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A Crash Course in Feng Shui

November 13, 2025November 8, 2025 Posted in chi, doors, energy, Feng Shui, handy man, house, memoir, stairwaysLeave a comment

I didn’t know much about Feng Shui when it became an issue for a married couple I know buying a house. There are rules. The staircase cannot face the front door. The front door can’t be hidden. The front door and back door cannot line up. The house must not be across from a T… Continue reading A Crash Course in Feng Shui

Where’s the Beef?

March 4, 2025March 3, 2025 Posted in bacon, beef, Beyond Burger, California, climate change, Costco, cows, energy, food, Iowa, memoir, Millennials, nursing home, pescatarian, plants, sister, Thanksgiving, vegetarianLeave a comment

(re-run) My sister fell out of her recliner at her nursing home (board and care home, actually) and landed on her face and glasses. The glasses were badly bent, so I needed to go to Costco on the DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING to see if they would bend them back into shape with their magical optical… Continue reading Where’s the Beef?

The Good Karma Post

February 6, 2025February 6, 2025 Posted in beach, Chronicle, department store, energy, fabric, Karma, memoir, San Francisco, shoppingLeave a comment

Sunday morning, I was in my beach town, so I ran down to the post office to buy a Sunday Chronicle out of the newspaper dispenser machine thingie. Another guy was parking at the same time, and we walked up together. “I’ll bet we want the same paper,” I said. “The Chronicle,” the guy said.… Continue reading The Good Karma Post

A Crash Course in Feng Shui

June 7, 2024June 6, 2024 Posted in chi, doors, energy, Feng Shui, handy man, house, memoir, stairwaysLeave a comment

I didn’t know much about Feng Shui when it became an issue for a married couple I know buying a house. There are rules. It’s all about the flow of energy, called the chi or the xi. Feng shui means wind and water. I’d read somewhere that a red front door is a good thing… Continue reading A Crash Course in Feng Shui

Where’s the Beef Going?

November 27, 2021November 27, 2021 Posted in bacon, beef, Beyond Burger, California, climate change, Costco, cows, energy, food, Iowa, memoir, Millennials, nursing home, pescatarian, plants, sister, vegetarianLeave a comment

My sister fell out of her recliner at her nursing home (board and care home, actually) and landed on her face and her glasses. The glasses were badly bent, so I needed to go to Costco on the DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING to see if they would bend them back into shape with their magical optical… Continue reading Where’s the Beef Going?