overnight a new fashion, wide-leg pants. sorry, boys!

so if you pinchie you little mouthie corners UP lotsa people come over to you just to be friendly

a girl in college said: I think flowers are pretty. so I said: me too. (never having had that thought cross my mind before, ever)

another Russian woman asked me if I was a ballerina

the loquats are green

a friend, talking about putting herself through grad school as a prostitute: it's an undignified way to earn a living

Soprano mastery: Monica Schwartz hitting high notes with incredible muscle control.

the sun is out, and the soggy homeless are staggering onto the sidewalks

looked more closely at the Salvation Army logo: "blood and fire" - !!? did not know they were so metal

my feet are so happy to be free

three turtles sunbathing on the island, their feet stretched out waggling behind them

neighbors sitting on the front steps to avoid the skunks in the garden

It took 4 days for the César Chávez abuse allegations to spark a nationwide purge: statues torn down, streets, parks and schools renamed, holidays canceled, and politicians now running for cover. Meanwhile, Epstein’s abuse has been public since 2019. Still. No. Client. Arrests.

large dog shuffling around the block this morning - I said to him: you need coffee! his person laughed

my social skills definitely deteriorating: a woman told me my hair looks nice down. did I reply, thank you? no. did I reply, that's so nice of you to say? no. I said: oh.

O the jasmine!

Helen Dunning, who lived to 100, wrote: this crowd of leaves sifted by wind as if turning over some problem, time

I no longer see buildings, only land

bird nest on the sidewalk! the only tree, a palm, high high up

aha, the jacarandas