I just attended an Obama post-election organizing event, which has its own freshly-created blog on blogspot.com.  Being the second-youngest attendee, and one of only two technical people in attendance, I offered to give a blogging workshop. But I myself do not find blogspot to be intuitive.&...  read more

I have been feverishly working on a new venture of mine. Since getting laid off in mid-October I have been wondering what to do with myself. And then it came to me! Write about what I love…food! So, there you have it in a nutshell. Maybe getting laid off was one of the best things that could...  read more

1) I'm grateful that my husband suggested that we cook at home tonight, AND that he did most of the hard work to save my forearms!2) I'm grateful that we completed all of our flea chores and tried to take good care of our jailed pets.3) I'm grateful that is is only 9 p.m. and I could read for two...  read more

1) I'm grateful that despite waking up dreading fighting with my husband, we had a cordial planning session this morning about how to cope with fleas.2) I'm grateful that I have some hours to myself to catch up on blogging.3) As always on the weekend, I'm grateful that it's the weekend.  Eve...  read more

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1) I'm grateful that despite how late I stayed up last night I woke on time!2) I'm grateful that I can leave work early today, unlike yesterday.  Working half time, though I worry aout the reason (my CTS is not better), has its perks.3) I'm grateful that I can think of some stuff I'd like to...  read more

This is my 300th story on Dandelife.  And I thought I would NEVER blog!I also had my first bike ride since getting carpal tunnel syndrome around Memorial Day.  Just down to the gym and back.  It was hardest on my "saddle" area (which has gone soft on me).

Why blog ? Well, because you can blog anonymously. And just because.By blogging under another name, a pseudonym, we can afford to be enraged, sad or delirious. Can we say the same about our real selves ? Some of us have people who listen to them and some people who accept our emotions. However, b...  read more

Writing for Dandelife has been a challenging experience for me.  I’d been sure that I would never blog.  But I loved writing.  I believed that to blog, one must have something to say on a regular basis.  But I’m a storyteller; I don’t have something to say on...  read more

Shortly before I discovered Dandelife, I started LiveJournal.  These are my first couple entries...                                 Oct. 11th, 2007...  read more