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Getting Back on the Dolphin

I thought about titling this “Getting Back on the Horse,” but I went to a light display last night and saw Santa on a dolphin. So there you have it. Dear readers, it has been too long since I have … Continue reading

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Finding the Key

It’s been a long time since I have written on this blog. So long that the blogosphere has almost certainly forgotten me. So, hello again everyone. Last I wrote, I was working on a three book series that always seemed … Continue reading

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Oh, Pixar, Why Couldn’t You Be Truly Brave

When Pixar announced that its next movie would have a female protagonist, I was thrilled. After all, this is the brilliant group that brought us Toy Story, Monsters Inc, Cars and Finding Nemo. Their track record for amazing, caring, wonderfully told stories was as close to pristine (give or take A Bug’s Life) as one could get in Hollywood. Their main characters have soul and verve; they make me — a bona fide adult — cry and laugh every time. Then I saw the first trailer for Brave and my heart sank like a stone in a deep, deep Scottish river. Continue reading

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Gone Fishing, Back Soon

So, that was an unexpected absence. It all started with a visit to Florida in February, where my child contracted a bad chest cold and gave it to me. She recovered in a week, but before long, my cold turned into my first-ever case of pneumonia. Gotta say, pneumonia — I don’t recommend it. Really, really sucks. Continue reading

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We now interrupt our regularly scheduled program for: Prom Week!

Okay, I admit that I’m shilling again. What! I can’t help it. If you saw the dedication and work the team of students at UC Santa Cruz’s Expressive Intelligence Studio put into Prom Week, you’d shill too. Continue reading

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I Love You Like a Love Song, Baby

This is a love story told in five songs. The title of this post, a catchy ditty sung by Selena Gomez, is not one of them.
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