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The Man Who Mistook His C-PAP Mask for a Stack of Pancakes
I was at a strange dining room table–at least I thought it was me. I “felt” young, tall, and handsome. In front of me was an empty plate, accompanied by the full assortment of silverware and a fancy cloth napkin. Someone was talking to me from the adjacent kitchen as if we were intimately acquainted,… Read more
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The Bitter Incongruity of Old Man Problems & and the Triumph Bonneville in the Window: A Repost
While ordering my calcium and vitamin D online, I was reminded I used to buy my pills from a neighbor who had a shop a couple of blocks from my office in Downtown Sacramento. Then I remembered the Triumph in his window and was tempted to walk the few blocks to his house, assuming he… Read more
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Observations for the Mat #11: The Singing Yoga Teacher
Keisha, the singing yoga teacher Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in a yoga workshop titled “Sacred Sound + Flow,” led by LaKeisha at YogaSix Land Park. As one of her students, I felt fortunate to attend this unique 90-minute session that featured a slow Vinyasa flow accompanied by live harp music, a meditative… Read more
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Red May Have Been Wrong: A Six-Sentence Story
When my youngest son got a job interview for a position at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center (i.e., prison), he had to buy some proper clothes: shirtsleeves, a couple of ties, slacks, and a new pair of dress shoes. Before he left for his interview in Marin County, he showed off his ensemble to his mother… Read more
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One Thing I Don’t Miss About Scootering
Back in 2010, fourteen years before the crash that ended the “scooter” part of BurgerScoot, I would ride around Sacramento enjoying my newfound freedom. (I had stopped driving many years before, and my modes of transportation were limited to bicycling, riding Sacramento’s abysmal Regional Transit system, or having either of my sons or my wife… Read more
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Stephan’s Cure for Hiccups: A Six-Sentence Story
It was an elementary schoolmate, Stephan, responding to my cries of “I hate the hiccups,” who told me the sure way to cure the hiccups: swallow three full mouths of water upside down. It sounded like a cruel joke: have someone gulp a mouthful of water, bend down as if the fellate themself (though I… Read more
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