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Stumbled on this totally kooky game called Treasure Box .

Mildly distracting.  

There is nothing to explain to you,
no trick to this desire.
I cannot own you.
I cannot save you.
There is no door left open but love

-Peter

Today is one of my deathaversaries. Do you have those? They're not anniversaries, where you celebrate another year accomplished. Instead, they're the days where you say, "We would have been together x amount of years today..."

Deathaversaries note of course physical deaths, but also the more intangibles - buy outs, divorces, disappointments. I was always

As a connoisseur of irony, it is with purely academic delight that I bring to your attention the news that the diabolical mastermind of the attempt to declare Hunnington Beach, CA "Surf City USA" via the offices of the courts and not through any other basis in merit, history, or reality, has resigned, suddenly and without explanation.

I direct your

Yesterday I received a hand analysis by Santa Cruz life coach Denise Diani-Friedman. As an astrologer, it was trippy to me how much it corresponded to not just my natal chart, but my current transits. Quite simply, I am in my Uranus opposition, otherwise known as the mid life crisis.

Purple - NIMBYism

Not in my backyard!  NIMBY.  In Santa Cruz, being a NIMBY is like standing butt naked on a street corner and shouting that you've been abducted by aliens.  Actually, the latter probably would not rate a second glance, whereas people spit out the word NIMBY like a bite of worm-riddled fruit. But, I not only practice NIMBYism, but also

Welcome summer visitors. Among the other splendors to be explored in Santa Cruz County is the vibrant bluegrass music scene.

I know, I know, who knew? No mention of local bluegrass in the brochure, just doctored photos of people enjoying the beach on one of the four days per month the fog lifts in the summer.

Local notables include Bean Creek, The Abbott