Category: San Jose

Taking the Plunge

Posted in chamber of commerce, dating, Hayward, humor, massage therapist, online dating, party, plunger, restaurant, San Jose, toiletLeave a comment

(re-run) Aileen had an antique store in downtown Hayward with her husband. The business grew from their first 450 square foot shop until they’d moved into a store that was 3800 square feet.  Her husband did the refinishing business in the workshop, and she ran the shop.  Life was good until Tom got lung cancer. … Continue reading Taking the Plunge

Sideshows are the New Running of the Bulls

Posted in Bay Area, bull, California, college, danger, holidays, magazine, memoir, Oakland, pandemic, passport, Running of the Bulls, San Francisco, San Jose, sideshows, SpainLeave a comment

(re-run) Watching the local news tonight, I saw that it was reported that many cities in the Bay Area had sideshows going on last night. Sideshows are entertainment involving people in cars and trucks spinning doughnuts in the middle of intersections while hundreds of people watch, ride, and take videos of the chaos.  It happens… Continue reading Sideshows are the New Running of the Bulls

Taking the Plunge

Posted in chamber of commerce, dating, Hayward, humor, massage therapist, online dating, party, plunger, restaurant, San Jose, toiletLeave a comment

Aileen had an antique store in downtown Hayward with her husband. The business grew from their first 450 square foot shop until they’d moved into a store that was 3800 square feet.  Her husband did the refinishing buisness in the workshop, and she ran the shop.  Life was good until Tom got lung cancer.  Suddenly… Continue reading Taking the Plunge

Stigma Attached to Helping the Homeless

Posted in Berkeley, California, chorus, Fruitvale, Hayward, homeless, housing, Oakland, pizza, San Jose, Silicon ValleyLeave a comment

I have twenty bags of stuff for the homeless people in Hayward. The news reported last week that there are 500 people on the streets there, way up from last year. I asked my chorus to donate. Thank God all 130 of them didn’t do it. My car is full. At a chorus program-stuffing party… Continue reading Stigma Attached to Helping the Homeless