Tag Archives: San Francisco

Shelter

Posted on March 30, 2016 by danaj33

Six months since the last writing in this particular book. I have at least one dozen notebooks and 40+ pens strewn about all of the surfaces in my apartment, in my school backpack, and my walkabout purse. I have an … Continue reading →

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The Continually Confounding Saga of Americans

Posted on February 27, 2016 by danaj33

So many ideas fill my brain on a daily basis that cause a quick cessation of my heartbeat that I think I might need a defibrillator soon.  There appears to be an influx of news and stories that hurt my … Continue reading →

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Diary of Working Stiff: They Call Me Teacher.

Posted on April 25, 2015 by danaj33

Dear Diary, I suffer stomach pain for the 35th hour since our administration took their second pay raise this academic year. The word “beleaguered” doesn’t even begin to describe the feeling from daily occurrences manufactured from the top “executive team” … Continue reading →

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Westward Expansion – Health and Wealth

Posted on January 25, 2015 by danaj33

History repeating…  (Click the hyperlink, watch, and TURN IT UP! One of the best time capsule video and song mashups EVER!) Then, please come back and proceed: Those of you who are American history buffs know this best, but I’m … Continue reading →

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Rooms of One’s Own – a box in a box in a box

Posted on September 28, 2014 by dana415

Life is a box. We live in one, we work in one, we drive in one, we stare at one, we type on one, we ship boxes in boxes to other destination boxes. I’ve been contemplating all of the boxes … Continue reading →

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Outstanding Bartenders and Bar-backs of San Francisco: Come join us!

Posted on September 14, 2014 by dana415

“There you are!” She idles up to the bar, elbowing her way through the many patrons at The Broken Record Bar & Grill at 1166 Geneva Ave. in the Crocker-Amazon neighborhood of San Francisco. Connecting their patrons via Facebook and Yelp!, the people … Continue reading →

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A Neighborhood in San Francisco

Posted on July 27, 2014 by dana415

 I sit here housesitting in the peace and quiet of a neighborhood I have never spent time in nor thought to.  I’ve been in the Bay Area since 1980.  I have driven by this part of San Francisco hundreds (maybe thousands?) … Continue reading →

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Where does all of the parking money go?

Posted on September 6, 2013 by danaj33

It’s been awhile since I’ve spent “living” time in San Francisco.  Oh, I lived here before, back in 2005.  Then, the lure of the East Bay and an easier living in Oakland lured me to the art, the artists, the … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Magazine – June 2013. “Writers On Writers”

Posted on June 7, 2013 by danaj33

“And yet, for a region as hospitable to the literary life as this one, San Francisco can be a hostile place for those aspiring to write. There is, first and foremost, the rent–always high, never higher than now.  There is … Continue reading →

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