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December 31, 2024
What serpent guides teach us
According to the Chinese zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Wood Snake. Symbolically, the snake is known for wisdom and agility. But also, snakes can represent evil or treachery, while the element of wood supposedly strengthens...
November 29, 2024
Heart-shaped box
Although the holidays are upon us yet again with shocking alacrity, I’m choosing to welcome the seasonal splendor. National and global disappointments aside, I’m opting to focus on what’s nearest and dearest. If I haven’t made it...
October 29, 2024
Express yourself
I went through a “mod” phase in my early teens. On weekend visits, my kind and patient grandmother would take me to the nearest thrift stores, helping to find ’60s shift dresses, gloves and pillbox hats (and...
September 27, 2024
What’s good for you?
The older I get, the more health and wellness rule my life—not to mention, of course, the whole global pandemic thing. Having once lived in the “healthiest” state in the U.S. (Hawai’i, according to the U.S. Centers...
August 28, 2024
Realistic optimism for the Best of the East Bay
We’re in a time of transition. Between summer and fall. Between vacation and the start of a new school year. Not to mention the ongoing roller coaster between now and the November election. Locally, it also seems...
June 25, 2024
What Love Means
When my partner and I started looking for our first home together, at the top of our must-have list was a yard for our 10-year-old Vizsla. Like most of his breed, “Mango” was athletic and sensitive—his favorite...
April 22, 2024
Taste Test: Our Food & Drink Issue!
During periods when I spend a lot of time online, my world becomes smaller. Meals are sometimes the best chance for me to be present with real life, to be a human with human needs. Beyond necessary...
