I don’t think a day goes by when I don’t wish I could take back something that came out of my mouth. It’s not that I use an excess of profanity – I’ve gotten better about that since Louise told me it was unseemly in someone of my age. Usually it’s because I said what was [...]
I was out and about today, doing some errands and planning to make my weekly gift. I had the hundred tucked in my pocket but didn’t find my camera in my bag where I thought it was. I felt surprisingly naked without it, leading myself to wonder: “what is this all about, anyway?” We had [...]
It’s a beautiful day, but colder than it looks because of the wind. Louise and I decided to take Tempe, one of our dogs, and go for a walk at Waterfront Park. A perfect opportunity for my weekly gift. We parked down by the Esplanade. The wind was whipping as we joined the joggers, bikers [...]
Have I mentioned that I love doing laundry? Well, it’s true. I pretty much love everything about it: the sorting, the measuring, the folding. I love the sense of renewal promised by a drawer full of clean socks and underwear. I love doing laundry at home, and I even enjoy spending time at laundromats (unless [...]
I was walking around the neighborhood today and noticed a stroller piled with blankets parked outside a grocery store. I recognized the blankets, which were a colorful polar fleece, along with the cardboard signs propped up against the wall. “Homeless family. Need help.” They belonged to Crystal and the Alexies I met a few weeks ago. [...]
I should have known better than to drink that much coffee. But I couldn’t help it. Two old friends from our days in Port Angeles were in town today and we met up for breakfast. I was in charge of finding a place to eat that was convenient for everybody. I Yelped it, Googled it, [...]
I’ve been thinking – about what’s next and how to really make a difference. I even made a New Year’s resolution. My resolution is to keep trying to figure this out. Last year (and My Month of Hundreds) was focused on honoring my mother and examining my relationship with money. I accomplished what I hoped for and [...]
It’s 2012 and I am still giving away money! In part, this is because I fell short of my goal of giving 100 hundreds in 2011. I still had a few hundreds to go when the page turned on the year. What will happen after those are given? I don’t know. I have gotten so [...]
I just might not make it, and that’s the truth. I started the day with five hundreds left to give before the end of the year. It’s going to be tough, as I am working tomorrow as well as all day Saturday. The reality, along with panic, started to set in. I don’t know what [...]
What would be a good present for a little boy who loves animals but has no place to live? That’s what I was doing at Rite-Aid today: trying to figure that out. I was down the street at the Hollywood A-Boy picking something up and didn’t even need anything at Rite-Aid. Somehow I felt myself [...]
