

October 22nd 2019 All this stuff cost me $25 bucks:   This modest haul -plus $5 of vitamin C cough drops- is enough to make TWELVE packages worth of stuff to hand out to homeless people. Each bag in this … Continue reading →

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