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Thrive–or else.
Walking through the MUNI station today I almost couldn’t contain my anger over a certain health insurance company, that happens to be my own and its obnoxious ad campain. First of all, Kaiser has to be the most smug health insurance company in the world. So demanding, always insisting that I “thrive.” What if I [...]
Comic Relief
Selective Memory
This weekend my brother was in town and we were playing with Shamster, my adorable Syrian hamster. My brother brought up the death of a previous hamster many years ago that I had completely removed from my consciousness. The pet (a dwarf hamster named Cucumber), was taken out of his cage, and while crawling along [...]
Mercian vs. Mercedes
Those who know me have known that I am a clumsy fool. Yet, I’ve always enjoyed doing things that clumsy fools shouldn’t be good at, like dancing, cherry drops, gymnastics, and doing it. Several months ago I purchased and built up a beautiful vintage Mercian red-and-gold bicycle, which I have been riding almost every day [...]