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Wednesday’s Child: Emotional Stereovision

During the process of being discarded by my ex-husband, the toughest part to wrap my head around was how, in his head in the space of a week or so, I could go from his beloved wife–whom he posted glowing pictures of and tributes to on social media, whom he told how lucky he wasContinue reading “Wednesday’s Child: Emotional Stereovision”

Ceramics Saturdays: Swedish Ceramics

While I was in Stockholm, we took a bus out to Gustavsberg to visit the old porcelain factory and museum. Gustavsberg has been around since the early 1800s, when it mostly produced knock-offs of popular Chinese ceramics. But then it shifted into Scandinavian designs, and in the 20th century it fostered a stable of giftedContinue reading “Ceramics Saturdays: Swedish Ceramics”

Wednesday’s Child: Vertigo

On a Friday, I know…. This essay was written about three years ago. Vertigo is what you feel when your brain fails to reconcile two different sets of sensory cues about your situation: say, when you’re reading a book in the car, and your eyes tell your brain you’re sitting still, but the swaying carContinue reading “Wednesday’s Child: Vertigo”

Aikido and Rhetoric: Love

Loyalty and devotion lead to true bravery. Bravery leads to the spirit of self-sacrifice. The spirit of self-sacrifices creates trust in the power of love. Morihei Ueshiba, The Art of Peace This, Phaedrus and you others, is what Diotima told me, and I am persuaded of it; in which persuasion I pursue my neighbors, toContinue reading “Aikido and Rhetoric: Love”

Friday Favorites: SFO Sights and Eats

I’m going to skip the big tourist attractions—even though I do enjoy a lot of them—and try to point you toward a few more out-of-the-way spots. Japantown: Really, all of it. I could do a whole post just on this neighborhood (Hey, I might next month after I get back from a spa weekend withContinue reading “Friday Favorites: SFO Sights and Eats”

Wednesday’s Child: Leveling Up

I have decided that recovering from a divorce like mine that involved narcissistic discard, Wife Abandonment Syndrome, or the like (or perhaps from any divorce, I don’t know) is like playing a video game. You start out with a lot of hand-holding from experts, and so you make a lot of progress at first. AtContinue reading “Wednesday’s Child: Leveling Up”