Category: Orinda

Fun Seems like a Year Ago

Posted in art, Australia, Beatles, Covid 19, dancing, drinking, February, friends, gynecologist, koalas, live music, normal life, Orinda, silent auction, winery, winter1 Comment

In February, as I was coming out of my winter hibernation, I started going out to dancing venues. The first time it was a cold Saturday, but the Beatles cover band was a good one, and the winery in an old Victorian house was a fun and packed with people looking to dance. When my… Continue reading Fun Seems like a Year Ago

Airbnb Tragedy on Halloween

Posted in airbnb, California, deejay, Halloween, hoodlums, mansion, Orinda, party, relationships, Uncategorized5 Comments

Some mornings I wake up with a burning desire to vent, on paper. Today is such a morning. Eight days ago, five young black people were murdered at a Halloween party at an Airbnb rental in an upscale (mostly white) town near here called Orinda.  Orinda is the last mostly-white suburb before the Caldecott tunnel… Continue reading Airbnb Tragedy on Halloween